Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
Doxford International Business Park
Sunderland
SR33XP
Contact
Wayne Basson
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
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained 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
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
CRCL Hire of Radios and associated operator licenses & equipment
Reference number
UIN1356- Hire of Radios
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Hire of Radios and associated operator licenses & equipment across the 13 operational locations in the business.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £800,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 32344100 - Portable receivers for calling and paging
- 32344210 - Radio equipment
- 32344260 - Radio and multiplex equipment
- 32344280 - Portable radios
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- UKG1 - Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- 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
Lease of portable radios and associated equipment & operating OFCOM licenses
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: £800,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
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
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
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
20 March 2025
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
20 April 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 20 March 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