Awarded contract

NPR SOBC Development Partner

  • Transport for the North

F20: Modification notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-007709

Published 13 April 2021, 2:25pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Transport for the North

4 Piccadilly Place, 2nd Floor

Manchester

M1 3BN

Contact

Simon Mahomed

Email

purchasing@transportforthenorth.com

Telephone

+44 7741118219

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://transportforthenorth.com/


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

NPR SOBC Development Partner

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

[13:12] Simon Mahomed

NPR needs to procure a number of Business Case Manager (c2.0 FTE) to support the Head

of NPR Business Case Development in commission, drafting and reviewing emerging content and ensuring the 5

cases fit together as a coherent whole, and that there is a good alignment between the business case, supporting

documentation and workstreams on infrastructure and analysis. Some of the standalone, task and finish items are

also required to inform the SOBC refresh

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

6

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 four. Procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract

Notice number: 2017/S 168-345488


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

61300-432RPNPR-1914

Title

NPR SOBC Development Partner

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

4 September 2019

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

PA Consultancy Services Limited

10 Bressenden Place

London

SW1E 5DN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - UNITED KINGDOM
National registration number

11854999

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: £1,830,500


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=585529414

GO Reference: GO-2021413-PRO-18074479

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Transport for the North

4 Piccadilly Place, 2nd Floor

Manchester

M1 3BN

Email

purcharsing@transportforthenorth.com

Telephone

+44 7741118219

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Transport for the North

4 Piccadilly Place, 2nd Floor

Manchester

M1 3BN

Email

purchasing@transportforthenorth.com

Telephone

+44 7741118219

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

High Court of Justice England and Wales

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom


Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession

seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

seven.1.1) Main CPV code

  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

[13:12] Simon Mahomed

NPR needs to procure a number of Business Case Manager (c2.0 FTE) to support the Head

of NPR Business Case Development in commission, drafting and reviewing emerging content and ensuring the 5

cases fit together as a coherent whole, and that there is a good alignment between the business case, supporting

documentation and workstreams on infrastructure and analysis. Some of the standalone, task and finish items are

also required to inform the SOBC refresh

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

6

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£1,830,500

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

PA Consultancy Service Limited

10 Bressenden Place

London

SW1E 5DN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - UNITED KINGDOM
National registration number

11854999

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

seven.2) Information about modifications

seven.2.1) Description of the modifications

Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):

Transport for the North is placing this transparency notice to inform economic operators of its intention to modify its

existing NPR SOBC Development Partner contract with PA Consulting Services Limited, in accordance with

Regulation 72(1)(c)(i) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). The NPR SOBC Development Partner

provides consultancy services for Transport for the North’s Northern Powerhouse Rail programme. The modification

will increase the value of the NPR SOBC Development

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.

Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:

Transport for the North is placing this notice to inform economic operators of its intention to modify its

existing NPR SOBC Development Partner Office contract with PA Consulting Services Limited, in accordance with

Regulation 72(1)(c)(i) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).

seven.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)

Value excluding VAT: £1,230,500

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £1,830,500