Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Coventry City Council
Council House,Earl Street
COVENTRY
CV15RR
Contact
Rob Amor
Telephone
+44 2476971956
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG33 - Coventry
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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 Processes
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: £2,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG33 - Coventry
Main site or place of performance
Coventry
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
18
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: 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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
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: 2021/S 000-019859
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
29 October 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
22 November 2021
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.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Coventry City Council
Coventry
procurement.services@coventry.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom