Official UK procurement notice
Rail Welding Services for the Glasgow Subway
Authority: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (UTILITIES)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStrathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) Subway are have appointed an eight year framework for rail welding with a break after year four with the option to extend up to a further four years.
Rail welding activities covered under this scope of supply are as below:
- Joining of rail by aluminothermic welding;
- Restoration of rail by electric arc welding; and,
- Restoration of Switches and Crossings (S&C) by electric arc welding
This scope of work is non-exhaustive and SPT reserves the right to engage for other welding service for the SPT estate over the life of the framework.
- Recurrence: 12 months priory to expiry if requirement can not be fulfilled in house
CPV: Railway-track maintenance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 4 bids received (4.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Single Stage accelerated open procedureAwardedRenewal
Single Stage accelerated open procedure
Accelerated Open Procedure
15 days for “state of urgency duly substantiated
Section 43 utilities - (5) Where a state of urgency duly substantiated by a utility renders it impracticable to apply the minimum time limit
8 year framework as permitted under the Utilities directive (Regulation 49). Additional information: accelerated procedure” means any of the following:— (a) an open procedure in which the contracting authority has exercised the power conferred by regulation to fix a time limit for the receipt of tenders that is shorter than the minimum specified in regulation
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Accreditation of The Welding Institute (TWI)
Relevant RISQS accreditation
- Economic & financial standing
With regards SPD question 4B SPT will use Dun and Bradstreet's DBAi financial reporting system to assess the financial stability of bidders. Bidders with a Failure Score of 51 or above on the DBAi system will be deemed to have evidenced satisfactory financial stability. Bidders must confirm within their response to the relevant question within the Qualification Envelope, the value of their D&B Failure Score.
Minimum: as per insurances as per terms and conditions 18,2 The Contractor shall effect with an insurance company or companies acceptable to SPT a policy or policies of insurance in respect of all the matters which are subject of the indemnities on the part of the Contractor contained in … - Technical & professional ability
Provide details of relevant and recent experience of rail welding call off contracts within a railway environment in the last three years. Experience within tunnel environments is preferred and should be identified, where available.
Quality management system accredited against requirements of ISO 9001 or equivalent;
Evidence of relevant RISQS accreditation
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Rail Welding Services for the Glasgow Subway” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Open 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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 12 months priory to expiry if requirement can not be fulfilled in house
- First published
- 27 Jan 2023, 14:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 May 2023, 10:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Feb 2023 – …
- Authority reference
22-201- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-013549- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039b7cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Liquidated damages apply
SLA as per scope for emergency repairs and planned repairs
Publisher note: (SC Ref:731899)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
17 Feb 2023 → 12 May 2023 · 3 dates- Bids opened17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published12 May 2023, 10:56 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2023- Deadline moved to 24 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT16 Feb 2023, 11:29 GMT+7 days · was 17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete12 May 2023, 10:56 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 17 Feb 2023 | 24 Feb 2023 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 17 Feb 2023 | 24 Feb 2023 | +7 d |
encourage bid- requested from bidders
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 013549-2023-1
- Signed
- 5 May 2023
- Value
- £800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
- Glasgow Sherriff and Justice of the Peace CourtReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Shorterm LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.