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Published 29 Jun 2021, 17:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Emergency, Ad-hoc and Planned Rail Replacement Buses and Taxi Management Services for East Midlands Railway

Official notice

Authority: ABELLIO EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2021
Next notice expected 16 Jul 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Abellio Transport Holdings Limited will be tendering on behalf of the following Train Operating Company (TOC); East Midlands Railway for the Emergency, Ad-hoc and Planned Rail Replacement and Taxi management services. Rail replacement services relate to the movement of rail customers by either coach or bus, whether planned or in an emergency during major train service disruption. EMR Taxi management services relate to the movement of customers and staff (weekly ongoing services and ad-hoc requirements) and ad-hoc customer movements in times of train service disruption.

CPV: Road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 2 yearsVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
Yes
First published
29 Jun 2021, 17:27 BST
Last source update
14 Jun 2022, 12:21 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016252
Classification (CPV)
Road transport services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c18e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: This tender may be unsuitable for individual bus/coach/taxi operators and will require extensive management. This is best managed by an experienced operator. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 ("Regulations") do not in accordance with their terms apply to the Emergency, Ad-hoc and Planned Rail Replacement Buses and Taxi Management Services for East Midlands Railway. Neither the issue of this ITN nor the selection of any Bidder, nor any other document, contact or conduct in connection with this ITN constitutes any acceptance by [Abellio] that the Regulations apply to the Project covered by this ITN or an agreement by [Abellio] to abide by those Regulations. The ITN Process and any subsequent contract awarded will be subject to English law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. By participating in the ITN Process a Bidder agrees to be bound by the above conditions and limitations. This Important Notice must be read in conjunction with all instructions to Bidders contained within this document. Bidder means each legal entity issued with an ITN and invited to participate in this ITN Process. ITN means this Invitation to Negotiate, as it may be amended by [Abellio] and notified to Bidders from time to time. ITN Process means the procurement process as described within this document.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
2 Sept 2021, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline

Timeline

16 Jul 2021 → 14 Jun 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    16 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    2 Sept 2021, 17:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Jun 2022, 12:21 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Aug 2021
  1. Status changed to active
    2 Aug 2021, 13:14 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    2 Aug 2021, 13:14 BST
  3. Deadline published: 2 Sept 2021, 17:00 BST
    2 Aug 2021, 13:14 BST
  4. Status changed to cancelled
    14 Jun 2022, 12:21 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    14 Jun 2022, 12:21 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextDescription of Procurement · II.2.4Abellio Transport Holdings Limited will be tendering on behalf of the following Train Operating Companies (TOC's); West Midlands Trains (WMT) and Greater Anglia (GA) for the Emergency, Ad-hoc and Planned Rail Replacement and Taxi management services. Rail replacement services relate to the movement of rail customers by either coach or bus, whether planned or in an emergency during major train serv…Abellio Transport Holdings Limited will be tendering on behalf of the following Train Operating Company (TOC); East Midlands Rail (EMR) for the Emergency, Ad-hoc and Planned Rail Replacement and Taxi management services. Rail replacement services relate to the movement of rail customers by either coach or bus, whether planned or in an emergency during major train service disruption. EMR Taxi manag…
—TextAdditional Information · II.2.41This tender may be unsuitable for individual bus/coach/taxi operators and will require extensive management. This is best managed by an experienced operator. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 ("Regulations") do not in accordance with their terms apply to the Emergency, Ad-hoc and Planned Rail Replacement Buses and Taxi Management Services for West Midlands Trains and Greater Anglia. Neither…This tender may be unsuitable for individual bus/coach/taxi operators and will require extensive management. This is best managed by an experienced operator. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 ("Regulations") do not in accordance with their terms apply to the Emergency, Ad-hoc and Planned Rail Replacement Buses and Taxi Management Services for East Midlands Rail. Neither the issue of this …

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-06: 1 release · 29 Jun 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

ABELLIO EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED

Contracting authorityRailway services 2nd Floor St Andrew's House,18-20 St Andrew Street, LONDON, London, EC4A3AGContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Abellio Transport HoldingsReview body London
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • Ven Digital LimitedProcess contact point London, UKContact name, email, phone

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