Transport for the North: NPR SOBC Development Partner

UK-Manchester: Business and management consultancy and related services.

Preliminary Questions
   This notice is published by:
   Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       Transport for the North
       4 Piccadilly Place, 2nd Floor, Manchester, M1 3BN, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7741118219, Email: purchasing@transportforthenorth.com
       Contact: Simon Mahomed
       Main Address: https://www.transportforthenorth.com
       NUTS Code: UK

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Other type:: Sub National Transport Body

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Other activity:


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: NPR SOBC Development Partner.
      Reference number: Not Provided
      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   
   II.1.4) Short Description: NPR needs to procure a number of Business Case Manager (c2.0 FTE) to support the Head of NPR Business Case Development in commission, drafting and reviewing emerging content and ensuring the 5 cases fit together as a coherent whole, and that there is a good alignment between the business case, supporting documentation and workstreams on infrastructure and analysis. Some of the standalone, task and finish items are also required to inform the SOBC refresh
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 1,230,500      
      Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services.
      79410000 - Business and management consultancy services.
   

   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
   
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
    Transport for the North is placing this transparency notice to inform economic operators of its intention to modify its existing NPR SOBC Development Partner contract with PA Consulting Services Limited, in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(c)(i) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). The NPR SOBC Development Partner provides consultancy services for Transport for the North’s Northern Powerhouse Rail programme. The modification will increase the value of the NPR SOBC Development Partner contract value from £1,230,500 to £1,830,500.    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
   Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
               
   Cost criterion - Name: Commercial Price / Weighting: 30
         
      
      
   II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:    No       
   
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:    No

   II.2.14) Additional information:
    Not provided    
      
Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below         
   
   IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement:Yes    
   
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
         
IV.2)Administrative Information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
      Notice number in OJ S: 2017/S 168 - 345488       
   
Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession
      
Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: 61300-432RPNPR-1914   Lot Number: Not Provided    Title: NPR SOBC Development Partner

V.2) Award of contract/concession
      
      V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 04/09/2019.
      
      V.2.2) Information about tenders
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No .

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          PA Consulting Services Limited, 00414220
       10 Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5DN, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
         
      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
         Initial estimated total value of the contract: 1,230,500          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 1,830,500         
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting:
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No          


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.3) Additional Information:
      To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=577903902
GO-2021310-PRO-17910886 TKR-2021310-PRO-17910885   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
          Transport for the North
       4 Piccadilly Place, 2nd Floor, Manchester, M1 3BN, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7741118219, Email: purchasing@transportforthenorth.com
       Internet address: https://transportforthenorth.com/
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
                Transport for the North
       4 Piccadilly Place, 2nd Floor, Manchester, M1 3BN, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7741118219, Email: purchasing@transportforthenorth.com
       Internet address: https://transportforthenorth.com/.

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Not Provided    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          High Court Justice England and Wales
       The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 10/03/2021


Annex D1 - General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU


2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

   The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

3. Explanation

   Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
   lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
   Transport for the North is placing this transparency notice to inform economic operators of its intention to modify its existing NPR SOBC Development Partner Office contract with PA Consulting Services Limited, in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(c)(i) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).