Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED
George Stephenson House,Toft Green
YORK
YO16JT
ntl.procurementfleet@northernrailway.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
03076444
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.delta-esourcing.com
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
http://www.delta-esourcing.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
http://www.delta-esourcing.com
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
SUPPLY OF NEW ROLLING STOCK AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34600000 - Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The objective of this procurement is to enter into a framework agreement with a single supplier for the manufacture and supply of new rolling stock (with associated equipment) and associated technical support and spares supply services. This will enable NTL to replace significant quantities of its ageing fleet, enabling the avoidance of escalating costs associated with the operation, maintenance, repair, and leasing of an ageing fleet and delivering medium- and long-term value for the benefit of NTL, DfT, taxpayers and its customers. NTL will order rolling stock (and associated equipment) with accompanying technical support and spares supply services across multiple phases. The contracts for the first phase will be entered into simultaneously with entering into the framework agreement. NTL will separately procure an owning party to purchase each fleet of rolling stock and then lease the same to NTL. The owning party will also be party to each manufacture and supply agreement with the supplier. There may be different owning parties for each phase.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34620000 - Rolling stock
- 50220000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NTL, a Train Operating Company (TOC) that operates passenger rail services across the North of England, is undertaking this procurement process to appoint a single supplier to manufacture and supply rolling stock (and associated equipment) and to provide technical support and spares supply services across multiple phases within budget and to meet the overall objectives and priorities of NTL pursuant to a framework agreement.
It is anticipated throughout the life of the framework agreement that NTL may procure, across multiple call-offs, up to 450 units comprising of multiple vehicles.
The call-off contracts will be entered into in respect of 'phases' of rolling stock orders, comprising of (i) a manufacture and supply agreement and (ii) a technical support and spares supply agreement)). The first call-off contracts will be entered into simultaneously with the framework agreement. The manufacturing requirements are for multi-mode multiple units, including options to order further units and/or additional centre-vehicles and/or a mix of multi-mode and electric multiple units.
In addition, the supplier will supply spares and special tools to accompany the fleet, and (subject to the exercise of options) the supply of mock-ups and a cab simulator.
Subsequent phases will be required to replace further trains in NTL's existing fleet over a period of time.
For each phase, NTL will also separately procure an owning party to purchase each fleet of rolling stock and then lease the same to NTL. The owning party will also be party to each manufacture and supply agreement with the supplier. There may be different owning parties for each phase.
It is anticipated the successful Tenderer will offer:
a. the manufacture and supply of new rolling stock (being multi-mode multiple units) with a minimum design life of 35-year (from acceptance of the units) that meets NTL's train technical specification (inclusive of design, testing, obtaining relevant approvals, training, delivery and acceptance of the equipment and provision of warranties).
b. multi-mode multiple units that may be subject to in-life decarbonisation by the supplier being required to convert the units to become either (i) electric multiple units, or (ii) (following the installation of additional on-board battery capacity and associated infrastructure by the supplier) battery-electric multiple units. Such conversion will be triggered by NTL or the owner. Future phases (other than the initial order under phase 1) may be built directly as electric multiple units or battery-electric multiple units.
c. technical support and spares supply services, including: technical support services (general technical advice; technical investigations; train failure investigation; maintaining an adequate supply of spares, special tools and parts at designated depots; maintenance, overhaul and repair of spares); supply of additional spares, special tools and parts; and additional services.
d. demonstrable delivery of social value.
NTL has chosen to run the procurement under competitive dialogue under Regulation 48 of the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016.
The term of the framework agreement will be 8 years. Call-off contracts for manufacture and supply agreement and technical support and spares supply agreement entered into pursuant to the framework agreement will exceed the duration of the framework agreement.
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
96
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Options will be detailed in the Tender documents.
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
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
25 September 2023
Local time
10:00am
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
26 October 2023
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
This procurement is being conducted under regulation 48 of the UCR2016, utilising the Competitive Dialogue procedure and will only be available through NTL's e-Tendering platform, DELTA.
If not already registered on DELTA, interested parties are encouraged to do register at http://www.delta-esourcing.com in order to participate in this opportunity. Any submissions that are not submitted by the Delta eTendering tool will be disqualified.
Interested parties should note that this procurement may not result in the award of any contract, and issue of this Contract Notice does not create any form of contract, implied or otherwise, between NTL and any other party, and that participation in procurement process is entirely at potential suppliers' own risk.
NTL will continue to develop and refine the specification and award criteria throughout the tender process and it expressly reserves the right:
1) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by the publication of this notice;
2) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition;
3) to amend (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the services covered by this notice; and
4) to award contract(s) in stages and in no circumstances will NTL be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
Variant bids may be permissible within the parameters to be set out in the tender documentation.
NTL intends to hold a Supplier/Candidate Briefing Session (limited to 4 delegates per supplier) on 24th August 2023 which will include a short presentation on the scope, and timeframe of the procurement process. Interested parties must register their interest via the Delta e-tendering messaging system with attendee detail of name, email address and position, no later than 10:00 23rd August 2023.
Contracts to be governed by English Law.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
EC4A 1NL
Country
United Kingdom