Official UK procurement notice
Southern Region Minor Works Buildings and Civils Framework
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNetwork Rail Southern Region intends to establish a single Minor Works Buildings and Civils Framework (MWF-B&C) that aligns with Network Rail’s requirements of prompt and efficient delivery of the CP7 and CP8 work banks, as well as rationalising several route-based frameworks into one Regional Framework, thus providing regional consistency on how this work is managed.
Once established, it is intended that the MWF-B&C will maximise productivity and efficiency through the use of modern methods of working, technology, collaboration, and relationship focused contracting. The proposed commercial model has been designed to support this intent.
Whilst the primary focus of the MWF-B&C will be unplanned, planned and cyclical maintenance works, there will also be the option where deemed appropriate for the delivery of non-complex, low value renewal projects.
The contracting strategy is to appoint 16 Delivery Partners under nine Lots that are aligned to disciplines and sub discipline work types. There will be two Generalist Lots, one covering Buildings (Lot 1) and one covering Civils (Lot 5), primarily aimed at delivering the unplanned (reactive) works, but with scope included to also deliver planned maintenance and project works. There will also be three specialist Buildings Lots (Lots 2 to 4) and four specialist Civils Lots (Lots 6 to 9) aimed at delivering the cyclical, planned maintenance and project works.
The number of Delivery Partners to be appointed to each Lot is detailed in the Instructions to Participants, which can be found in the procurement documents.
- Recurrence: 2029 - 2034
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Assembly of metal structures · Building alteration work · Building construction work · Building installation work · Building services · Cladding works · Construction work · Construction work for buildings relating to railway transport · Construction-related services · Culverts · Drainage and surface works · +38 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 16 suppliers
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 4 and win at most 1 of themEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £80,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Delivery of unplanned (reactive) works, but with scope included to also deliver…Published value£460,000,000
Delivery of unplanned (reactive) works, but with scope included to also deliver planned maintenance and project works, on buildings on the Railway. These works will be undertaken within the Southern Region on Kent, Sussex and Wessex routes.
The Framework will be 10 years in duration (April 2024 - March 2034) and will commence in Control Period 7 (CP7) with the inclusion of a break clause prior to the commencement of Control Period 8 (CP8). The options to enact the break clause for CP8 will be subject to performance at the time and at Network Rail’s sole discretion.
The anticipated value range of the Lot for CP7 is £155m - £230m in CP7. The total anticipated value range across CP7 and CP8 is £310m - £460m. This is subject to change and more information on the value ranges is provided in the procurement documents.
Lot #2Delivery of the cyclical, planned maintenance, and project building fabric works on…ceiling above
Delivery of the cyclical, planned maintenance, and project building fabric works on the Railway. These works will be undertaken within the Southern Region on Kent, Sussex and Wessex routes.
The Framework will be 10 years in duration (April 2024 - March 2034) and will commence in Control Period 7 (CP7) with the inclusion of a break clause prior to the commencement of Control Period 8 (CP8). The options to enact the break clause for CP8 will be subject to performance at the time and at Network Rail’s sole discretion.
The anticipated value range of the Lot for CP7 is £25m - £40m in CP7. The total anticipated value range across CP7 and CP8 is £50m - £80m. This is subject to change and more information on the value ranges is provided in the procurement documents.
Lot #3Delivery of the cyclical, planned maintenance, and project building services works on…ceiling above
Delivery of the cyclical, planned maintenance, and project building services works on the Railway. These works will be undertaken within the Southern Region on Kent, Sussex and Wessex routes.
The Framework will be 10 years in duration (April 2024 - March 2034) and will commence in Control Period 7 (CP7) with the inclusion of a break clause prior to the commencement of Control Period 8 (CP8). The options to enact the break clause for CP8 will be subject to performance at the time and at Network Rail’s sole discretion.
The anticipated value range of the Lot for CP7 is £25m - £40m in CP7. The total anticipated value range across CP7 and CP8 is £50m - £80m. This is subject to change and more information on the value ranges is provided in the procurement documents.
Lot #4Delivery of the cyclical, planned maintenance, and project building roof works on the…Published value£40,000,000
Delivery of the cyclical, planned maintenance, and project building roof works on the Railway. These works will be undertaken within the Southern Region on Kent, Sussex and Wessex routes.
