Public procurement notice: Modification Of A Contract/Concession During Its Term
Published: 2017-06-28
Buyer: Network Rail Inftastructure Limited
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 45234115 | 71317210 | 71321000: Heating and ventilation design services | 71322000: Civil engineering design services | 72224000: Project management consultancy services

Technical requirements: The Supplier shall provide Programme Management Support Services to North Wales Coast Phase 1. Services requires knowledge of signalling, modular signalling, civil engineering, E&P and telecoms:
Candidates shall have knowledge and experience of working on the railway ideally in IP Signalling in a CAPEX capacity. Knowledge and experience of working on the Railway is a prerequisite: Note that the project involves Modular signalling (Siemens systems) — The project is the first, post trial Modular scheme and considerable efficiencies are still to be found.
The candidate will be expected to work through issues with the supplier, to help identify efficiencies particularly in process, and ensure that the scheme is both affordable and robust.
Works includes track works provided by a separate Network Rail delivery team. This Service will manage this interface under this contract.
Candidates will be expected to regularly work out of Newport (Wales), Swindon (administrative centre) and North Wales (site).
North Wales project has significant environmental conditions / constraints / issues. These include Special Sites of Scientific Interest, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar's (Wetlands of International Importance), along with protected species and invasive species.
Services are for 12 months with an option to vary by 2 periods of six (6) months by mutual agreement..
This variation requiring the modification notice falls within the conditions of Regulation 88, and is a permitted modification:
Notice of this contract was published on Achilles (Link-up) / RISQS where tenderers were selected from RISQS category codes (to be awarded as a single LOT).
17 Suppliers qualified. 3 responded to the PQQ. (6 declined & 8 failed to respond). The tender & PQQ contemplated was for a 12 month service with an option to extend by 2 periods of 6 months.
The Supplier shall provide Programme Management Support Services to North Wales Coast Phase 1. Services requires knowledge of signalling, modular signalling, civil engineering, E&P and telecoms:
Candidates shall have knowledge and experience of working on the railway ideally in IP Signalling in a CAPEX capacity. Knowledge and experience of working on the Railway is a prerequisite: Note that the project involves Modular signalling (Siemens systems) — The project is the first, post trial Modular scheme and considerable efficiencies are still to be found.
The candidate will be expected to work through issues with the supplier, to help identify efficiencies particularly in process, and ensure that the scheme is both affordable and robust.
Contract and the PQQ process contemplated a 12 month contract with an employer option to extend by 2 periods of 6 months.
Network Rail would have incurred substantial costs and would not be able to demonstrate value for money should this variation not have been issued.


Winner: Lend Lease Consulting (EMEA) Limited