Planning

Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR) Concept Design and Statutory Process

  • Coventry City Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-019859

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02d502

Published 16 August 2021, 8:49am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Coventry City Council

Council House,Earl Street

COVENTRY

CV15RR

Contact

Rob Amor

Email

rob.amor@coventry.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2476971956

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG33 - Coventry

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.csw-jets.co.uk

one.3) Communication

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

www.csw-jets.co.uk

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

Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR) Concept Design and Statutory Process

Reference number

COV-12102

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72242000 - Design-modelling services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Coventry City Council is working with various strategic stakeholders across the West Midlands to deliver an innovative and exciting project which aims to bring together the latest innovation in the automotive sector and apply them to the light rail sector.

The objective is to develop an affordable tram system,

using Very Light Rail technologies, that is capable of being successfully deployed in Coventry before being expanded throughout the UK to other similar sized locations and then internationally. This will be achieved by developing lightweight and low-cost vehicles and trackform alongside the CVLR first route.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,935,900

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34621200 - Railway maintenance or service vehicles
  • 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
  • 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
  • 71351810 - Topographical services
  • 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
  • 79415200 - Design consultancy services
  • 79930000 - Specialty design services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG33 - Coventry
Main site or place of performance

Coventry

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This Tender Opportunity is to progress the design of the first route from its current position at the end of Stage 1, through to the end of a Public Inquiry which is Stage 5. It involves work in a number of different disciplines, which broadly cover the Concept Design and Statutory Processes, Operations and Maintenance (O&M), BIM, and Low Volume Manufacturing (LVM) of track and vehicles, and the contract documents will reflect this by being broadly laid out in these streams. Whilst it is considered beneficial to keep the same team in place for this period, Call-Offs have been introduced to allow CCC to stop works at various points, due to funding

or any other issues.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 September 2021


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

For the opportunity to take part in this tender process, please register with www.csw-jets.co.uk.