Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
HS2
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd, Two Snowhill, Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6GA
Contact
HS2 Procurement
Telephone
+44 7775012976
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
National registration number
06791686
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/high-speed-two-limited
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Rail Systems
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Washwood Heath Railway Systems Maintenance Depot (WWH) & Network Integrated Control Centre (NICC) for HS2 Phase One
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45234112 - Railway depot construction work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Washwood Heath Depot (WWH) & Netwoirk Integrated Control Centre (NICC)
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £275,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 14210000 - Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates
- 14212310 - Ballast
- 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 31214000 - Switchgear
- 31321300 - High-voltage cable
- 31682540 - Substation equipment
- 32524000 - Telecommunications system
- 34928200 - Fences
- 34940000 - Railway equipment
- 34941200 - Track rails
- 34941600 - Crossovers
- 34941800 - Railway points
- 34942000 - Signalling equipment
- 34944000 - Points heating system
- 34946000 - Railway-track construction materials and supplies
- 34946100 - Railway-track construction materials
- 34946110 - Rails
- 34947000 - Sleepers and parts of sleepers
- 35120000 - Surveillance and security systems and devices
- 42416100 - Lifts
- 42512300 - HVAC packages
- 43500000 - Track-laying vehicles
- 44113000 - Road-construction materials
- 44115800 - Building internal fittings
- 45112700 - Landscaping work
- 45210000 - Building construction work
- 45213260 - Stores depot construction work
- 45221211 - Underpass
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
- 45232210 - Overhead line construction
- 45232450 - Drainage construction works
- 45232452 - Drainage works
- 45233120 - Road construction works
- 45233162 - Cycle path construction work
- 45234100 - Railway construction works
- 45234116 - Track construction works
- 45234130 - Ballast construction works
- 45234160 - Catenary's construction works
- 45262300 - Concrete work
- 45314300 - Installation of cable infrastructure
- 45315400 - High voltage installation work
- 45351000 - Mechanical engineering installation works
- 50200000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment
- 51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance
Washwood Heath UK
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The WWH & NICC Contractor will be responsible for the design, fabrication, assembly, supply, construction, installation, supervision, inspection, testing, system commissioning and safety authorisation of a rolling stock depot and the design, build and commissioning of a Network Integrated Control Centre at Washwood Heath in Birmingham (including maintenance of all the works up to their completion). A more detailed description of scope is set out in the PQQ and full details of HS2 Ltd’s requirements will appear in the Works Information in the ITT.
Scope includes:
- A maintenance building located within the depot - building foundations, substructure, superstructure, cladding, lighting, acoustics, heating, ventilation, drainage and power connections, utility connections, welfare and domestic provisions, building security and a building management system. The maintenance building will contain light and heavy maintenance plant and equipment facilities (gantry cranes, mono rail cranes, access gantries, access pits, inspection and maintenance roads, heavy cleaning facility, heavy lift and bogie drop facilities, depot offices, depot control centre, pantograph test facility, biohazard facility, building management system and workshop and storage areas etc);
- Depot infrastructure including: reception/departure roads, track/permanent way, test track, switches & crossings, overhead catenary system, stabling/cleaning sidings, depot signalling system, depot protection system, telecoms system, automatic vehicle inspection units, wheel lathe(s), carriage wash machines, toilet emptying facilities, platforms, walkways, train crew booking facilities and a separate heavy cleaning facility. Provision of non-traction High Voltage and Low Voltage power network for all plant, equipment and buildings and all Protection & Controls and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition associated with the traction and non-traction switchgear. Provision of all mechanical and electrical systems throughout the depot and associated buildings;
- A Network Integrated Control Centre building located within the depot area, including building foundations, substructure, superstructure, cladding, lighting, acoustics, heating, ventilation, drainage and power connections, utility connections, operational and incident control rooms, training and IT systems room, offices, ancillary rooms, welfare and domestic provisions, building services, building security and a building management system;
- Car parking facilities, gatehouse, site security and lighting within the depot area and the provision of site drainage and all utilities related to the depot and connections to the main utility networks;
- Design integration with the other HS2 Ltd contractors (Rail Systems, Civils, Rolling Stock and the Depot Facility Owner (DFO));
- For the depot, co-ordination of the fit-out works by contractor(s) appointed by the Rolling Stock Manufacturer and Maintainer/DFO. The Rolling Stock Manufacturer and Maintainer is being procured as a separate HS2 Ltd contract;
- For the NICC, co-ordination of the fit-out for the HS2 Ltd Rail Systems packages up until the completion of the depot works. On completion of the depot works, the Principal Contractor duties for co-ordinating the fit-out and testing and commissioning of the NICC will transfer from the depot contractor to the HS2 Ltd Rail Systems packages; and
