Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
1 Eversholt Street
London
NW1 2DN
tom.weatherley@networkrail.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1908781000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Sidetipper Wagon Modifications
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
Design, manufacture, fitment, approval and testing of a bespoke water-based dust suppression system to 100 Network Rail Sidetipper Wagons to reduce exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica faced by the Employer’s employees, contractors and other personnel involved in aggregate handling activities.
In conjunction with this, modification of the Sidetipper Wagons to protect against inadvertent toppling due to partial chute opening is required. Additionally, the installation of the ‘Mark 2’ Sidetipper
Handbrake Interlock system to the ‘Mark 1’ fleet is required.
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: £2,215,105
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Technical Specification conveys the requirements for the design, manufacture, fitment, approval and testing of a bespoke water-based dust suppression system to 100 x Network Rail Sidetipper Wagons to reduce exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica faced by the Employer’s employees, contractors and other personnel involved in aggregate handling activities.
In conjunction with this, modification of the Sidetipper Wagons to protect against inadvertent toppling due to partial chute opening is required.
Additionally, the installation of 50 x ‘Mark 2’ Sidetipper Handbrake Interlock system to the ‘Mark 1’ fleet is required.
Network Rail (the Employer) currently owns, operates and maintains a fleet of 100 x Sidetipper Wagons, consisting of 'Mark 1' and 'Mark 2' variants, that are permanently coupled together in sets of five (known as rakes) to deliver new aggregate (ballast) to rail worksites. Each rake has four identical wagons and a fifth that carries a diesel electrical generator, which in turn supplies hydraulic power packs on each wagon used to tip two independently controlled tipping boxes. Each generator can power up to a maximum of 10 wagons (2 rakes) in the event of generator failure. When offloading, particularly during dry ambient conditions, a significant plume of ballast dust, which contains Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) is observed. RCS is a known carcinogen, which after prolonged exposure can cause cancer of the lungs or other health conditions such as Silicosis. Therefore, it is the Employer’s foremost obligation to protect the wellbeing of its employees, contractors and lineside neighbours. To deliver on this obligation, and to comply with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 and the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974, the Employer requires an engineering control in the form of a water-based dust suppression system (the solution) to be retrofitted to the Sidetipper wagons to reduce RCS exposure.
The existing Radio Controlled Handset system shall be modified to control the solution.
In addition, to combine workstreams and limit Wagon outage, the Employer requires the completion of further wagon modifications:
- Installation of 100 x Chute Proximity Switches.
- 50 x ‘Mark 1’ Sidetipper Handbrake Interlocks upgraded to ‘Mark 2’.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 121-298244
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
9 September 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
WH Davis Ltd.
Mansfield
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,215,105
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom