Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Transport for London
5 ENDEAVOUR SQUARE
LONDON
E201JN
Contact
Steven Davies / Sheree Robinson
LondonOvergroundProcurement@TfL.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Railway Public Transport Services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
London Overground Infrastructure Maintenance Contract (IMC3) PIN 3
Reference number
WS1304248449
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
two.1.4) Short description
Rail for London Ltd (RfL) is inviting companies to participate in a market engagement exercise for the London Overground Infrastructure Maintenance Contract (IMC3)
The scope for the IMC3 contract is expected to cover the East London Line (ELL) Core Route (between north from Dalston Junction station (Sectional Appendix at mileage 2 miles 17 chains) and New Cross Station, New Cross Gate and Old Kent Road Junction) maintenance (planned and reactive), work arising, fault management, repair and renewals (like for like) for permanent way, signalling, telecommunications, electrification, power supplies, mechanical, electrical, environmental, pumps & drainage, lifts & escalators and civil & structures, together with maintenance works at the depot facilities at New Cross Gate including the Silwood Facility, Wembley C Sidings and 24 West Anglia Inner Stations (between Bethnal Green to Enfield Town, Chingford and Theobalds Grove).
The scope further includes access and possession planning to facilitate the above.
* Supplier Engagement Event and Additional Supplemental Information*
Prior to commencing the tender process, RfL has decided to consult the market via an engagement day to be held in late September or early October 2023. The objectives of this engagement day are to:
1) Provide notice and generate interest in IMC3
2) Gauge Supplier appetite for the contract and capacity to deliver the services; and
3) Gather feedback on the proposed scope and terms and conditions prior to the finalization of the contract documents.
Economic operators must register on SAP Ariba (only if they have not already registered) and message londonovergroundprocurement@tfl.gov.uk to obtain further details of both the market engagement day and the additional supplemental information pack.
To register suppliers should follow the link provided directly below.
https://content.tfl.gov.uk/supplier-registration.pdf
Please note that the deadline to register to participate in the TfL market engagement event is Friday 22nd September 2023.
**Queries or technical difficulties registering on ARIBA**
If you have any queries regarding your registration, please email:
Ariba_Supplier_Enablement@tfl.gov.uk
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
- 34632300 - Electrical installations for railways
- 34946000 - Railway-track construction materials and supplies
- 42500000 - Cooling and ventilation equipment
- 45213320 - Construction work for buildings relating to railway transport
- 45221112 - Railway bridge construction work
- 45232452 - Drainage works
- 45234100 - Railway construction works
- 45234112 - Railway depot construction work
- 45234115 - Railway signalling works
- 45234123 - Partially underground railway works
- 45313000 - Lift and escalator installation work
- 45315400 - High voltage installation work
- 45331000 - Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work
- 45340000 - Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work
- 50220000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
- 50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment
- 50511000 - Repair and maintenance services of pumps
- 50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
- 71315300 - Building surveying services
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71351500 - Ground investigation services
- 71355000 - Surveying services
- 71631470 - Railway-track inspection services
- 90491000 - Sewer survey services
- 90700000 - Environmental services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of the IMC captures all infrastructure assets controlled directly by London Overground on behalf of TfL.
These assets comprise of the East London Line core route and stations, as well as the West Anglia Inner Stations transferred to TfL on long lease agreements from Network Rail. It does not relate to any infrastructure used by London Overground (LO) services operated on Network Rail Infrastructure via a track access agreement, apart from the depot facility at Wembley European Freight Operating Centre and the section of the ELL between Highbury & Islington and Dalston Curve where RfL is responsible for maintenance of the signal and telecommunication assets only. The scope further includes access and possession planning for the above.
The infrastructure assets currently within IMC scope include all the permanent way, signalling, telecommunications, electrification, power supplies, mechanical, electrical, pumps & drainage, Lifts & Escalators and civil & structures on the East London Line Core Route, ELL Highbury & Islington to Dalston Curve (only signalling and telecoms) depot facilities at New Cross Gate & Wembley C Sidings (excluding electrification assets) and Landlord maintenance responsibilities at the thirty two London Overground Stations. Two stations on the Core Route at Whitechapel and Canada Water continue to be managed and maintained by London Underground Ltd (LUL), with the exception of some platform communication and Customer Information Systems assets which became LO responsibility.
***Terms of the market engagement***
RfL will manage this process in an open and transparent manner. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the market engagement exercise. Direct or indirect canvassing of any employee or agent of RfL, TfL or any TfL group company by any company concerning this requirement, or any attempt to procure information from any such employee or agent concerning this PIN outside of the formal process described in this document may result in the disqualification of the company from consideration of any future procurement activity.
This PIN is issued solely for the purposes of the market engagement. No information contained in this document or provided during and for the market engagement exercise, constitutes any commitment by RfL, TfL or any other member of the TfL group or any of its or their stakeholders to undertake any procurement exercise in the future. This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works for RfL and RfL is not bound to and may or may not adopt or include any proposals offered by participating parties in any future procurement.
Participating suppliers acknowledge and agree that proposals offered may be communicated to other participating parties and tenderers in any future procurement. RfL is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in the market engagement. Any future procurement of any services, supplies or works by RfL will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.
two.2.14) Additional information
To attend the RfL market engagement event the supplier will need to:
1) Register on TfL's SAP ARIBA portal (Please note that this is only if the supplier does not have an existing TfL account) and;
2) E-mail londonovergroundprocurement@tfl.gov.uk for the supplementary information pack.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 December 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes