Official UK procurement notice
Railway Systems and Systems Integrator (RSSI) Framework Agreement
Authority: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHigh Speed Two (HS2) Limited has awarded a Framework Agreement for the provision of engineering services in relation to Railway Systems and Systems Integration (RSSI). The core objective and main value to be delivered by the RSSI Framework Agreement is right first-time integration of railway systems contracts and the wider Rail Network activities that will that ultimately culminate in successful handover to the end-state operators.
CPV: Railway engineering 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 #1Awarded
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 (2)
- ITT Technical Criteria: 70%
- ITT Commercial Criteria: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- ITT Technical Criteria: 70%
- ITT Commercial Criteria: 30%
- Legal form for consortia
- As set out in the PQQ documentation.
- Shortlisting
- As set out in the PQQ documentation.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Railway Systems and Systems Integrator (RSSI) Framework Agreement” 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
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2023, 11:56 BST
- Authority reference
2300 (JAGGAER Project Reference Number)- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023552- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030a4fFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
As set out in the PQQ documentation.
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
HS2 Ltd will incorporate a minimum of 10 (ten) calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the framework agreement and the reasons for the decision is communicated to tenderers.
Publisher note: 1) To express interest Applicants must complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) on the HS2 e-Sourcing portal strictly in accordance with the submission deadline stated in the PQQ. Please note that the PQQ submission deadline is a precise time and applicants should allow sufficient time to upload their completed PQQs; 2) HS2 Ltd will accept expressions of interest and tenders from a number of bidding models, including single entities or consortia. An Applicant may only submit one PQQ. HS2 Ltd will not accept multiple PQQs from the same organisation/economic operators, or from multiple organisations/economic operators within the same corporate group or otherwise under common ownership (whether as single applicant or as party to a consortium). 3) All Applicants are required to express an interest by registering on the HS2 e-Sourcing portal (https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk/web/index.html). Registration is only required once; 4) For further assistance on use of HS2 Ltd's e-Sourcing portal Applicants should contact the portal's helpdesk which is available Monday to Friday (08:00–18:00) GMT via: — email: [email protected] or — telephone: +44 800 069 8630; 5) A response to this Contract Notice does not guarantee that an Applicant will be invited to tender. The procurement process may be terminated or suspended at any time without cost or liability to HS2 Ltd. HS2 Ltd does not bind itself to enter into any Framework Contract arising out of the procurement procedure envisaged by this Contract Notice. No contractual rights express or implied arise out of this Contract Notice or the procurement procedure envisaged by it. HS2 Ltd reserves the right to vary its requirements and the procedure relating to the conduct of the award process. HS2 Ltd reserves the right to disqualify any Applicants on terms set out in the PQQ; 6) Applicants (and subsequently tenderers) shall be solely responsible for and liable for all costs associated with and arising out of or in connection with responding to this Contract Notice and any PQQ and with submitting any tender, howsoever incurred; 7) HS2 Ltd embraces diversity and welcomes PQQs from all suitably skilled and experienced economic operators of all sizes who can meet the requirements, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, disability or age of supplier workforce and/or ownership; 8) There is no guarantee, express or implied, that appointed suppliers will receive any, or a particular volume or value of work. The estimated value quoted in this Contract Notice includes allowance for the maximum extension option.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 14 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 300 days from the deadline
- Deposits and guarantees
- As set out in the PQQ documentation.
Timeline
14 Feb 2022 → 11 Aug 2023 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown14 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published11 Aug 2023, 11:56 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2023- Status changed to complete11 Aug 2023, 11:56 BST
- Buyer details updated11 Aug 2023, 11:56 BST
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
Railway Systems and Systems Integrator (RSSI) Framework Agreement
- Signed
- 9 Aug 2023
- Value
- £82,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- SIA 360Framework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria