Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED
2nd Floor,St Andrews House, 20 St. Andrew Street
LONDON
EC4A3AG
Contact
Adrian Jones
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG - West Midlands (England)
Companies House
09860466
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/CVBXE
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/CVBXE
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
WMT 3277 Provision of Rail Replacement Bus(es) + Taxi(s) Managed Service
Reference number
WMT 3277
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60100000 - Road transport services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The contract is for two years with the option to extend for an additional two twelve month periods for the provision of a managed service to planned and unplanned rail replacement split into 2 lots, Lot 1 Buses and Lot 2 Taxis the below aims are applicable to the contract
• To enable customers to access a replacement service when trains are either cancelled, altered, or disrupted on-the-day
• To, on occasion (and mainly on infrequent routes), provide a supplementary or backup transport option where trains or buses are predicted to be oversubscribed
• To provide taxi provision for planned and unplanned work including the transportation of staff
• To provide a safe environment for customers and staff to travel to their designed designation
• Provide excellent customer service to WMT - West Midland Trains customers
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Buses
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Rail replacement managed service in relation to the movement of rail customers by either coach or bus, whether planned or in an emergency during major train service disruption.
Bus replacement travel must be available 24 hours a day
The supplier must be able to provide the following vehicles
• Coach - Shall mean a private hire vehicle equipped with high back comfortable seats and underfloor/boot luggage capacity. With seating capacity in excess of 48. PSVAR COMPLIANT
• Low Floor Service Bus - Shall mean a service bus style vehicle with folding entrance doors and low floor capability. With seating capacity in excess of 38 and standing 22. PSVAR COMPLIANT
• Low Floor Double Decker - Shall mean as above (Low Floor Service Bus) but split over two levels and having seating capacity in excess of 70. PSVAR COMPLIANT
• High Capacity Coach - Shall mean as per coach (above) but with seats with any seating configuration with seating capacity in excess of 70. PSVAR COMPLIANT PSVAR COMPLIANT
• Mini Bus - Shall mean a vehicle with seating capacity of 9-16 people PSVAR COMPLIANT
• Midi Bus - Shall mean a low floor service bus with a seating capacity of between 17 and 29. PSVAR COMPLIANT
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
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Two year initial contract term with a year on year extension up to a total of 4 years.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 Taxis
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60120000 - Taxi services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Taxi management services related 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 across the entire WMT area.
Taxi's must be available 24 hours a day
The supplier must be able to provide the following vehicles
• 5 seater vehicle
• 5 seater accessible vehicle
• 7 seater accessible vehicle
The Supplier shall employ a relevant system to interpret taxi requirements from train crew diagrams, ensuring that all required taxis are booked in advance with operators who abide by the requirements stated in this section.
The Supplier shall ensure they have a sufficient pool of wheelchair accessible vehicles to be able to provide such vehicles in any area of the WMT network within one hour.
Ability to provide the Customer with advanced detail of all taxi requirements in a line by line format. To include as a minimum, planned departure and arrival points, planned departure and arrival times, train crew turn number allocated to the taxi, date of booking, booked operator names, booked operator contact information and any relevant notes.
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
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Initial contract period of 2 years with the option to extend year on year to a total of 4 years
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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
Originally published as:
Date
12 September 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Changed to:
Date
26 September 2022
Local time
12:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
12 September 2022
Local time
5:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
West Midland Trains
134 Edmund Street
BIRMINGHAM
B3 2ES
Country
United Kingdom