Tender

Bus Safety, Measures and in-service compliance testing

  • Transport for London

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-038714

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04c162

Published 2 December 2024, 10:56am



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Transport for London

5 Endeavour Square

LONDON

E201JN

Contact

Emelia Wilson

Email

emeliawilson@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

https://tfl.gov.uk/

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at

https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw

one.6) Main activity

Other activity

Buses


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Bus Safety, Measures and in-service compliance testing

Reference number

Tfl_scp_002472

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50113000 - Repair and maintenance services of buses

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This is a Call for Competition under Utilities (2016) on behalf of Transport for London inviting

candidates to enter the prequalification phase for Bus Safety, Measures and in-service compliance testing. Expressions of interest are invited by completion of a Supplier Selection Questionnaire(SSQ), which is found at the SAP ARIBA address above.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Whole vehicle laboratory testing

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50113000 - Repair and maintenance services of buses
  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

•Lot 1 - Whole vehicle laboratory testing

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

This contract will be re-tendered prior to contract expiry

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Whole vehicle testing external

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50113000 - Repair and maintenance services of buses
  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

• Lot 2 - Whole vehicle testing external

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

This contract will be re-tendered prior to contract expiry

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Laboratory component testing

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50113000 - Repair and maintenance services of buses
  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 3 - Laboratory component testing

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

This contract will be re-tendered prior to contract expiry

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

To be able to participate in the tender, suppliers must be registered on TfL's SAP Ariba

system.

To express an interest for this contract, interested bidders must BOTH confirm by email to emeliawilson@tfl.gov.uk to express their interest in the opportunity AND complete Ariba registration, if required. Upon completion of registration and confirmation that the bidder has been invited to the Sourcing Event in Ariba, the interested bidder will have unrestricted and full access to the procurement documents, free of charge through their dashboard when they login to Ariba at https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw.

Any additional information can be obtained from the above mentioned email address. Economic operators need to complete

and submit a response to the relevant procurement documents by the deadline date set out in these documents. To register or to check if you are already registered in Ariba log on to https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw. Interested participants must read the instructions carefully before proceeding with registration and are advised to satisfy themselves that they

understand all the requirements of this opportunity and the procurement exercise before submitting their response. For help on uploading your responses, please refer to

https://support.ariba.com/Adapt/Ariba_Network_Supplier_Training. If the problem persists please contact Ariba_Supplier_Enablement@tfl.gov.uk.

Please note, even if you are already a registered supplier on SAP Ariba you must without any delay confirm to the Procurement Lead Emeliawilson@tfl.gov.uk your intention to participate in this opportunity and your details as follows, so that the Procurement Lead can manually add vital details to the Sourcing Event on SAP Ariba.

You must provide:

- your single point of contact first name and surname

- your email address

- your position in the organisation

- your organisation name

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

7 January 2025

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.3) Additional information

To be able to participate in the tender, suppliers must be registered on TfL's SAP Ariba system.

To express an interest for this contract, interested bidders must BOTH confirm by email to Emeliawilson@tfl.gov.uk to express their interest in the opportunity AND complete Ariba registration, if required. Upon completion of registration and confirmation that the bidder has been invited to the Sourcing Event in Ariba, the interested bidder will have unrestricted and full access to the procurement documents, free of charge through their dashboard when they login to Ariba at https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw. Any additional information can be obtained from the above mentioned email address.

Economic operators need to complete and submit a response to the relevant procurement documents by the deadline date set out in these documents.

To register or to check if you are already registered in Ariba log on to https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw. Interested participants must read the instructions carefully before proceeding with registration and are advised to satisfy themselves that they understand all the requirements of this opportunity and the procurement exercise before submitting their response. For help on uploading your responses, please refer to

https://support.ariba.com/Adapt/Ariba_Network_Supplier_Training. If the problem persists please contact Ariba_Supplier_Enablement@tfl.gov.uk.

Please note, even if you are already a registered supplier on SAP Ariba you must without any delay confirm to the Procurement Lead Emeliawilson@tfl.gov.uk your intention to participate in this opportunity and your details as follows, so that the Procurement Lead can manually add vital details to the Sourcing Event on SAP Ariba.

You must provide:

- your single point of contact first name and surname

- your email address

- your position in the organisation

- your organisation name

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Transport for London

London

Country

United Kingdom