Awarded contract

Removal of Class 507/508 Trains from the Liverpool City Region for Disposal

  • Merseytravel

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-009217

Published 29 April 2021, 1:48am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Merseytravel

No. 1 Mann Island

Liverpool

L3 1BP

Contact

Ms Eleshea Milner

Email

tender@merseytravel.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD7 - Merseyside

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Public Transport


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Removal of Class 507/508 Trains from the Liverpool City Region for Disposal

Reference number

DN488543

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Merseytravel have a delivery schedule from Stadler for the new fleet of class 777 Electric Multiple Units (EMU’s) and will be introducing these in due course. As a result there will be new and existing trains on the network at the same time. There will be 57 or 58 3-car units to be moved consisting of a combination of class 507 and 508 EMU’s. Initially there will be 22 moves from December 2020 to September 2021 with 2 units being removed at a time. It is envisaged that the remaining 14 units will be removed in pairs during 2023.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £554,655

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD7 - Merseyside

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Merseytravel have a delivery schedule from Stadler for the new fleet of class 777 Electric Multiple Units (EMU’s) and will be introducing these in due course. As a result there will be new and existing trains on the network at the same time.

The Merseyrail network is a 3rd rail network and there is a limit on how many trains can be stabled and operated without affecting the day to day service of the operation. On time removal of the existing fleet is essential as new units will be arriving on a frequent basis. For information the network capacity has been capped at 68 units (existing and new).

There will be 57 or 58 3-car units to be moved consisting of a combination of class 507 and 508 EMU’s. Initially there will be 22 moves from December 2020 to September 2021 with 2 units being removed at a time. It is envisaged that the remaining 14 units will be removed in pairs during 2023.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: N/A

Price - Weighting: 100

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 four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2020/S 143-353005


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Removal of Class 507/508 Trains from the Liverpool City Region for Disposal

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 September 2020

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Rail Operations Group

Wyvern House, Railway Terrace

Derbyshire

DE1 2RU

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
National registration number

11057186

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £554,655


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom