Contract

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

  • Coventry City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-033888

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

Published 30 November 2022, 10:31am



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

Region code

UKG33 - Coventry

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

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.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

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

Value excluding VAT: £1,498,620

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

Quality criterion - Name: Design to Budget / Weighting: 5.00

Quality criterion - Name: Roles and Responsibilities / Weighting: 10.00

Quality criterion - Name: Resources and Planning / Weighting: 10.00

Quality criterion - Name: Value Engineering, Innovation and Continuous Improvement / Weighting: 10.00

Quality criterion - Name: Methodology / Weighting: 15.00

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10.00

Quality criterion - Name: Legal - Contract Amendments / Weighting: 10.00

Cost criterion - Name: Scenario Compensation Event / Weighting: 10.00

Cost criterion - Name: Activity Schedule Price / Weighting: 20.00

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

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 000-023804

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

COV-12102

Title

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 November 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Rendel Limited

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Companies House

9356676

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

WSP UK Limited

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Companies House

01383511

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,498,620

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,498,620


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Coventry City Council

Coventry

Country

United Kingdom