HS2 General Rail Consultancy Contract

Contract value:£25,000 – £50,000. Stoke-on-Trent City Council wishes to appoint a general rail consultant to provide high level strategic overview of a number of key elements of the HS2 ‘Stoke Route’ proposition, as set out in the Stoke-on-Trent response to the HS2 Phase 2 consultation.HS2 – GENERAL RAIL CONSULTANCY

Reference number: CR2014/1367* (pqq18634/itt29785)

Deadline date:16/04/2014

This deadline is for… Deadline for Expression of Interest

Contract value:£25,000 – £50,000

Location where the contract is to be carried out: Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent,

Is this suitable for smaller suppliers? Yes

Is this contract suitable for a voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations? No

Name of the buying organisation: Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Description of the contract

Stoke-on-Trent City Council wishes to appoint a general rail consultant to provide high level strategic overview of a number of key elements of the HS2 ‘Stoke Route’ proposition, as set out in the Stoke-on-Trent response to the HS2 Phase 2 consultation

Documents

Classification of the contract

71311200 Transport systems consultancy services

Additional information

Contract type: Services – 11

Is it a framework agreement? No

Is this contract related to a programme of funding? No

Contract will be awarded based on: Most economically advantageous tender in terms of: The criteria stated in the contract documents

Estimated length of contract: 28/04/2014 – 04/08/2014

Who to contact

Contact name Mrs Denise Stockton

Organisation name Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Address Corporate Procurement, Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 1HH

Telephone 01782232724

Extension number:

Fax

Email denise.stockton@stoke.gov.uk

Web address

How to apply

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. This is being tendered electronically ITT reference: 29785, please see supplier instructions below Supplier Instructions: 1. Browse to the WMCoE eSourcing Portal: https://iewm.bravosolution.co.uk/sotandstaffordshireauthorities/ 2. Click the “Click here to register” link 3. Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue” 4. Enter your correct business and user details 5. Note the username you chose and click “save” when complete 6. You will receive an email with your unique password (keep this secure) 7. Login to the portal with the username/password 8. Click the “ITTs open to all suppliers” link. (These are ITTs open to any registered supplier) 9. Click on the relevant ITT to access the content 10. Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” on the left-hand side of the page. This will move the ITT over to the “My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) 11. Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page 12. You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” 13. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT If you require any further assistance the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon-Fri – 8am-6pm on: email: help@bravosolution.co.uk Telephone No: 0800 368 4850 / Fax No: 020 7080 0480 Response Address: This is an electronic tendering exercise and completed documents should be returned to https://iewm.bravosolution.co.uk/sotandstaffordshireauthorities/