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Published 14 May 2021, 12:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

First Rail Holdings - Provision of Planned, Emergency and Ad-hoc Rail Replacement and Avanti West Coast Taxi Management Services

Official notice

Authority: FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Public body)

5 lotsServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Published estimate£86,277,500total for 5 lots
Submissions closed 14 Jun 2021
Lots 5see the lot list below

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

First Rail Holdings (FRH) will be tendering for the provision of wholly outsourced planned, emergency and ad-hoc rail replacement and taxi management services across rail networks of the following Train Operating Companies (TOC's); Avanti West Coast (AWC) - includes Rail Replacement and Taxi Management Services TransPennine Express (including Hull Trains) - Rail Replacement only Great Western Railway (GWR) - Rail Replacement only South Western Railway (SWR) - Rail Replacement only 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. AWC Taxi management services relate to the movement of staff (weekly ongoing services and ad-hoc requirements) and ad-hoc customer movements in times of train service disruption.

CPV: Road transport services · Taxi services

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value (£86,277,500 together)
Lot #1Avanti West Coast (AWC) Rail ReplacementRenewalPublished value£8,298,179

AWC 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.

Delivery: UK · The entire Avanti West Coast operating area from London to the North West, Glasgow and into Wales.
Extensions: Option to renew the contract for a period of up to 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Avanti West Coast (AWC) Taxi Management ServicesRenewalPublished value£11,701,821

AWC Taxi management services relate to the movement of staff (weekly ongoing services and ad-hoc requirements) and ad-hoc customer movements in times of train service disruption.

Delivery: UK · The entire Avanti West Coast operating area from London to the North West, Glasgow and into Wales.
Extensions: Option to extend the contract for a period up to 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Great Western Railway (GWR) Rail Replacement ServicesRenewalPublished value£19,605,000

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.

Delivery: UK · The entire Great Western operating area from London to the South/ South West of England and South Wales.
Extensions: Option to extend the contract for a period up to 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4South Western Railway (SWR) Rail Replacement ServicesRenewalPublished value£33,305,000

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.

Delivery: UK · The entire South Western Railway operating area from London to the South/ South West of England.
Extensions: Option to extend the contract for a period up to 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #5TransPennine Express (TPE) Rail Replacement Services (including Hull Trains)RenewalPublished value£13,367,500

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.

Delivery: UK · The entire TransPennine Express operating area from Liverpool/ Manchester covering the North East, North West of England and Glasgow/ Edinburgh.
Extensions: Option to renew the contract for a period up to 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Closed
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
14 May 2021, 12:10 BST
Last source update
14 May 2021, 14:55 BST
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-010706
Classification (CPV)
Road transport servicesTaxi services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b115 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
14 Jun 2021, 12:30 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 May 2021 → 14 Jun 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    14 May 2021, 14:55 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Jun 2021, 12:30 BST

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextEstimated total value · II.1.5£86,277,500£101,812,500
—TextEstimated Total Value · II.2.6£19,605,000£35,000,000
—TextEstimated total value · II.2.6£13,367,500£13,507,500

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRailway services 4th Floor Capital House 25 Chapel Street, London, UK, NW15DHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • First Rail Holdings LtdReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.