Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-05-08
Buyer: Group Commercial Directorate, Department for Transport
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71241000 | 71244000 | 71311200 | 71311230 | 71311300
Estimated value: 110000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-06-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Specialist Technical and Commercial Advisory Services for Rail and Other Transport Modes Framework (STAR 2)
To support the Department’s commitment to increase the level of investment in transport by 50% by 2020 it requires access to specialist technical and commercial advisory support. Currently the demand for this support is successfully met through the Specialist Technical Advisory for Rail (STAR) Framework which is managed by the Department’s Group Commercial Directorate (GCD). Subject to approvals, on behalf of the Department and other Crown Bodies, GCD intend to procure a replacement 4 year (2 + 1 + 1 year arrangement) framework to enable similar access to high quality, professionally qualified and experienced specialist third party advisory support for a range of service requirements once the STAR Framework term expires in August 2019.
All enquiries relating to access to procurement documents should be sent to star2enquiries@dft.gov.uk
Lot 1 is proposed to have a similar structure to the current single Lot STAR Framework which is split into 3 grades of Suppliers (Prime, Medium and Expert) dependent on initial bidding criteria relating to capability, capacity and availability.
It is proposed that Lot 1 of STAR 2 will provide specialist technical and commercial advisory (consultancy) services across 5 specialist categories:
It is proposed that Lot 2 of STAR 2 will provide specialist technical and commercial advisory (consultancy) services for the following Category:
It is proposed that Lot 3 will provide up to 6 transport market specific “Agency” Suppliers who would be measured on their ability to expediently access suitably experienced, high calibre, specialist technical and commercial advisory (consultancy) services for the following Category:
— is able to provide a team of 20 personnel at any one time to meet the future requirement for an entire project,
— must have capability across all Lot 1 categories of service with a minimum of 6 personnel per category at Senior Consultant or Director level to meet not less than 80% of the subcategory requirements for each of the Lot 1 categories.
— is able to provide a team of 6 personnel at any one time to meet the future requirement for an entire category package,
— must have capability across no more than 2 Lot 1 categories of service with a minimum of 6 personnel per category at Senior Consultant or Director level to meet not less than 80% of the subcategory requirements per Category.
Expert:— is able to provide at least 1 resource to meet the future requirement for isolated specialist advice,
— must have capability across no more than 2 Lot 1 categories of service with a minimum of 1 resource per category at Senior Consultant or Director level to meet not less than 60% of the subcategory requirements per category.
— is able to provide a team of 6 personnel at any one time to meet the future requirement for an entire category package,
— must have capability of service with a minimum of 5 personnel at Senior Consultant or Director level to meet the sub-category requirements of Category F.


Award value: 110000000