Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
London North Eastern Railway Limited
West Offices, Station Road
York
YO1 6GA
Contact
Katherine Blake Hemingway
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
045659712
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Financing of Rolling Stock
Reference number
DN1567
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66114000 - Financial leasing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
LNER commenced a procurement process with potential manufacturers for the design, manufacture, testing and supply (and associated maintenance activities) of a fleet of ten (10) InterCity trains (the "Base Order Units"), owner owned spares, special tools, simulator hardware and technical information, mock-ups (together the "Leased Equipment") and depot works for the use on the East Coast franchise. There was also an option to procure up to an additional five (5) trains (the "Option Units").
The trains will provide LNER with additional capacity to accommodate future growth and have performance characteristics that enable the fleet to be timetabled effectively amongst modern InterCity trains. The trains shall be fully rated for operation on 25kV overhead line equipment and have self-power capability for operation on non-electrified sections of the network and over non-electrified diversionary routes, increasing the flexibility of LNER's fleet and the ability to provide uninterrupted services during engineering works.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The subject of the procurement was financing for the Base Order Units, Leased Equipment, depot works and LNER's project costs by way of an Operating Lease Agreement (OLA) through a qualified provider of rolling stock operating leasing solutions. Further detail is set out in Section II.1.4.
LNER chose to run the procurement under the negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition under regulation 47 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.
The successful financier was chosen on the basis of the most economically advantageous bid based on the award criteria set out in the procurement documents.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The OLA will have an initial term of 8 years and may be extended by LNER on multiple occasions provided that the aggregate duration of all of the extensions shall not exceed 8 years. Additional information regarding the initial term and any extension was provided in the procurement documents.
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: 2021/S 000-010206
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Financing of Rolling Stock
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 November 2023
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom