East West Railway Company: Interim Rolling Stock and Maintenance Provision

UK-London: Rolling stock.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       East West Railway Company, 11072935
       Great Minster House,, 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7971581184, Email: iain.puddephatt@eastwestrail.co.uk
       Contact: Iain Puddephatt
       Main Address: https://www.eastwestrail.co.uk, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.eastwestrail.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UKJ12
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:    
   Other activity: Railway transport activites

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Interim Rolling Stock and Maintenance Provision    
          Reference number: CT0145
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      34620000 - Rolling stock.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      The publication of this PIN is to engage with the Rolling Stock (and Maintenance) marketplace and gain insight into the likely level of interest from providers
The East West Railway Company (EWR Co.) is looking to leasing a fleet of 12 or 14 x 3 car self-powered units with modifications including European Train Control System (“ETCS”) Level 2 and Driver Controlled Operation (“DCO”) capability, supported by a full maintenance package (under a ‘wet’ lease). These units will ensure timely operation of EWR’s Western Section Phase 2 between Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Aylesbury. The lease duration would be four years, with an option to extend for two years.
Please refer to https://eastwestrail.co.uk/ for further details on the East West Rail Project.
This is not a call for competition; it is for initial market engagement purposes only
To ensure your organisations participation in a market engagement event, you will be required to note interest against this PIN          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 44,000,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC          
         UKH25 - Central Bedfordshire          
         UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC          
         UKJ14 - Oxfordshire    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      EWR is creating a new connection between Oxford, Cambridge and beyond. This activity is for interim rolling stock & Maintenance for the Western Section of the EWR project covering Oxford to Bletchley, Aylesbury to Milton Keynes. Please refer to https://eastwestrail.co.uk/ for more info
This PIN is to engage with the Rolling Stock and Maintenance marketplace and gain insight into the level of interest from providers. This is not a call for competition; it is for initial market engagement purposes only
Before any formal procurement commences, EWR will be actively engaging with potential suppliers an event on Tues 1st Dec 2020. This event will be virtual via MS Teams. The engagement will include the technical specification of the rolling stock, the wet-lease contract structure and regulations
To participate in the market engagement, you are required to note interest against this PIN
NOTE: Due to data sensitivity you are required to complete a Non-Disclosure agreement to participate    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Interested parties are to register their interest by 5pm, 27th Nov 2020 by email to: iain.puddephatt@eastwestrail.co.uk providing a brief summary of their company's activities
Based on findings gathered from this activity the commissioner may or may not engage in a competitive process
If a competitive process is undertaken it is envisaged to start by Spring 2021 with contract award by Nov 2021    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         01/03/2021
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=539352342
GO-20201110-PRO-17350486 TKR-20201110-PRO-17350485        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 10/11/2020