Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
Doxford International Business Park
Sunderland
SR33XP
procurement.department@chilternrailways.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC23 - Sunderland
Companies House
03007939
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.chilternrailways.co.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://chilternrailways.marketdojo.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://chilternrailways.marketdojo.com
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://chilternrailways.marketdojo.com
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Train Driver Simulator
Reference number
UIN1329 Train Driver Simulator
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34152000 - Training simulators
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Chiltern Railways Company Limited (CRCL) seek to procure the design, development, delivery, installation and commissioning of desk simulator systems : a Full-Cab Simulator & 6 x Ultra-light Simulation units for driver training on the Class 168 (potentially 196) rolling stock, together with Instructor Stations and a Maintenance & Support Service package.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,300,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC23 - Sunderland
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKI - London
Main site or place of performance
Chiltern Railways operates commuter/regional rail passenger Works from its Central London terminus at London Marylebone along the M40 corridor to destinations in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, as well as long-distance Works to the West Midlands along two routes. Works on the Chiltern Main Line run from London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill, Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford, with some peak-hour Works to Kidderminster.
Chiltern Railways also runs trains on the London to Aylesbury Line to Aylesbury (with some trains terminating at Aylesbury Vale Parkway instead), on the Princes Risborough to Aylesbury and Oxford to Bicester branch lines.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Chiltern Railways Company Limited (CRCL) seek to procure the design, development, delivery, installation and commissioning of desk simulator systems : a Full-Cab Simulator & 6 x Ultra-light Simulation units for driver training on the Class 168 (potentially 196) rolling stock, together with Instructor Stations and a Maintenance & Support Service package.
Procurement shall be undertaken in accordance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (UCR 2016) utilising the Negotiated Procedure with prior call for competition.
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: £1,300,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
option to extend 2 x 12 months
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Maximum number: 10
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) 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
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
Employers and Public Liability insurance in the amount of at least £10,000,000 for any one occurrence.
Product liability insurance in the amount of at least £1,000,000 for any one occurrence;
and Professional Indemnity insurance in the amount of at least £1,000,000 for any one occurrence.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
7 April 2025
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
7 May 2025
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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.3) Additional information
Important: Please express your interest in this procurement by 12:00 on 07 April 2025 by emailing wayne.basson@chilternrailways.co.uk
Chiltern Railways is not and shall not be liable for any costs incurred by any Bidders expressing an interest or tendering for the Contract and reserves the right not to award a Contract, to make whatever changes it sees fit to the structure and timing of the Procurement, or to cancel the Procurement in its entirety at any time without notice being given to Bidders.
Tenders may be submitted by Bidders only as a single contracting entity. Consortium or joint venture bids are not permitted.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
Sunderland
Country
United Kingdom