Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd, Two Snowhill, Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6GA
UK
Contact person: Emily Scott
E-mail: Emily.Scott@hs2.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.hs2.org.uk/
I.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Independent Innovation Advisory Support Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79410000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To deliver the HS2 programme, HS2 Ltd needs to ensure innovation is embraced and driven throughout the design and build of the railway; enabling increased efficiencies to be delivered and allowing time, cost and quality targets to be met, whilst creating fewer emissions and noise.
To support Innovation across the HS2 programme, HS2 Ltd has awarded a Contract for the provision of Innovation Independent Advisory Support services; focusing on the technical, engineering and supply chain aspects of innovation and providing independent technical expertise to de-risk and prove the value of an innovation to the wider HS2 programme.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72221000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
The Supplier will be required to be flexible in terms of working location. It is anticipated that the proposed resource will be required to work across multiple HS2 Ltd locations.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract will be focused on the technical, engineering and supply chain aspects of innovation and providing independent technical input to de-risk and prove the value of an innovation to the wider HS2 Ltd programme. The Supplier will be required to help identify the scale of the opportunity and qualification of the problem statements that sits under the thematic requirements of innovation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: ITT Technical Criteria
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract has an option to extend for a period of up to two years, in single or multiple intervals.
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.1.8) 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:
2022/S 000-001098
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C1000_3408
Title: Independent Innovation Advisory Support Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/08/2022
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
PA Consulting Services Ltd
10 Bressenden Place
London
SW15 5DN
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
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
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 of the award of the contracts and the reasons for the decision was communicated to tenderers.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/09/2022