Internet Services for Virgin Trains

The project will deliver high quality, high speed digital connectivity free for all Virgin Trains customers on the West Coast Mainline (WCML).

United Kingdom-Birmingham: Wireless telecommunications system

2015/S 043-074538

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

West Coast Trains Limited
1st Floor, Meridian, 85 Smallbrook Queensway
Contact point(s): West Coast Trains Limited
For the attention of: Sue Littleford
B5 4HA Birmingham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 7799336635
E-mail: sue.littleford@virgintrains.co.uk
Fax: +44 1216547310

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.virgintrains.co.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.virgintrains.co.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

I.3)Main activity

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

VT/CN/Digital/Data Connectivity.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 5: Telecommunications services

NUTS code UK

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The project will deliver high quality, high speed digital connectivity free for all Virgin Trains customers on the West Coast Mainline (WCML). The service will provide reliable and continuous data connectivity from our trains on the WCML regardless of the environmental challenges that are posed such as by tunnels and cuttings. Virgin Trains passengers have high expectations with regards to the customer experience and the services which we offer them — as part of this new service the project aims to exceed their expectations and deliver a world class high-speed mobile data network capable of providing up to 600 digital users per train with free access to Internet based services.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

32510000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

II.2.2)Information about options

II.2.3)Information about renewals

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Negotiated
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures) no

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged number of operators: 1

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

REF 00000051

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 6.4.2015 – 09:00
Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

6.4.2015 – 09:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information

This Contract is being procured using an e-tendering system called In-Tend. If you are not currently registered you must first register at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/virgintrains/

To view any opportunities or to express interest in please follow the on-screen commands.
Any clarification questions MUST be raised via In-Tend. Any notifications regarding this opportunity will be issued via In-Tend. It is your responsibility to check In-Tend to be aware of any updates.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

26.2.2015