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Class 195 & Class 331 Sanding Equipment Modification

Buyer: NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED →

BuyerNORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published20 May 2024

What is being bought

The class 195 & class 331 fleet have been found to have poorly functioning sanding & compressor performance. Initial review of Sand flow compared against industry recommended levels (1000grams within 30 seconds) shows that current performance is 397grams & 395grams within 30 seconds respectively. The works to be undertaken within this contract will see the performance of the sanding equipment aligned to industry standard via; 1. Improving Sanding Performance through modifications & re-baselining of the system 2. Reduce any additional Maintenance which is being undertaken. 3. Reduce the likelihood of future degradation in sand delivery performance.

Delivery location

UK

Categories

Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railways traffic-control equipment 34630000

Lot details

Lot 1

Northern Trains currently operate a fleet of 43 CAF built Class 331 EMU train sets (made up of 31 class 331/0 3-carriage trains and 12 class 331/1 4-carriage trains ) and 58 CAF built Class 195 DMU trainsets (made up of 25 class 195/0 2-carriage trains and 33 class 195/1 3-carraige trains) which is equivalent too; o 86 x Class 331 Leading Vehicles equipped with a sanding system o 116 x Class 195 Leading Vehicles equipped with a sanding system. The works to be undertaken can be split into the following tasks; TASK - Sanding Improvements - Supply and install /adjust Pressure Reducing Valve to correct setting. - Supply and replace all SDN31.1 sander units - Replace Sand - Purge sander air pipework of any contamination - Baseline sander performance to 2kg/min TASK - Compressor Improvements - Supply replacement compressor "oil trap" filter and "micromesh" coalescing filters and any associated service parts for all 177 compressors. - Provide 5 working days' worth of training and competency assessment for Northern staff covering replacing compressor "oil trap" filter and "micromesh" coalescing filters and any associated service parts for all 177 compressors.

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Not publishedNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 34. The category anchor is Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railways traffic-control equipment (34630000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 344,5603 median · 24 average (1,842 of 4,560 with a bid count)3.7 average (2,057 of 4,560 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer19Not published1 average (5 of 19 with named award suppliers)Not published
Delivery region: UK1,0514 median · 58.8 average (375 of 1,051 with a bid count)5.5 average (435 of 1,051 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleKnorr Bremse are the Original Equipment Manufacturer for the sanding & compressor equipment fitted to the class 195 & 331 fleets therefore only Knorr Bremse have the capability to provide the necessary modification equipment & technical documentation to allow for the appropriate modifications to take place. In addition Northern has a pressing need to have installed the modifications prior to the start of Oct 2024 as to ensure that the works are completed prior to the leaf fall period in which train traction is reduced and the requirement for adhesion is increased. Failure to implement these modifciations could result in units being pulled from passenger services to protect passenger & colleagues welfare. Against the above logic Northern are therefore utilising exemption under reg 50, C (ii) "technical grounds" as a waiver to undertaking a competitive tender process.
Rationale classificationsThe procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

015918-2024-1

Statusactive

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04690c
Latest release ID015918-2024
Latest release timestampMon May 20 2024 16:59:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodlimited
Procurement method detailsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0025
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release3

Notice history

DateEventReference
20 May 2024award, contract015918-2024

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
20 May 2024 · 015918-2024 · award, contract
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