Awarded contract

GM CAZ (Clean Air Zone) Service

  • Transport For Greater Manchester

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-023287

Published 20 September 2021, 10:51am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Transport For Greater Manchester

2 Piccadilly Place

MANCHESTER

M13BG

Contact

Frank Tudor

Email

gmcazservice@tfgm.com

Telephone

+44 1612441000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://tfgm.com/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Facilitation of public transport


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

GM CAZ (Clean Air Zone) Service

Reference number

DN474137

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

GM CAZ 'Clean Air Zone' service agreement which shall enable the operation of a charging clean air zone 'GM

CAZ Scheme' within Greater Manchester.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £48,100,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

Greater Manchester

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Government has instructed many local authorities across the UK to take quick action to reduce harmful

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels following the Secretary of State issuing a direction under the Environment Act

1995 to undertake feasibility studies to identify measures for reducing NO2 concentrations to within legal

limit values in the 'shortest possible time'. In Greater Manchester, the 10 local authorities and Transport for

Greater Manchester (TfGM) are working together to develop a Clean Air Plan to tackle NO2 Exceedances

at the Roadside. TfGM now wish to procure a GM CAZ service agreement which shall enable the operation

of a category C Charging Clean Air Zone (GM CAZ) within the administrative boundary of the 10 Greater

Manchester local authorities. The GM CAZ will apply to vehicles whose movement is detected within the zone

and charges will be applied to certain categories of non-compliant vehicle not covered by an exemption as

defined within the Clean Air Zone Framework and GM's Clean Air Policy, the latter being subject to consultation.

GM anticipates that once implemented the GM CAZ will remain in full operation until at least the second

half of 2026. If it is demonstrated by the second half of 2026 that two consecutive years' of compliance with

legal limit value for NO2 and there is confidence that compliance will continue to be maintained then the GM

authorities can together seek the agreement of the Secretary of State to suspend the charging scheme order

and commence the decommissioning of the GM CAZ.

The GM CAZ service agreement will enable the GM CAZ by providing

- Vehicle detection and processing service: to comprise the design, sourcing, installation, configuration and

commissioning of an assortment of devices including both fixed and mobile automatic number plate recognition

and other cameras, controllers and data connections at TfGM's designated site locations so that they may

be operated and maintained to support the GM Clean Air Scheme. The service will include any required

communications network connectivity that may be required to securely connect the field equipment to the other

services that are supplied under the agreement.

- CAZ Office Service: to comprise a service that will: (i) enable the application and operation of the GM CAZ

Scheme business rules; and (ii) the integration of the vehicle detection and processing service and the field

equipment and penalty enforcement service with the vehicle compliance checker, customer payment portal and

centralised vehicle database; and (iii) subject to further discussion the provision of a merchant acquirer service,

(all of which will enable the collection of all GM CAZ Scheme charges and revenue).

- Penalty enforcement service: to comprise the implementation, configuration, testing and operation of

a service to enable the compliant issuance and administration of Penalty Charge Notices and the case

management of any outstanding fines, penalties and any charges in connection with the GM CAZ Scheme.

- Operation and maintenance: to support robust preventative and reactive maintenance to ensure continued

operation of the GM CAZ service and field equipment.

- Future-proofing: services to provide innovation and continuous improvement that may: (i) enhance and/or

expand the use of the field equipment and services; and/or (ii) re-purpose the operation of the field equipment

and services to support other uses in addition to the GM CAZ Scheme. And

- Decommission some or all of the field equipment once it is no longer required in connection with the GM CAZ

Scheme if the same has no viable alternative use at the locations at which it has been installed. In addition, the

GM CAZ service agreement will enable TfGM to use the field equipment and some or all of the related services

as a source of supply for other non GM CAZ related ANPR requirements.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria were stated in the procurement documents / Weighting: N/A

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The agreement includes three options to extend the agreement in each case for a further 12 months


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive dialogue

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2020/S 192-318063


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

13 July 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 13

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Egis Projects SA

15 Avenue du Centre

CS20538 Guyancourt

78286

Country

France

NUTS code
  • FR10 - Ile-de-France
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £48,100,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Transport for Greater Mancheste

2 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BG

Country

United Kingdom