The Framework will be 10 years in duration (April 2024 - March 2034) and will commence in Control Period 7 (CP7) with the inclusion of a break clause prior to the commencement of Control Period 8 (CP8). The options to enact the break clause for CP8 will be subject to performance at the time and at Network Rail’s sole discretion.
The anticipated value range of the Lot for CP7 is £10m - £20m in CP7. The total anticipated value range across CP7 and CP8 is £20m - £40m. This is subject to change and more information on the value ranges is provided in the procurement documents.
Lot #5Delivery of unplanned (reactive) works, but with scope included to also deliver…Published value£360,000,000
Delivery of unplanned (reactive) works, but with scope included to also deliver planned maintenance and project works, on civils assets on the Railway. These works will be undertaken within the Southern Region on Kent, Sussex and Wessex routes.
The Framework will be 10 years in duration (April 2024 - March 2034) and will commence in Control Period 7 (CP7) with the inclusion of a break clause prior to the commencement of Control Period 8 (CP8). The options to enact the break clause for CP8 will be subject to performance at the time and at Network Rail’s sole discretion.
The anticipated value range of the Lot for CP7 is £130m - £180m in CP7. The total anticpated value range across CP7 and CP8 is £260m - £360m. This is subject to change and more information on the value ranges is provided in the procurement documents.
Lot #6Delivery of the cyclical, planned maintenance, and project civils metallic structure…Published value£40,000,000
Delivery of the cyclical, planned maintenance, and project civils metallic structure works on the Railway. These works will be undertaken within the Southern Region on Kent, Sussex and Wessex routes.
The Framework will be 10 years in duration (April 2024 - March 2034) and will commence in Control Period 7 (CP7) with the inclusion of a break clause prior to the commencement of Control Period 8 (CP8). The options to enact the break clause for CP8 will be subject to performance at the time and at Network Rail’s sole discretion.
The anticipated value range of the Lot for CP7 is £10m - £20m in CP7. The total anticipated value range across CP7 and CP8 is £20m - £40m. This is subject to change and more information on the value ranges is provided in the procurement documents.
Lot #7Delivery of the cyclical, planned maintenance, and project civils masonry works on the…Published value£190,000,000
Delivery of the cyclical, planned maintenance, and project civils masonry works on the Railway. These works will be undertaken within the Southern Region on Kent, Sussex and Wessex routes.
The Framework will be 10 years in duration (April 2024 - March 2034) and will commence in Control Period 7 (CP7) with the inclusion of a break clause prior to the commencement of Control Period 8 (CP8). The options to enact the break clause for CP8 will be subject to performance at the time and at Network Rail’s sole discretion.
The anticipated value range of the Lot for CP7 is £65m - £95m in CP7. The total anticipated value range across CP7 and CP8 is £130m - £190m. This is subject to change and more information on the value ranges is provided in the procurement documents.
Lot #8Delivery of the cyclical, planned maintenance, and project civils drainage/earthworks…ceiling above
Delivery of the cyclical, planned maintenance, and project civils drainage/earthworks works on the Railway. These works will be undertaken within the Southern Region on Kent, Sussex and Wessex routes.
The Framework will be 10 years in duration (April 2024 - March 2034) and will commence in Control Period 7 (CP7) with the inclusion of a break clause prior to the commencement of Control Period 8 (CP8). The options to enact the break clause for CP8 will be subject to performance at the time and at Network Rail’s sole discretion.
The anticipated value range of the Lot for CP7 is £25m - £40m in CP7. The total anticipated value range across CP7 and CP8 is £50m - £80m. This is subject to change and more information on the value ranges is provided in the procurement documents.
Lot #9Delivery of the cyclical, planned maintenance, and project civils off track works on…Published value£360,000,000
Delivery of the cyclical, planned maintenance, and project civils off track works on the Railway. These works will be undertaken within the Southern Region on Kent, Sussex and Wessex routes.
The Framework will be 10 years in duration (April 2024 - March 2034) and will commence in Control Period 7 (CP7) with the inclusion of a break clause prior to the commencement of Control Period 8 (CP8). The options to enact the break clause for CP8 will be subject to performance at the time and at Network Rail’s sole discretion.
The anticipated value range of the Lot for CP7 is £120m - £180m in CP7. The total anticipated value range across CP7 and CP8 is £240m - £360m. This is subject to change and more information on the value ranges is provided in the procurement documents.
