Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Rail Replacement Bus Services - Planned and Unplanned, Ref GTR0456 REV
Authority: GOVIA THAMELINK RAILWAY LIMITED·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPublic Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations compliant Rail Replacement Bus Services for both planned and unplanned requirements across the GTR network. Please note the contract end date may be subject to the requirements of the National Rail Contract. This tender process is being carried out in accordance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016
- Recurrence: At end of contract, if at all, i.e. 5 years.
CPV: Railway transport services · Road transport services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · 2 with a published value (£56,000,000 together)Lot #1Planned Rail Replacement Bus ServiceCancelled East of England, London +1Lot estimate not published
Rail Replacement Bus Services - Planned
Lot #2Unplanned Rail Replacement Bus ServiceCancelled East of England, London +1Lot estimate not published
Rail Replacement Bus Services - Unplanned
Lot #3Provision of Rail Replacement Bus Services - PlannedCancelledRenewal UK, South EastPublished value£50,000,000
GTR are looking to procure a partner to provide PSVAR (Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations) compliant Rail Replacement Bus Services for both planned and unplanned requirements across the GTR network. The purpose is to run a competitive tender to gain a partner to deliver the Rail Replacement Bus Service and to ensure: - Alignment to GTR's vision/values/strategic pillars, - Robust SLAs/KPIs to drive the right behaviours - Bus tracking technology and real time management information to identify trends and efficiencies, The Lot 1 value of the contract will be (estimated) £10m per annum (subject to demand) for Lot 1 and the contract duration will be for up to 5 years, i.e. £10m x 5 years = £50m estimated for Lot 1.
Lot #4Provision of Rail Replacement Bus Services - Un-plannedCancelledRenewal UK, South EastPublished value£6,000,000
Lot 2 value estimated at £6m over the 5 year life of the contract (i.e. circa £1.2m per year)
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)
- Full details as stated in our documents: 50%
- price: 50%
- Shortlisting
- GTR are looking to procure a partner(s) to provide PSVAR compliant Rail Replacement Bus Services for both Planned and Unplanned requirements across the GTR Network in the North and South of England. At present GTR currently have one incumbent supplier who manage both the Planned and Unplanned Rail Replacement Bus Services in the North and South of England. The purpose is to run a competitive tender to gain a partner(s) to deliver the Rail Replacement Bus Service and to ensure: • Alignment to GTR's vision/values/strategic pillars • Robust SLA's/KPI's to drive the right behaviours • Bus Tracking technology and real time management information to identify trends and efficiencies The final structure of the Tender may be based around a combined package or geographical packaged lots. The combined value of all these lots will be for up to £15m per annum and the contract award will be for a duration of up to 5 years. The annual value could vary due to annual budget reviews and depending on external impacts to the railway network. About GTR: • 4 individual consumer brands (Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern & Thameslink) running across an extended geography with multiple train and station operational models. • 239 managed stations. • over 500 units in its train fleet. • GTR has one of the largest estates amongst UK TOCs, with a geographically far reaching network covering over 800 route miles across the South East of England. • GTR had the largest number of passenger journeys at 19% of all UK journeys (ORR data 2018-19), a 7% increase on the previous year. This creates unique challenges (particularly of scale) of how SQR will be managed to deliver to contractual obligations and used to drive positive change.
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · At end of contract, if at all, i.e. 5 years.
- First published
- 18 Feb 2022, 12:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Feb 2023, 14:05 GMT
- Authority reference
GTR0456 REV- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-005185- Accelerated
- As permitted by Reg 47 the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0318c1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: It has become clear through the clarification process that there is potential for bidders to make different interpretations of the SQ requirements and this will mean that GTR will likely have difficulties in evaluating submissions on an equal basis. GTR is also aware of some inconsistencies in the documents issued. GTR will therefore review all documentation to ensure that the requirements are clear and explicit and so that bidders are able to bid on a common basis. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=761721197" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=761721197</a> GO Reference: GO-2023221-PRO-22175115
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Feb 2023, 09:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Deposits and guarantees
- As detailed within our documents
Timeline
15 Feb 2023 → 14 Aug 2023 · 4 dates- Invitations to tender expected15 Feb 2023
- Submission deadline20 Feb 2023, 09:00 GMT
- Notice published21 Feb 2023, 14:05 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until14 Aug 2023, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 11 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Nov 2022- Status changed to complete21 Nov 2022, 10:53 GMT
- Buyer details updated21 Nov 2022, 10:53 GMT
- Published value updated to £56,000,00026 Jan 2023, 19:07 GMTwas £500,000
- Status changed to active26 Jan 2023, 19:07 GMT
- Deadline moved to 10 Feb 2023, 23:59 GMT26 Jan 2023, 19:07 GMT+341 days · was 7 Mar 2022, 10:00 GMT
- Buyer details updated26 Jan 2023, 19:07 GMT
- Deadline moved to 14 Feb 2023, 09:00 GMT3 Feb 2023, 10:05 GMT+3 days · was 10 Feb 2023, 23:59 GMT
- Deadline moved to 20 Feb 2023, 09:00 GMT3 Feb 2023, 10:05 GMT+6 days · was 14 Feb 2023, 09:00 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled3 Feb 2023, 16:05 GMT
Published amendments (3 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateIV.2.2 · IV.2 | 14 Feb 2023 | 20 Feb 2023 | +6 d |
Estimated total value £5,000,000.00
Estimated Contract Value: £50,000,000
Change of closing date - Revised date is now 20 February. Full details of this opportunity are available form www.delta-esourcing.com and use the following Access Code : K69PRBVV78 For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Road-transport-services./K69PRBVV78" target="_blank">https://www.d…
Routine re-releases (11)
- 2023-02: 3 releases · 3 Feb 2023, 3 Feb 2023
- 2023-01: 1 release · 26 Jan 2023
- 2022-11: 1 release · 21 Nov 2022
- 2022-02: 3 releases · 18 Feb 2022, 21 Feb 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast7 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Govia Thameslink Railway LtdContracting authorityRailway services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- GOVIA THAMESLINK RAILWAY LIMITEDReview body
- Go Ahead GroupReview body
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria