Award

Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR) Vehicle Project

  • UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-012068

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0335c1

Published 9 May 2022, 6:19pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Kirby Corner Road

COVENTRY

CV47AL

Contact

Carl Johnson

Email

carl.johnson.1@warwick.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 2476150984

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG33 - Coventry

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick/aspx/Home

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick/aspx/Home

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR) Vehicle Project

Reference number

CJ-01-18-LEP-CVLR2-DH

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The Coventry VLR vehicle project will deliver a zero tailpipe emissions prototype vehicle as part of a larger research and development programme to develop a novel, low-cost, low-carbon rail-based public transport system for operation within the city of Coventry. The programme is a collaboration between WMG (University ofWarwick), Coventry City Council (CCC) and Transport for West Midlands (TfWM).

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: £285,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG33 - Coventry

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Coventry VLR vehicle project will deliver a zero tailpipe emissions prototype vehicle as part of a larger research and development programme to develop a novel, low-cost, low-carbon rail-based public transport system for operation within the city of Coventry. The programme is a collaboration between WMG (University of Warwick), Coventry City Council (CCC) and Transport for West Midlands (TfWM).

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

In line with 72 1 (b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor-

(i)cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or

(ii)would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract;

The additional costs have come about due to Covid, the work completed were covered by the original contract but due to Covid restrictions the programme took longer to complete and effected some of the sub contractors so that capability had to be created by TDi to deliver some of the works directly. This force majeure event caused a cost overrun to achieve the original contracted deliverables

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2018/S 130-296325


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

1

Title

CVLR

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 April 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

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

TDI INNOVATIONS LIMITED

25 Meer Street

Stratford-Upon-Avon

CV37 6QB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG33 - Coventry
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £285,000

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £285,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

University of Warwick

Coventry

CV4 7AL

Country

United Kingdom