Official UK procurement notice
Automation and Datamatics installation
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that Network Rail intends to contract with Plasser UK Limited, for the Automation and Datamatics installation to Ballast Cleaning Systems.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Network Rail seeks to retrofit its Ballast Cleaning Systems with critical safety…
Network Rail seeks to retrofit its Ballast Cleaning Systems with critical safety enhancements, this activity is essential to protect safety of trackside workers.
The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) is responsible for the safe integration of these modifications with other on-board systems and technology . Changes and modifications to these systems require the vehicle safety case to be validated following the change, regardless of whether the change is mechanical, electrical or software based. This validation requires access to the design data for the vehicle. In cases where the IPR for the design data is held by the OEM, changes to these vehicles must be designed, developed and implemented by the OEM. Only the OEM holds the information through exclusive rights driven by IPR retention and the OEM is required to underwrite the safety of the OTM. Additionally, and inflated by the IPR retention the supplier holds the technical competence required to carry out the works, it is considered unsafe for any other supplier to complete the works due to the intrusive nature of the modification which will include mechanical, electrical and software changes.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Aug 2022, 14:30 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Aug 2022, 14:30 BST
- Authority reference
25908- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024315- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036479Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd (‘NR’) intends to place a contract with Plasser UK Limited for the BCS Automation and Datamatics installation.
Competition is absent due to intellectual property rights, compatibility and safety case considerations for the intrusive interoperable safety modification to the Ballast Cleaning Systems. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procurement Without Prior Publication pursuant to Article 50 (c) (ii) and (iii) of Directive 2014/25/EU of the UK Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016. The value of the contract is GBP 7,548,313.77
Please note that this is a voluntary transparency notice and the contracts have not yet been awarded.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLASSER UK LTDSMESubcontracting: declared | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 024315-2022-1 · PLASSER UK LTDSME
- Signed
- 31 Aug 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Plasser UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.