Tender

Provision of Drug and Alcohol (D&A) Testing Services

  • FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED
  • FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED
  • FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-015131

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0341c1

Published 30 May 2022, 6:25pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED

8th Floor,The Point, 37 North Wharf Road

LONDON

W21AF

Contact

Greig Matthew

Email

FRH-procurement.indirects@firstrail.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI32 - Westminster

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.firstgroupplc.com/

one.1) Name and addresses

FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED

Swindon

Email

FRH-procurement.indirects@firstrail.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gwr.com/

one.1) Name and addresses

FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED

London

Email

FRH-procurement.indirects@firstrail.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.southwesternrailway.com/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/iTglL

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/iTglL

one.6) Main activity

Railway services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Drug and Alcohol (D&A) Testing Services

Reference number

FG001581

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71900000 - Laboratory services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of Drug and Alcohol (D&A) testing services to GWR and SWR Train Operating Companies in the UK.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £406,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of the below Drug and Alcohol (D&A) testing services to GWR and SWR Train Operating Companies in the UK:

• Pre-employment D&A Screening

• Random D&A testing

• For Cause testing

• Alcometers

• Training for SWR / GWR OH Teams

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

1 July 2022

Local time

5:00pm

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

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

FirstGroup

London

Country

United Kingdom