Planning

Emergency, Ad-hoc and Planned Rail Replacement Buses and Taxi Management Services for East Midlands Rail

  • ABELLIO TRANSPORT HOLDINGS LIMITED

F04: Periodic indicative notice – utilities (periodic indicative notice only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-014875

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02c18e

Published 29 June 2021, 5:27pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

ABELLIO TRANSPORT HOLDINGS LIMITED

2nd Floor St Andrew's House,18-20 St Andrew Street

LONDON

EC4A3AG

Contact

Selina Birdi

Email

Selina.Birdi@vendigital.com

Telephone

+44 7919901856

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.abellio.co.uk/

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.6) Main activity

Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Emergency, Ad-hoc and Planned Rail Replacement Buses and Taxi Management Services for East Midlands Rail

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60100000 - Road transport services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Abellio Transport Holdings Limited will be tendering on behalf of the following Train Operating Company (TOC); East Midlands Rail (EMR) for the Emergency, Ad-hoc and Planned Rail Replacement and Taxi management services. Rail replacement services relate to the movement of rail customers by either coach or bus, whether planned or in an emergency during major train service disruption. EMR Taxi management services relate 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.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60100000 - Road transport services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Abellio Transport Holdings Limited will be tendering on behalf of the following Train

Operating Companies (TOC's); West Midlands Trains (WMT) and Greater Anglia (GA) for the

Emergency, Ad-hoc and Planned Rail Replacement and Taxi management services. Rail

replacement services relate to the movement of rail customers by either coach or bus,

whether planned or in an emergency during major train service disruption. WMT and GA Taxi

management services relate 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.

two.2.14) Additional information

This tender may be unsuitable for individual bus/coach/taxi operators and will require

extensive management. This is best managed by an experienced operator.

The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 ("Regulations") do not in accordance with their

terms apply to the Emergency, Ad-hoc and Planned Rail Replacement Buses and Taxi

Management Services for West Midlands Trains and Greater Anglia. Neither the issue of this

ITN nor the selection of any Bidder, nor any other document, contact or conduct in

connection with this ITN constitutes any acceptance by [Abellio] that the Regulations apply

to the Project covered by this ITN or an agreement by [Abellio] to abide by those

Regulations.

The ITN Process and any subsequent contract awarded will be subject to English law and the

exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. By participating in the ITN Process a Bidder

agrees to be bound by the above conditions and limitations. This Important Notice must be

read in conjunction with all instructions to Bidders contained within this document.

Bidder means each legal entity issued with an ITN and invited to participate in this ITN

Process.

ITN means this Invitation to Negotiate, as it may be amended by [Abellio] and notified to

Bidders from time to time.

ITN Process means the procurement process as described within this document.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

16 July 2021


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

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.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This tender may be unsuitable for individual bus/coach/taxi operators and will require extensive management. This is best managed by an experienced operator.

The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 ("Regulations") do not in accordance with their terms apply to the Emergency, Ad-hoc and Planned Rail Replacement Buses and Taxi Management Services for East Midlands Rail. Neither the issue of this ITN nor the selection of any Bidder, nor any other document, contact or conduct in connection with this ITN constitutes any acceptance by [Abellio] that the Regulations apply to the Project covered by this ITN or an agreement by [Abellio] to abide by those Regulations.

The ITN Process and any subsequent contract awarded will be subject to English law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. By participating in the ITN Process a Bidder agrees to be bound by the above conditions and limitations. This Important Notice must be read in conjunction with all instructions to Bidders contained within this document.

Bidder means each legal entity issued with an ITN and invited to participate in this ITN Process.

ITN means this Invitation to Negotiate, as it may be amended by [Abellio] and notified to Bidders from time to time.

ITN Process means the procurement process as described within this document.