Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-05-15
Buyer: Transport for Wales
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71311200 | 71311230 | 71311300
Estimated value: 3500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-06-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: An Independent Reporter (IR) is to be jointly appointed by The Welsh Ministers and by the Wales & Borders Operator and Development Partner (ODP) to provide impartial, expert advice to the ODP and TfW on the Infrastructure Management of the Core Valley Lines (CVL), covering matters such as:
b) payment adjustments to the ODP for maintenance activities because of discovered asset characteristics that attract additional payment under the GA;
TfW is based in Cardiff, but intends to move its base to Pontypridd in 2019. The Service will cover the geographical extent of the Core Valley Lines in South Wales.
Tenderers must register their interest to gain access to the AWARD e-sourcing portal and the Invitation to Tender (ITT) pack by completing a Confidentiality Agreement (CA) and returning it to Transport for Wales (TFW) via email to independentreporterprocurement@tfw.gov.wales
The CA can be found in the Additional Documents section of this Notice on Sell2Wales, or alternatively you can request a copy from TfW via the email address above.
TfW is a wholly owned, not-for-profit company that was established to provide support and expertise to the Welsh Government in connection to transport projects in Wales.
TfW, on behalf the Welsh Ministers is procuring an Operator and Development Partner (ODP) for the Wales and Borders Rail Service and South Wales Metro, and the role principally comprises:
— System Designer (to preliminary stage) and delivery manager for the Core Valley Lines (CVL) Transformation, and
The CVL comprise the routes from Cardiff Queen Street heading north to Merthyr Tydfil, Aberdare, Treherbert, Coryton and Rhymney and heading south to Cardiff Central and Cardiff Bay. The ODP is to lead the Transformation of the CVL into a metro-style, high frequency operation with improved journey times. To enable CVL Transformation, ownership of the CVL railway assets will be transferred from Network Rail to the Welsh Government. The ODP will also be responsible for the Infrastructure Management of the CVL on behalf of the Welsh Government from the date of Asset Transfer.
a) determining, based on a non-compliance with one of the ODP's CVL Asset Assumptions or based on a Material Discovery, how an Emerging Charge should be adjusted to become Firm Charges or how a Firm Charge should be adjusted to become a Fixed Charge;
b) assessing and determining other Infrastructure Management payments to be made to the ODP in accordance with the Grant Agreement (GA), if instructed to do so by one of the parties;
c) reviewing, assessing and advising on the following ODP Infrastructure Manager plans; initial, annual and periodic:
d) commenting and advising on the ODP’s Risk Based Management Framework and Standards and Derogations Management Process;
e) advising on the impact of an Excluded Risk on Day to Day Asset Management, Cost, Performance, Reliability and Urgent Renewal requirements;
f) assessing and advising on the Asset Management, Cost, Performance and Reliability impact of a proposed renewals deferral by the Authority;

Eligibility requirements: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

Award value: 3500000