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Published 27 Mar 2023, 10:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cash in Transit Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: MERSEYRAIL ELECTRICS 2002 LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Awarded value£1,041,944published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Apr 2023awarded 11 Dec 2023
Awarded to G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract to provide a dedicated cash in transit service. The objectives of the Services required, but not limited to, are listed below:

  • to provide cash collection (notes and coins) facilities 6 (six) days a week to our stations including automatic Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs);
  • to provide a cash in transit service;
  • to remit to Merseyrail's bank account;
  • to provide ad hoc additional collections as required for special events;
  • to provide change deliveries to all staffed locations; and
  • to provide consumables such as, Cash Bags, Barcodes / Stickers as and when required.

CPV: Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: North West
Extensions: Options to extend until the end of the concession (20th July 2028) and this will be agreed by both parties at contract award. · The opportunity will be let to provide Cash in Transit services to for an initial period of 36 months and will have options to extend to the end of the concession with Merseytravel in 2028. The extension will be for 20 months to the end of the Merseytravel Concession in 2028. However, in the event the concession with Merseytravel is extended beyond July 2028, Merseyrail reserve the right to extend the contract to a maximum duration of 6 years to support with the handover of the concession.Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
27 Mar 2023, 10:33 BST
Last source update
19 Dec 2023, 14:05 GMT
Authority reference
MEL45-2022
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037306
Classification (CPV)
Security services
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b62c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd will incorporate a standstill period, following award of the contract. The period shall commence on the day following award notification, and shall be in accordance with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016, and all subsequent amendments and directives.

At present, this standstill period shall be no less than 10 calendar days. This period allows unsuccessful bidders to seek further debriefing from Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd before the Contract is entered into.

The Utilities Contract Regulations 2016 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed, or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action. Any such action must be brought within 30 days (or the first working day thereafter) of the date when the aggrieved party knew or ought reasonably have known about the alleged breach. Where a contract has not been entered into, the court may order the setting aside of the award decision, or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into, the Court may only award damages.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Apr 2023 → 19 Dec 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    15 May 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    19 Dec 2023, 14:05 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Dec 2023, 14:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,041,9441 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Limited£1,041,944 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MERSEYRAIL ELECTRICS 2002 LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRailway services GB-COH: 04356933 Rail House, Lord Nelson Street, LIVERPOOL, North West, L11JFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria