Official UK procurement notice
Platform Validators (GWR) Supply and Maintenance 2022
Authority: FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGWR is looking to procure, install and maintain circa. 39+ ITSO (Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation) accredited, cEMV certified and barcode ticketing capable Platform Validator for its network. Commencing the procurement with the Cornwall region these devices will need to be installed by late January 2023
Additional devices will be purchased at a future date, on a call off basis, as required for other GWR locations.
CPV: Public transport services by railways
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1GWR is looking to procure, install and maintain circaRenewalPublished value£1,362,000
GWR is looking to procure, install and maintain circa. 39+ ITSO (Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation) accredited, cEMV certified and barcode ticketing capable Platform
Validator for its network. Commencing the procurement with the Cornwall region these devices will need to be installed by late Jan 2023
GWR will create a call off arrangement to buy further devices (up to an additional 200) as required, for the rest of its stations that require these devices and don't currently have them. GWR is looking for supply partners that can provide devices that have a proven track record on the National Rail network and are:
- robust and cost effective and capable of integrating with GWR's existing ITSO and barcode ticketing schemes;
- able to connect to GWR's ITSO HOPS provided by Rail Delivery Group's (RDG) Central Back Office (CBO) and GWR's electronic Ticket Validation Database (eTVD) for barcode
tickets;
- able to operate with fixed line and 4G & 5G data communication;
- capable of being installed in the ground or affixing on a wall;
- providing an intuitive user interface that is compliant with Equalities Act 2010; and
- able to validate a full set of Rail Settlement Plan (RSP) ticketing products on both ITSO and barcode including all restriction and routing guide rules (incl. Break of Journey)
GWR is seeking expressions of interest from interested parties that can fulfil the above criteria and provide a long term supply relationship.
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
- 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
- 5 May 2022, 15:39 BST
- Last source update
- 5 May 2022, 15:39 BST
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011730- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03346fFind a Tender
Publisher note: - Access to the PQQ & Tender will only be granted after a potential bidder has sent an "Expression of Interest" through our Wax Digital Portal and signed an NDA (or can provide proof of an existing & relevant NDA that has been executed between our companies). - Suppliers must submit a PQQ response by the expressed deadline in the PQQ. - Only suppliers shortlisted at the PQQ stage will be asked to submit a full Tender response. - For the avoidance of doubt, GWR shall maintain and comply with a procurement policy that is consistent with all requirements (including all publication or notification requirements that apply from time to time) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 ("Procurement Policy"). GWR shall act in accordance with such Procurement Policy in relation to all processes to procure goods and services that are commenced during the Emergency Measures Agreement ("EMA") Term or, if extended, the Extended Term or subsequent National Rail Contracts ("NRC")
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
Timeline
5 May 2022 → 1 Jul 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published5 May 2022, 15:39 BST
- Submission deadline7 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected1 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- First Greater Western LimitedReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.