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).
- Legal form for consortia
- Network Rail will accept pre-qualification and tender submissions from single entities or consortia. Network Rail does not require those consortia who intend to form a single legal entity to do so at the pre-qualification stage, however this shall be required at the point of contract award. If consortia members change at any point during the procurement process, Network Rail reserves the right to revisit the pre-qualification stages to consider the impact of the updated information.
- Shortlisting
- Applicants are referred to the procurement documents for information about Network Rail's rules and criteria for participation.
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- “Southern Region Minor Works Buildings and Civils Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 16 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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 · 2029 - 2034
- First published
- 3 Mar 2023, 17:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2023, 15:51 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006490- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ae31Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
The main financing conditions, payment mechanism, performance standards and incentive mechanism are described in the procurement documents. The draft procurement documents are available via our electronic procurement system (BravoNR) and tender documents will be updated prior to the formal issue of the invitation to tender. The form of the contract governing these arrangements will be based on an amended version of the NR29.
- Performance terms
Applicants are referred to the procurement documents for further information.
- Review procedure
Network Rail will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period after notification to unsuccessful bidders and until such point will not enter into a contract for this requirement. Part 5 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 sets out the remedies available to economic operators and provides for aggrieved economic operators to take action in the High Court of England and Wales.
Publisher note: The procurement documents are available via the link in Section I.3. These include the Instructions to Participants (which include general instructions, pre-qualification instructions and draft instructions to tender), information on scope, and the draft terms and conditions. There are restrictions with regards to how many, and to which Lots a Candidate may submit an application for during prequalification. This is to increase competition and to encourage SME participation. Detail on these restrictions, as well as the desired number of Candidates Network Rail wishes to shortlist for ITT for each Lot, can be found in the Instructions to Participants. Applicants are required to complete and submit a pre-qualification questionnaire in accordance with the Instructions to Participants by the date set out in Section IV.2.2 to express an interest in this opportunity. This opportunity relates to the appointment of Delivery Partners to deliver unplanned (reactive) works, cyclical, planned maintenance, and project minor works on Buildings and Civils assets across the Southern Region. The Lot 1 Delivery Partner may also be awarded works under Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4, and Lot 5. The Lot 5 Delivery Partner may also be awarded works under Lot 1, Lot 6, Lot 7, Lot 8, and Lot 9. Each Delivery Partner will operate under their own Principal Contractor License and will undertake both Principal Designer and Principal Contractor obligations under CDM regulations as required. It is estimated that the total value of the Minor Works Buildings and Civils Framework may be in the region of £1.13 billion – £1.69 billion across all nine (9) Lots. The estimated Lot values are specified in Section II.2. As the work bank for CP8 is still to be defined, for the purposes of valuing this forthcoming opportunity Network Rail has assumed that the volume of work delivered within CP8 is aligned with CP7 current estimates. Until the final determination of the CP7 Business Plan has been confirmed with the regulator (December 2023) the Lot values advertised remain indicative. Once the determination has been confirmed, the final Lot values will be communicated to all Tenderers. Network Rail intends to include a guaranteed minimum spend to be allocated to each of the 9 Lots. Network Rail is seeking to commit 40% of the lower anticipated value range of the final Lot value communicated to be shared between each appointed Delivery Partner within the Lot. Any commitment provided applies to CP7 only. Further details are provided in the procurement documents. All appointed Southern Integrated Delivery Business Partners may utilise this Framework Agreement, in such circumstances all call-off agreements will be administered under aligned Terms and Conditions. Network Rail reserves the right to cancel or suspend this procurement process at any time without incurring any cost or liability. Network Rail shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed Contract. Network Rail does not bind itself to enter into any agreement arising from this Notice and no contractual rights express or implied arising out of this Notice or arise out of the procedure envisaged by this Notice. Network Rail reserves the right to disqualify any organisation who provides information or confirmations which later prove to be untrue or incorrect, does not supply the information required by this Notice or as otherwise directed by Network Rail during the procurement process.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Deposits and guarantees
- A Parent Company Guarantee may be required. Please refer to the procurement documents for further details.
Timeline
6 Mar 2023 → 19 Jun 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published6 Mar 2023, 15:51 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected19 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.5 | Value excluding VAT: £1,730,000,000 | Value excluding VAT: £1,690,000,000 |
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtMediation bodyReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria