Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-08-31
Buyer: High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 44421500 | 45221242 | 45234100 | 45234122 | 71320000
Estimated value: 72914853 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-10-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited (“HS2 Ltd”) is the body responsible for developing and promoting the new high speed railway system known as High Speed Two (HS2). HS2 will initially run between London and Birmingham (Phase 1) but will subsequently be extended to link Birmingham to Crewe (Phase 2a) and Crewe to Manchester and the West Midlands to Leeds (Phase 2b). (Phase 2a and 2b are subject to HS2 Ltd achieving Royal Assent).
The Railway Systems incorporate without limitation the design, construction, commissioning and testing of track, overhead catenary, tunnel services and M&E, power, signalling and communications.
This particular procurement relates to a single package of goods and services for tunnel cross-passage doors as described in II.2.4 of this Notice. This package will form a contract awarded by HS2 Ltd whereby it is then the intended to novate to the successful tenderer for the tunnels and lineside M and E (including ventilation) package of work.
Within the UK. The current planning includes the construction of London to Birmingham (Phase 1) followed by the Birmingham-Crewe (2a) 1 year later (Phase 2a is subject to achieving Royal Assent).
This procurement contract includes without limitation the design, development, testing, manufacture, supply, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of approximately between 350 and 400 cross-passage, fire-rated doorsets, at cross-passages and access/egress points in HS2’s railway tunnels within Phase 1 and Phase 2a.
Of the provisional total, approximately 350 doorsets are required at cross passages and access points in longer, bored tunnels, with typically 2 doorsets per cross passage. Approximately 25 doorsets are required in the shorter “cut-and-cover” tunnels where there is a narrow dividing wall.
The supplier will be required — by certain milestone dates in the contract — to produce evidence of a fully compliant, tested and assured system of products prior to commencing manufacture, delivery and installation of the products. HS2 Ltd will reserve certain rights (including the right to terminate or omit work from the contract) in the event that the supplier fails to meet the required conditions by the relevant milestones. Full details will be set out in the tender documentation issued to shortlisted tenderers at ITT stage.
It is intended the cross-passage doors contract will be novated to HS2 Ltd’s Tunnel and Lineside M and E (including ventilation) contractor once that contractor has been appointed by HS2 Ltd. The Tunnel and Lineside M and E contractor will become the purchaser under this contract and the supplier is likely to be required to provide a collateral warranty in favour of HS2 Ltd and potentially other stakeholders.
The manufacturing is intended to commence in time for Phase 1 delivery and installation to take place between 2023 and 2025 prior to HS2 service testing and entering revenue service in 2026. Phase 2a delivery and installation is likely to take place between 2024 and 2026 prior to HS2 service testing and entering revenue service in 2026. These dates are indicative and subject to change. The contract will include the requirement to demonstrate and achieve reliability, take due consideration of the challenging pressure and operating environment of HS2 (to be experienced in tunnels) and provide an optimum solution for the given constraints through design and testing such that the cross-passage door system is developed to withstand the predicted HS2 pressure and operating environment for the duration of HS2’s desired service life. Further details are provided in the PQP documentation.
Applicants should be aware that HS2 Ltd reserves the right to omit and/or vary the scope of the contract and/or require optional scope to be undertaken. Further information in relation to scope, value of this Package and value of HS2 Ltd’s options is included in the PQP. In particular without limitation, the contract will include Phase 2a of the Project provided that HS2 Ltd reserves the right to omit Phase 2a goods and services at its discretion.
Applicants are referred to the PQP for information about HS2 Ltd’s requirements and Minimum Standards in relation to technical and professional ability.
Applicants are referred to the PQP for information about HS2 Ltd’s rules and criteria for participation.
HS2 Ltd reserves the right to require guarantees, bonds, collateral warranties (potentially including the grant of step-in rights) and other forms of security as appropriate to be specified in the Procurement Documents to be made available at Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage. Applicants are referred to the PQP for relevant information available at this Contract Notice stage.
The main financing conditions, payment mechanism, performance requirements and incentive mechanism will be described in the Procurement Documents to be made available at ITT stage but it is expected that the form of contract governing these arrangements will be based on the NEC3 (April 2013) Contract suite. Further details will appear in the Invitation to Tender. Applicants are referred to the PQP for relevant information available at this Contract Notice stage.
HS2 Ltd will accept expressions of interest and tenders from single entities or Consortia. HS2 Ltd does not require those Consortia who intend to form a single legal entity to do so at the PQQ stage. HS2 Ltd will consider contracting with a Consortium, providing always that the participants in any Consortium are jointly and severally liable for all of the contractual obligations under any future contract.

Eligibility requirements: Applicants are referred to the PQP for information about conditions for participation.

Award value: 72914853