UK-York: transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

GIORK

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:294504-2008

Publication Date:

Nov 13, 2008

Deadline:

Dec 19, 2008

Buyer:

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Original Language:

English

Address:

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
YORK , UNITED KINGDOM
United Kingdom

Web Site:

www.networkrail.co.uk

Notice Type: 2540
-
Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 221/2008
, #
294504-2008
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Negotiated procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global or partial tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE – UTILITIES
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING ENTITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Network Rail Infrastructure
Limited, Room 2D, Floor 2, Hudsoin House, Toft Green, Contact: as above,
Attn: Sean Heslop, UK-York YO1 6HP. Tel. 019 04 52 23 39. E-mail:
sean.heslop@networkrail.co.uk. Fax 019 04 52 56 76.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.networkrail.co.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic
purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s).
I.2) MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY: Railway
services.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:
Maintenance and Operation of the Seasonal Treatment Fleet.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 5.
Main place of performance: Supplier's Premises.
NUTS code: UK.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The maintenance
and operation of the Network Rail Seasonal Treatment Fleet. The Fleet is
employed to mitigate the effect of weather on the UK rail network and
control of vegetation.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 34000000, 50000000,
60000000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
II.1.8) Division into lots: Yes.
Tenders should be submitted for: one or more lots.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Maintain and operate 32 number
Multi-Purpose Vehicles (MPV), 25 Rail Head Treatment Trains (RHTT) and
associated modules. The operation of the fleet has two components, driving
the units and operating the on-board equipment. The Supplier is required
to provide drivers for the MPVs and drivers and locomotives for the RHTTs.
The tender documentation will describe the possible lot sizes.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 35 000 000 and 40 000 000 GBP.
II.2.2) Options: Yes.
Description of these options: Options will be described in greater detail
in the tender documentation. Options will cover separate MPV and RHTT
activities, geographic coverage, maintenance or operate and seasonal.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Starting:
1.9.2009. Completion: 31.8.2011.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: Parent Company Guarantee will
be required.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: Payment will be
based on agreed rates and prices paid in accord with the UK Agreed Rail
Industry Periods.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements
relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: For all
activities the relevant Government and Railway Industry requirements must
be met by the Supplier.
Suppliers should be LinkUp Approved for the activities tendered.
Established rail freight vehicle haulier, maintainer and operator.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Evidence of undertaking
contracts of similar scope and value.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: Have experience of directly employed
workforce for driving, maintaining or operating rail vehicles.
Supplier of locomotives.
Have sufficient resource to undertake the activities across the UK railway
network.
Proven competence in the activities.
Number, level, and location of railway rolling stock technicians.
Number, level and location of operatives.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reservedto a particular profession:
No.
III.3.2) Legal persons should indicate the names and professional
qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Negotiated
Candidates have already been selected: no.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:
DR/NDS/521.
IV.3.2) Previous publication concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents:
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
19.12.2008.
IV.3.5) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
IV.3.7) Conditions for opening tenders: Place: Hudson House York.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT(S) RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY
COMMUNITY FUNDS: No.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 12.11.2008.

Request For Proposals

General Information

Contact Information

Goods, Works and Services

Original Text

dgMarket - Tenders and consulting opportunities worldwide