Official UK procurement notice
Rail Systems & Other Requirements
Authority: GCRE Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGCRE is embarking on an ambitious project to design and build a new rail test track facility in South Wales. Procurement potentially may include works associated with passive rail systems (including but not limited to permanent way, overhead line electrification, civils works etc), active rail systems (including but not limited to signalling, SCADA, power, telecoms etc), fencing, depot and buildings related requirements and bulk purchase of materials. These may be split into Lots or a number of Contract Notices depending on final strategy.
This PIN is an invitation to a Market Engagement/Meet the Buyer event to inform and consult with prospective suppliers about the opportunities, to discuss current thinking and innovation and ensure that GCRE is in the best possible position to launch formal procurement process(s) in early 2023.
Date: 2nd November 2022
Time: starting at 1:30pm
Location: City Hall, Cardiff
Registration details can be found via the following link
CPV: Ballast construction works · Building construction work · Construction work · Construction work for buildings relating to railway transport · Construction work for engineering works except bridges, tunnels, shafts and subways · Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork · Construction work for railways and cable transport systems · Electrical installations for railways · Electrical signalling equipment for railways · Engineering works and construction works · Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work · Level crossing construction works · +12 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Global Centre for Rail Excellence (GCRE) is embarking on an ambitious project to…Planned
The Global Centre for Rail Excellence (GCRE) is embarking on an ambitious project to design and build a new rail test track facility. The centre is an imaginative and ambitious c.GBP250 million infrastructure project transforming a former open cast mine and washery site into a purpose-built, modern and dynamic test facility for international rail innovation, offering leading-edge research and development facilities. It will have infrastructure and rolling stock testing and R&D facilities which will create innovation opportunities to complement the testing offering. Located in South Wales at a site located on land within the local authorities of Powys and Neath Port Talbot, GCRE will be a purpose built, modern facility with the potential to transform the railway industry in the UK, make a significant socio-economic impact in Wales, and contribute to the UK Government’s rebalancing agenda by delivering much-needed investment to a deprived area and stimulate the UK’s research, development and innovation (RDI) capabilities.
Procurement potentially may include works associated with passive rail systems (including but not limited to areas such as permanent way, overhead line electrification, civils works etc), active rail systems (including but not limited to areas such as signalling, SCADA, power, telecoms etc), fencing, depot and building related requirements and bulk purchase of materials. These may be split into Lots or a number of Contract Notices depending on final strategy.
This PIN is an invitation to a Market Engagement/Meet the Buyer event to inform and consult with prospective suppliers about the upcoming opportunities, to discuss current thinking and innovation and ensure that GCRE is in the best possible position to launch formal procurement process(s) in early 2023.
Date: 2nd November 2022
Time: starting at 1:30pm
Location: City Hall, Cardiff
Registration details can be found via the following link
directory.railbusinessdaily.com/directory/gcre/ ↗ Additional information: Please use only the link provided (copy and paste into your browser) to register your interest in the event.
Depending on the final strategy, these requirements may be split into Lots or a number of Contract Notices.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Oct 2022, 11:15 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Oct 2022, 11:15 BST
- Authority reference
GCRE_Proc_00003- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028516- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0374a0Find a Tender
Publisher note: This PIN is an invitation to a Market Engagement/Meet the Buyer event to inform and consult with prospective suppliers about the opportunities, to discuss current thinking and innovation and ensure that GCRE is in the best possible position to launch formal procurement process(s) in early 2023. Date: 2nd November 2022 Time: starting at 1:30pm Location: City Hall, Cardiff Registration details can be found via the following link https://directory.railbusinessdaily.com/directory/gcre/ Please note that depending on the final procurement and contracting strategy, the requirements listed in this Prior Information Notice may be split into Lots or a number of Contract Notices. (WA Ref:125449)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
11 Oct 2022 → 16 Jan 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published11 Oct 2022, 11:15 BST
- Tender notice expected16 Jan 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.