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Published 16 Aug 2021, 08:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR) Concept Design and Statutory Processes

Official notice

Authority: Coventry City Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£2,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update25.1% below final estimate
Submissions closed 29 Oct 2021awarded 1 Nov 2022
Awarded to Rendel Limited, WSP UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Coventry City Council is working with various strategic stakeholders across the West Midlands to deliver an innovative and exciting project which aims to bring together the latest

innovation in the automotive sector and apply them to the light rail sector.

The objective is to develop an affordable tram system, using Very Light Rail technologies, that is capable of being successfully deployed in Coventry before being expanded throughout the UK to other similar sized locations and then internationally. This will be achieved by developing lightweight and low-cost vehicles and

trackform alongside the CVLR first route.

CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services · Construction consultancy services · Design consultancy services · Design-modelling services · Railway maintenance or service vehicles · Specialty design services · Structural engineering consultancy services · Topographical services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (9)
  • Design to Budget: 5%
  • Roles and Responsibilities: 10%
  • Resources and Planning: 10%
  • Value Engineering, Innovation and Continuous Improvement: 10%
  • Methodology: 15%
  • Legal - Contract Amendments: 10%
  • Scenario Compensation Event: 10%
  • Activity Schedule Price: 20%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (9)
  • Design to Budget: 5.00
  • Roles and Responsibilities: 10.00
  • Resources and Planning: 10.00
  • Value Engineering, Innovation and Continuous Improvement: 10.00
  • Methodology: 15.00
  • Social Value: 10.00
  • Legal - Contract Amendments: 10.00
  • Scenario Compensation Event: 10.00
  • Activity Schedule Price: 20.00
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Aug 2021, 08:49 BST
Last source update
30 Nov 2022, 10:31 GMT
Authority reference
COV-12102
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-033888
Classification (CPV)
Civil engineering consultancy servicesConstruction consultancy servicesDesign consultancy servicesDesign-modelling servicesRailway maintenance or service vehiclesSpecialty design servicesStructural engineering consultancy servicesTopographical services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d502 Find a Tender

Publisher note: For the opportunity to take part in this tender process, please register with www.csw-jets.co.uk.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
29 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Sept 2021 → 30 Nov 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    29 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    22 Nov 2021
  4. Notice published
    30 Nov 2022, 10:31 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2021
  1. Published value updated to £2,000,000
    24 Sept 2021, 12:39 BST
    was £1,935,900
  2. Status changed to active
    24 Sept 2021, 12:39 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    24 Sept 2021, 12:39 BST
  4. Deadline published: 29 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
    24 Sept 2021, 12:39 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    30 Nov 2022, 10:31 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,498,6201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Rendel Limited, WSP UK Limitedjoint award£1,498,620 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR) Concept Design and Statutory Processes · Rendel Limited, WSP UK Limited

    Signed
    1 Nov 2022
    Value
    £1,498,620
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council House,Earl Street, COVENTRY, West Midlands, CV15RRContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria