Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
First Transpennine Express Limited
4th Floor, Capital House, 25 Chapel Street
London
NW1 5DH
Contact
Stephen Stewart
FRH-Procurement.Indirects@firstgroup.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF - East Midlands (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Fitment of European Train Control Systems (ETCS) to an existing fleet including compatability surveys, concept design, First in Class (FiC), fleet installation activity and maintenance
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60200000 - Railway transport services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Design and Supply of ETCS equipment to existing rolling stock including new driver machine interface - associated materials - integrated software and maintenance services
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34630000 - Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railways traffic-control equipment
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 51000000 - Installation services (except software)
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance
Main maintenance depots for the Class 185 trains. Ardwick Depot, Manchester.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
In preparation for any infrastructure improvements along the North Transpennine Route that may including signalling upgrades with ETCS, any rolling stock that operates on this route will need to be fitted with corresponding compatible on-board ETCS equipment, First Transpennine Express Limited (TPE) intends to award a contract to Siemens Mobility for the design, supply and fitment of ETCS equipment and its associated materials, maintenance and technical service to its Class 185 trains.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Additional deliveries by the original supplier
Explanation:
(e) in the case of supply contracts for additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended whether as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of supplies or installations, where a change of supplier would oblige the utility to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance;
The supplier, who currently provides a full turnkey maintenance and technical support service for these trains within their own maintenance depots retain the intellectual property for any software integration to the train's management system and to eliminate all risks associated with the procurement of equipment that would need to be fully integrated to the existing train's management system, TPE intend to award a sole supplier with Siemens Mobility for the Class 185 trains.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
6 August 2021
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
Country
United Kingdom