Official UK procurement notice
Rail Condition and Profile Management
Authority: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (UTILITIES)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStrathclyde Partnership for Transport are seeking a contract to provide rail condition and profile management services for Glasgow Subway
- Recurrence: Between four and six years
CPV: Railway-track inspection services · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1SPT are seeking a contractor to undertake surveys and works to provide assurance of…AwardedRenewal
SPT are seeking a contractor to undertake surveys and works to provide assurance of and improvements to rail conditions within the Glasgow Subway. Activities include:
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), specifically Ultrasonic Testing (UT);
Develop, through survey of the Subway track, proposal for rail profile management activities (grinding / milling); and,
Implement rail profile management activities.
Activities 1 and 2 are fixed scope. Activity 3 is optional. SPT reserves the right to make awards against each activity not at all, once, or on multiple occasions.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Activity 1 Methodology: 25
- Activity 2 Methodology: 30
- Rail profile management plant / tooling: 35
- Key risks and opportunities: 10
- price: 60
Published award criteria (5)
- Activity 1 Methodology: 25
- Activity 2 Methodology: 30
- Rail profile management plant / tooling: 35
- Key risks and opportunities: 10
- Price: 60
- Suitability
All tenderers must be ISO 9001 accredited or have an in-house system that adheres to this standard.
SPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers - It is a requirement of this tender that if the bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to our satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.
If the bidder is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
SPD Question 4A.2 Authorisation/Membership –
Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.
- Economic & financial standing
Insurance requirements
Duns failure score
Minimum: Insurance requirements: Professional Risk Indemnity: GBP5,000,000 Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: GBP5,000,000 Public Liability: GBP5,000,000 Product Liability: GBP5,000,000 SPT will use Dun and Bradstreet's DBAi financial reporting system to assess the financial stability of … - Technical & professional ability
The SPD forms the Qualification and Technical Envelope for this tender.
SPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability
Minimum: With reference to the nature and details of the supplies/services that are the subject matter of this tender, 3 relevant examples are to be provided of the supplies/services undertaken by the bidder in the last 3 years Bidders will be required to confirm within the ITT (Stage 2, …
- Price carries 60 of 160 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Between four and six years
- First published
- 14 Jun 2024, 15:08 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jan 2025, 11:59 GMT
- Authority reference
24-049- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002353- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047029Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. SPD Questions 3A – 3C have been identified as mandatory exclusion grounds and SPD Questions 3D have been identified as discretionary exclusion grounds. All the exclusion grounds will be assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis. For the mandatory exclusion grounds a bid will be excluded where the bidder fails to provide either a positive response or to provide details to the satisfaction of the authority of the self-cleansing measures undertaken. For the discretionary exclusion grounds a bid may be excluded where the bidder fails to provide either a positive response or if the Council is not satisfied as to the self-cleansing measures undertaken. SPD Question 2.C.1 Reliance on the capacities of other entities Bidders are required to complete a full SPD for each of the entities whose capacity they rely upon Bidders are required to complete a shortened version of the SPD for each Subcontractor on whose capacity the bidder does not rely on Subcontractors on whose capacity the bidder does not rely Bidders who are selected to submit an ITT will be asked whether they intend to subcontract within the ITT (Stage 2) Tender. A shortened version of the SPD covering the exclusion grounds will require to be completed by each Subcontractor so identified and uploaded within the ITT (Stage 2) Technical Envelope. ESPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers - It is a requirement of this tender that if the bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to our satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given. If the bidder is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO VOSSLOH RAIL SERVICES DEUTSCHLAND GmbH (SC Ref:788609)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jul 2024, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
29 Jul 2024 → 23 Jan 2025 · 3 dates- Invitations to tender expected29 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 Jul 2024, 10:00 BST
- Notice published23 Jan 2025, 11:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2024- Deadline moved to 30 Jul 2024, 10:00 BST27 Jun 2024, 11:49 BST+14 days · was 16 Jul 2024, 10:00 BST
- Status changed to complete23 Jan 2025, 11:59 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 16 Jul 2024 | 30 Jul 2024 | +14 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 16 Jul 2024 | 30 Jul 2024 | +14 d |
This deadline has been extended after a request from an interested party
This deadline has been extended after a request from an interested party
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vossloh | £187,898 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002353-2025-1 · Vossloh
- Signed
- 16 Jan 2025
- Value
- £187,898
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VosslohAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.