Tender

Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR) Concept Design and Statutory Processes

  • Coventry City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-023804

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02d502

Published 24 September 2021, 12:39pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Coventry City Council

Council House,Earl Street

COVENTRY

CV15RR

Contact

Rob Amor

Email

rob.amor@coventry.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2476971956

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG33 - Coventry

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.csw-jets.co.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

www.csw-jets.co.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.csw-jets.co.uk

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

Email

procurement.services@coventry.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom