Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
West Midlands Combined Authority
16 Summer Lane
Birmingham
B19 3SD
Contact
Melanie Johnson, Rich Jones
Telephone
+44 3453036760
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG - West Midlands (England)
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
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Tendered Electric Bus Services in Coventry (Early Market Engagement Event)
Reference number
14.06.24MJ
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60112000 - Public road transport services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is seeking to establish a contract for Tendered Electric Bus Services in Coventry going forward. Coventry’s Electric (Coventry Electric Bus City) will deliver the UK’s first all-electric bus town or city by the end of 2025. In line with the commitments of TfWM’s Enhanced Partnership (EP 002), all local bus services operating in the city, including cross boundary routes, will be required to operate with battery electric buses
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34121100 - Public-service buses
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is seeking to establish a contract for Tendered Electric Bus Services in Coventry going forward. Coventry’s Electric (Coventry Electric Bus City) will deliver the UK’s first all-electric bus town or city by the end of 2025. In line with the commitments of TfWM’s Enhanced Partnership (EP 002), all local bus services operating in the city, including cross boundary routes, will be required to operate with battery electric buses.
With the electrification of the commercial fleet well underway, this procurement exercise will cover TfWM’s and Warwickshire cross-boundary tendered services in-line with the objectives of Coventry’s Electric.
It is envisaged that the duration of the Contract will be 5 years. This is subject to change however and will be confirmed at the time of tender publication. To express an interest in this PIN and receive further information regarding our supplier engagement event, please see section VI.3 (additional Information)
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
26 August 2024
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
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
To express an interest in this PIN: Please register your company on our e-tendering portal (Bravo Solution). Instructions on how to register are located at:
https://www.wmca.org.uk/media/1692/wmca_etendering_supplier_registration_guide_2016.pdf
Further key detail around expressing an interest in this exercise are listed below:
Portal Website: https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk
PIN Title: Provision of Tendered Electric Bus services in Coventry (PIN)
PIN Bravo Solution Project Reference: Project_876
Once registered, please access Project_876 on our e-tendering portal and respond to PQQ_222: Provision of Tendered Electric Bus services in Coventry- (Early Market Engagement), to submit company information and confirm your interest in attending the Early Market Engagement event on Tuesday 25th June 2024. This is not a formal PQQ or expression of interest in a tender exercise. It is to be used purely for suppliers to submit general information to WMCA and to express interest in taking part in the Early Market Engagement event. Following the Market Engagement exercise, feedback from the event will be considered and built into the wider tender opportunity, which is expected to be published in August 2024. Please note that the closing date for responses to the PQQ is 17:00 on Friday 21st June 2024. Invitations to attend the event will be circulated to all suppliers that have provided a PQQ response on Monday 24th June 2024.