Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
1 Eversholt Street
London
NW1 2DN
Contact
Mike McAuliffe
Mike.Mcauliffe@networkrail.co.uk
Telephone
+44 7764342131
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Railway
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Ely Area Capacity Enhancement ( EACE ) Programme - Market Engagement PIN & invitation to market engagement briefing
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45234100 - Railway construction works
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Network Rail Eastern Region seeks to obtain views from the supply chain to support the development of the procurement strategy for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement ( EACE ) Programme.
This notice is not a call for competition but serves as an advertisement of a market engagement briefing session and subsequent market engagement questionnaire.
For the avoidance of doubt, this notice and any responses relating to it, do not serve as a call for competition. Any comments, indications of interest, participation or non-participation by any organisation at this stage will not influence the process, selection or award decision for any future possible procurement, nor will it be taken as an organisation's committed position.
The EACE programme aims to increase the infrastructure's ability to run additional train services in the Ely area to address capacity issues due to a growing demand for: 1) more frequent and longer passenger services and 2) intermodal traffic into and out of the Port of Felixstowe.
The Market Engagement Briefing session is scheduled to be held on TEAMS on Monday 9th August 2021 at 10:30 and will last for approximately 30 minutes.
Please note that this PIN is linked to PQQ2344 which has been created on the BravoNR portal to enable and capture expressions of interest relating to the proposed briefing session and to facilitate responses from those who confirm their interest in completing the questionnaire. This PQQ reference does not relate to or imply that this activity relates to a procurement event.
If your organisation is interested in attending this market engagement briefing session, please confirm your interest via the BravoNR portal to ensure your inclusion.
A Market Engagement Questionnaire will be issued post-briefing session. Any suppliers that wish to complete the questionnaire should express their interest after the briefing session via the BravoNR portal, noting the response deadline of 15:00 on Friday 6th August 2021.
This market engagement exercise may or may not progress to subsequent engagement stages including, but not limited to, workshops and testing of principles. There is no guarantee that the market engagement will progress into a procurement event and participation in this market engagement process will not support or hinder supply chain involvement in any future possible procurement event relating to EACE.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34942000 - Signalling equipment
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45100000 - Site preparation work
- 45111213 - Site-clearance work
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 45213130 - Bank construction work
- 45213321 - Railway station construction work
- 45221111 - Road bridge construction work
- 45221112 - Railway bridge construction work
- 45232210 - Overhead line construction
- 45233000 - Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads
- 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads
- 45233120 - Road construction works
- 45234116 - Track construction works
- 45234140 - Level crossing construction works
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
- 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
- 71322300 - Bridge-design services
- 79311100 - Survey design services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is Network Rail Eastern's intention to engage early with the market to enhance the probability of successful outcomes for this project and to: 1) inform potentially interested parties about the EACE programme 2) request ideas regarding the most efficient delivery methods / consult on the value drivers of those interested parties and 3) test some delivery, commercial and procurement proposals.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 September 2022
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: Yes