British Rail Class 158/9 C6 Overhaul

NTL has chosen to run the procurement under the negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition under regulation 47 of the UCR. NTL is registered with the Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS), enabling it to use this as a qualification system.

To participate in this procurement, suppliers must be fully registered and qualified on RISQS under the following RICCL code and activities by 15th January 2024 17:00:-

1. RICCL code: E.E.1: Diesel Multiple Units/ Overhaul

Registration on RISQS must be done through the RISQS system, this can be done online at:

shop.risqs.org/Register ↗

After the 15th January potential bidders that meet the RISQs criteria will be invited to undertake in the procurement activity. For suppliers to engage in this stage they will need to register on NTL's E-Sourcing system Delta (The registration link is; www.delta-esourcing.com ↗). For clarity the following steps will not be uploaded into Delta until procurement activity is ready to be launched.

Stage 1 of the procurement is a Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ). The PQQ will be assessed and after this suppliers will be shortlisted.

Stage 2 - Shortlisted suppliers shall then be invited to participate in the ITN taking part over round(s) of negotiations before submitting a Best and Final Offer (BaFO).