Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd
06791686
Two Snowhill, Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6GA
UK
Contact person: Annabel Yeomans
E-mail: Annabel.Yeomans@hs2.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.hs2.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk/web/index.html
I.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Commercial Delivery and Controls Framework
Reference number: HS2_1567
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71540000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
HS2 Ltd has procured a framework of commercial and delivery controls services, which comprise the following lots:
— Lot 1: Programme Controls,
— Lot 2: Commercial Management.
A single supplier has been appointed to each of the lots, resulting in the formation of two (2) strategic relationships and framework agreements. The framework agreements have been awarded from 31 July 2020 for an initial period of four (4) years, with options to extend for a further four (4) years via single or multiple fixed terms.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
230 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Programme Controls
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71240000
71242000
71244000
71324000
72224000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Supplier resource will primarily be based in HS2 Ltd’s Birmingham and/or London offices, however may be located at other sites along the route and travel to other offices/locations may be required.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As part of Lot 1 (Programme Controls), HS2 Ltd has appointed a supplier to provide suitably experienced and capable resource to support:
— project controls — supporting the compliant and timely project baseline delivery across all contributing business areas, including baseline management, programme planning, earned value management, change management, reporting and risk management,
— estimating and cost — provision of cost and estimating services, including supporting the cost management process across the HS2 project and management and assurance of the overall baseline estimate.
Throughout the framework duration, HS2 Ltd will award work packages to the supplier as requirements are identified in order to fulfill deliverables across multiple organisation-wide work streams. It is anticipated that Work Package durations may range from a number of months up to several years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 75 %
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 25 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Commercial Management
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71244000
71324000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Supplier resource will primarily be based in HS2 Ltd’s Birmingham and/or London offices, however may be located at other sites along the route and travel to other offices/locations may be required.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As part of Lot 2 (Commercial Management), HS2 Ltd has appointed a supplier to provide suitably experienced and capable resource to support:
— commercial management — provision of commercial management services, including pre-contract development and post-contract management support, in addition to contributing to, developing and communicating HS2 Ltd’s commercial procedures, processes and systems,
— cost verification — provision of cost verification services to review and validate costs presented by HS2 Ltd’s supply chain and ensure commercial compliance with HS2 Ltd’s contractual agreements.
Throughout the framework duration, HS2 Ltd will award work packages to the supplier as requirements are identified in order to fulfil deliverables across multiple organisation-wide work streams. It is anticipated that work package durations may range from a number of months up to several years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 75 %
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 25 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 058-135190
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: C1000_2824
Title: Programme Controls
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/07/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Atkins Ltd
00688424
Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road
Epsom, Surrey
KT18 5BW
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 125 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: C1000_2823
Title: Commercial Management
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/07/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gleeds Cost Management Ltd
06472932
95 New Cavendish Street
London
W1W 6XF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 104 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 20794760000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
HS2 Ltd incorporated a 10 (ten) calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the framework agreements and the reasons for the decision was communicated to tenderers.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/08/2020