Section one: Competent authority
one.1) Name and addresses
THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
1 Admiral Way, Doxford International Business Park
Sunderland
SR3 3XP
Contact
Isaac DUBE
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC23 - Sunderland
Companies House
03007939
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the competent authority
Other type
Utility
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Heavy Maintenance/C4 Work Rolling for Chiltern Railways MKIII and DVT Units
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50220000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
Areas covered by the public transport services:
Rail transport services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Aylesbury and Banbury.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Chiltern operates passenger rail services from London Marylebone to Aylesbury Vale Parkway, Oxford, Stratford Upon Avon, and Stourbridge Junction.
Chiltern is seeking to carry out some heavy maintenance work on its MarkIII fleet. Chiltern is beginning the process of conducting a procurement for the heavy maintenance work on its existing 25 MarkIII and 6 DVT units. This procurement seeks experienced bidders to offer heavy maintenance solutions that will include corrosion investigation and rectification for Chiltern's MKIII fleet. The preferred bidder will wholly manage the heavy maintenance solutions.
Chiltern is not in a position to guarantee the number of vehicles that will be processed as part of this heavy maintenance work but will commit to paying for mobilisation costs and long lead-time materials, which will be owned by Chiltern if not used.
The heavy maintenance work is required to commence in early February 2025 and it is anticipated it may take between 2 and 5 years to complete. The contract will permit Chiltern to place work orders as and when required (on a vehicle-by-vehicle basis). Chiltern will require flexibility as part of this program and must have the right to terminate the contract without liability.
Interested Bidders should be UK-based, must have performed heavy maintenance services and corrosion repair work on MKIII and DVT units or (similar rolling stock) in the last 8 years, and should have available capacity and resources to commence and complete the Heavy Maintenance by February 2025
Interested Bidders should register their interest in taking part by emailing procurement@arrivatrains.co.uk to receive further information. A supplier selection stage will be used to evaluate applicants' suitability to proceed to the tendering stages.
two.2.7) Envisaged start date and the duration of the contract
Start date
3 February 2025
Duration in months
24
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Type of procedure
Competitive tendering procedure