- Ongoing technical support services, materials, spares, etc. of proprietary systems may be required from the relevant supplier after handover. Other than such proprietary systems, post completion, it is expected that the maintenance of the depot and NICC will be undertaken by the HS2 infrastructure manager / DFO and will not be procured through the Depot and NICC contract.The WWH & NICC Contractor will be the ‘Principal Contractor’ of the depot site and the NICC, responsible for construction integration, with the depot site being handed over to the WWH & NICC Contractor in stages.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £275,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
15 March 2023
End date
14 March 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 4
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Applicants are referred to the Pre-Qualification Pack (PQP) for information on HS2 Ltd’s criteria for selecting Applicants to be invited to tender. HS2 Ltd expects to select four (4) Applicants to tender, but reserves the right in its absolute discretion to select greater or fewer Applicants to tender, as set out in detail in the PQP.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Applicants are referred to the PQP and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire(PQQ) for information about conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
Applicants are referred to the PQP and PQQ for information about HS2 Ltd’s requirements and Minimum Standards in relation to technical and professional ability for this procurement.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Applicants are referred to the PQP for details
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2016/S 207-374948
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
31 March 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
2 September 2021
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 18 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
1) To express interest in this procurement, Applicants must complete the PQQ on the HS2 eSourcing Portal strictly in accordance with the submission deadline in the Procurement Documents (PQ Application Deadline) which is a precise time and Applicants should allow sufficient time to upload their PQ Applications.
2) An Applicant may be a single organisation or a Consortium, as detailed in the PQP.
3) An Applicant may only submit one PQ Application.
4) If an Applicant is invited to tender following the PQQ stage, it is referred to as a Tenderer.
5) Whilst this contract is categorised as a Works contract for purposes of this notice, its scope also contains significant elements of supplies and services as set out in Procurement Documents.
6) Section II.2.7: timescales in this Contract Notice are estimated based on current HS2 Ltd programme but may be subject to change.
7) A response to this Contract Notice does not guarantee an Applicant will be invited to tender. The award process may be terminated or suspended at any time without cost or liability to HS2 Ltd. HS2 Ltd does not bind itself to enter into a contract arising out of the procedures envisaged by this Contract Notice. No contractual rights express or implied arise out of this Contract Notice or procedures envisaged by it. Any contract let by HS2 Ltd may provide that the scope or duration of the contract may be extended at HS2 Ltd’s discretion. HS2 Ltd reserves the right to vary its requirements and the procedure relating to the conduct of the award process. HS2 Ltd reserves the right to disqualify any Applicants on terms set out in PQP.
8) Applicants shall be solely responsible for and liable for all costs associated with and arising out of or in connection with responding to this Contract Notice, PQQ and tender, howsoever incurred.
9) HS2 Ltd embraces diversity and welcomes PQ Applications from all suitably skilled and experienced economic operators of all sizes who can meet the requirements, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, disability or age of supplier workforce and/or ownership. HS2 Ltd will actively promote sustainable procurement throughout its supply chain and welcomes PQ Applications committed to principles of reducing, reusing and recycling resources and to practices of buying responsibly.
10) All dates set out in this notice are indicative and based on the current programme. HS2 Ltd reserves the right to amend and refine this timetable and full details will appear in the tender documentation.
11) Applicants must allow sufficient time for uploading their full PQ Applications. HS2 Ltd reserves the right to reject any PQ Application that is not submitted in full before the relevant submission deadline.
12) HS2 Ltd reserves the right to require submission of any additional, supplemental or clarification information as it may, in its absolute discretion, consider appropriate.
13) Access to PQP documentation will be conditional upon Applicants confirming that they will comply with all corresponding confidentiality obligations applicable to this procurement – confirmation must be provided via the HS2 Ltd eSourcing Portal. Further information can be obtained at: https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk. In addition all Applicants will be required to complete and submit a signed Confidentiality Agreement as part of their PQ Application in order to access the ITT Documents in the event that an Applicant is shortlisted for the ITT stage.
14) Terms with an initial capital letter used in this Contract Notice, the PQP and the PQQ have the meanings given in PQP Section 1.3.
15) For further assistance with the HS2 eSourcing Portal, contact JAGGAER Advantage helpdesk which is available Monday to Friday (8:00-18:00) GMT on: Email — help@bravosolution.co.uk or Telephone +44 8003684850.
16) Applicants should be aware that HS2 Ltd reserves the right to omit work from and/or vary the scope of the Contract (including without limitation to give this work to another
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2a 2LL
royalcourtsofjustice.jc@citizensadvice.org.uk
Telephone
+44 20794760000
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
HS2 Ltd will incorporate a standstill period of a minimum of 10 calendar days at the point that information on the award of the contract and the reasons for the award decision are communicated to tenderers.