Opportunity

Emergency, Ad-hoc and Planned Rail Replacement Buses and Taxi Management Services for Greater Anglia

  • ABELLIO TRANSPORT HOLDINGS LIMITED

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-016833

Published 16 July 2021, 4:40pm



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

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.abellio.com

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at

https://quickquote.vendigital.com/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://quickquote.vendigital.com/

one.6) Main activity

Railway 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 Greater Anglia

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) 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. 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.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

Abellio Transport Holdings Limited will be tendering on behalf of the following Train Operating Company (TOC) 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. 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.2.5) 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

Yes

Description of renewals

Option to extend for up to a further 2 years

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

All scoring information is contained within the tender documentation. Available on request by emailing selina.birdi@vendigital.com


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


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

16 August 2021

Local time

5:00pm

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

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

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 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.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Abellio Transport Holdings

London

Country

United Kingdom