Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2016-05-11
Buyer: Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd
Country: UK
Region: Merseyside
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 34000000 | 48813000: Passenger information systems | 48813200
Estimated value: 248299 
Award criteria: 1

Technical requirements: 1
Supply, Installation and Approvals of Automatic Passenger Counting System — Class 507 Rail Vehicles for Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd.
Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd (‘Merseyrail’) are seeking to appoint a competent supplier to design and integrate, supply and install Automatic Passenger Counting equipment to 8 of its 3 car 507 electrical train units (24 vehicles in total). Merseyrail operates a frequent service with all applicable passenger doors opened by the train guard at each passenger stop with part of the journey being in an underground environment. This requirement is a new installation to part of the fleet and shall include all necessary infrastructure to support the equipment i.e. depot based servers.
The equipment shall be fitted to each passenger door way (12 doorways per unit) using a suitable current technology that ensures high levels of accuracy (greater than 95 %) which is ‘maintenance free’ for the life of the equipment and shall have no obsolescence issues during this period. The equipment shall be capable of transmitting the captured data wirelessly in a format that can be easily interpreted by Merseyrail without the need for specialist reports / software from the supplier. The equipment shall have a proven track record within a rail environment and be compliant to applicable Rail Group Standards. It is anticipated that the suppliers scope of supply includes all necessary design and integration work including approvals from a regulatory body and testing as required to enable acceptance by Merseyrail into passenger service.
Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd (‘Merseyrail’) is an urban network of vital importance to the transport infrastructure of Liverpool and Merseyside. In view of the ongoing regeneration of the city, rail will play a major role in the economic life of the region and be a vital part in the urban transport network which, thanks to the efforts of Merseytravel, is already ‘multi-modal’ with combined tickets valid on trains, buses and ferries.
— 75 route miles, outer termini at Southport, Ormskirk, Kirkby, Hunts Cross on the Northern Line, and NewBrighton, West Kirby, Chester and Ellesmere Port on the Wirral Line;
— 1 of the most intensively used networks in the UK with over 800 train services daily (Monday to Friday);
— Clockface, regular interval timetable (15 minute frequencies, increasing to 5 minute on city centre sections);
Merseyrail is a unique concession in the UK as the role of the SRA (now replaced by the Department for Transport) has been delegated by Parliament to the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive (Merseytravel) and the concession agreement is between the operator and Merseytravel. This gives much better local control by local people of local services. Another unique feature is the length of the concession which is 25 years from 20.7.2003 with review dates along the way.
The concession is operated by Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd, a 50/50 Joint Venture company between Serco and Abellio. Merseyrail operates the Wirral Line and the Northern Line.
Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd are seeking to appoint a competent supplier to design and integrate, supply and install Automatic Passenger Counting equipment to eight of its 3 car 507 electrical train units (24 vehicles in total). Merseyrail operates a frequent service with all applicable passenger doors opened by the train guard at each passenger stop with part of the journey being in an underground environment. This requirement is a new installation to part of the fleet and shall include all necessary infrastructure to support the equipment i.e. depot based servers.
The equipment shall be fitted to each passenger door way (12 doorways per unit) using a suitable current technology that ensures high levels of accuracy (greater than 95 %) which is ‘maintenance free’ for the life of the equipment and shall have no obsolescence issues during this period. The equipment shall be capable of transmitting the captured data wirelessly in a format that can be easily interpreted by Merseyrail without the need for specialist reports / software from the supplier. The equipment shall have a proven track record within a rail environment and be compliant to applicable Rail Group Standards. It is anticipated that the suppliers scope of supply includes all necessary design and integration work including approvals from a regulatory body and testing as required to enable acceptance by Merseyrail into passenger service.
The full specification including the standards that need to be met and the approval requirements will be provided at tender stage. Please note, installation will be required to take place at Merseyrail's depots at Birkenhead North and / or Kirkdale. The successful bidder may be required to install the equipment out of normal working hours including evenings and weekends.
All employees from the successful bidder who will be undertaking the installation works will be required to pass a full PTS medical.
Bidders are requested to express an interest in this procurement by emailing Merseyrail at cbellfield@merseyrail.org Interested parties will be issued with the Pre-Qualification Documentation which they are requested to complete by the deadline of no later than 12:00 noon 13.7.2015 and all supporting documentation per section III.2) Conditions for Participation.


Winner: ESG Limited
Number of bids: 3