Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED
2nd Floor,St Andrews House, 20 St. Andrew Street
LONDON
EC4A3AG
Contact
Peter Connell
Telephone
+44 7912595544
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG - West Midlands (England)
Companies House
09860466
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
WMT 3277 Provision of Rail Replacement Bus(es) + Taxi(s) Managed Service
Reference number
WMT 3277
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60100000 - Road transport services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Rail replacement managed service in relation to the movement of rail customers by either coach or bus, whether planned or in an emergency during major train service disruption.
Bus replacement travel must be available 24 hours a day
The supplier must be able to provide the following vehicles
• Coach - Shall mean a private hire vehicle equipped with high back comfortable seats and underfloor/boot luggage capacity. With seating capacity in excess of 48. PSVAR COMPLIANT
• Low Floor Service Bus - Shall mean a service bus style vehicle with folding entrance doors and low floor capability. With seating capacity in excess of 38 and standing 22. PSVAR COMPLIANT
• Low Floor Double Decker - Shall mean as above (Low Floor Service Bus) but split over two levels and having seating capacity in excess of 70. PSVAR COMPLIANT
• High Capacity Coach - Shall mean as per coach (above) but with seats with any seating configuration with seating capacity in excess of 70. PSVAR COMPLIANT PSVAR COMPLIANT
• Mini Bus - Shall mean a vehicle with seating capacity of 9-16 people PSVAR COMPLIANT
• Midi Bus - Shall mean a low floor service bus with a seating capacity of between 17 and 29. PSVAR COMPLIANT
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Buses
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Rail replacement managed service in relation to the movement of rail customers by either coach or bus, whether planned or in an emergency during major train service disruption.
Bus replacement travel must be available 24 hours a day
The supplier must be able to provide the following vehicles
• Coach - Shall mean a private hire vehicle equipped with high back comfortable seats and underfloor/boot luggage capacity. With seating capacity in excess of 48. PSVAR
COMPLIANT
• Low Floor Service Bus - Shall mean a service bus style vehicle with folding entrance doors and low floor capability. With seating capacity in excess of 38 and standing 22. PSVAR COMPLIANT
• Low Floor Double Decker - Shall mean as above (Low Floor Service Bus) but split over two levels and having seating capacity in excess of 70. PSVAR COMPLIANT
• High Capacity Coach - Shall mean as per coach (above) but with seats with any seating configuration with seating capacity in excess of 70. PSVAR COMPLIANT PSVAR COMPLIANT
• Mini Bus - Shall mean a vehicle with seating capacity of 9-16 people PSVAR COMPLIANT
• Midi Bus - Shall mean a low floor service bus with a seating capacity of between 17 and 29. PSVAR COMPLIANT
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Taxis
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60120000 - Taxi services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Taxi management services related to the movement of customers and staff (weekly ongoing services and ad-hoc requirements) and ad-hoc customer movements in times of train service disruption across the entire WMT area.
Taxi's must be available 24 hours a day
The supplier must be able to provide the following vehicles
• 5 seater vehicle
• 5 seater accessible vehicle
• 7 seater accessible vehicle
The Supplier shall employ a relevant system to interpret taxi requirements from train crew diagrams, ensuring that all required taxis are booked in advance with operators who abide by the requirements stated in this section.
The Supplier shall ensure they have a sufficient pool of wheelchair accessible vehicles to be able to provide such vehicles in any area of the WMT network within one hour.
Ability to provide the Customer with advanced detail of all taxi requirements in a line by line format. To include as a minimum, planned departure and arrival points, planned departure and arrival times, train crew turn number allocated to the taxi, date of booking, booked operator names, booked operator contact information and any relevant notes.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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: 2022/S 000-021907
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
WMT 3277
Lot No
1
Title
Buses
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 April 2023
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
WMT 3277
Lot No
2
Title
Taxis
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 April 2023
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Transport
Horseferry Road
London
Country
United Kingdom