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
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply and Maintenance of Rolling Stock
Reference number
DN1566
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34620000 - Rolling stock
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
LNER was seeking to procure a minimum fleet of ten (10) InterCity trains based around specific technical and operating characteristics. The trains were to be fully rated for operation on 25kV Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) and with self-power capability for operation away from the OLE. On Board Energy Storage (OBES) for traction was to be specified as a mandatory requirement to reduce, and wherever practicable eliminate, diesel usage where it would otherwise be necessary. LNER anticipated that some degree of diesel traction may be required to supplement the OBES to meet all the self-power requirements.
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, as well as increasing the flexibility of LNER's fleet and providing 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
LNER carried out a procurement process with potential manufacturers for the design, manufacture, testing and supply (and associated maintenance activities) of a base order of ten (10) InterCity trains, owner owned spares, special tools, simulator hardware and technical information, mock-ups 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.
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 (UCR16). LNER is registered with the Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS), enabling it to use this as a qualification system for the procurement. A Prior Information Notice was also issued to make suppliers aware of the procurement and set out the process being used (including the proposed registration requirements for the RISQS system and additional selection questions).
The successful manufacturer was chosen on the basis of the most economically advantageous bid based on the award criteria set out in the procurement documents.
A separate procurement process under the UCR16 was carried out by LNER for the financing of the new trains.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
LNER has an option to procure up to an additional five (5) trains.
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 209-511766
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Supply and Maintenance 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