Supply of Sectioning Devices for Overhead Line Equipment

Network Rail Framework Agreement.

United Kingdom-Milton Keynes: Overhead electrical equipment

2015/S 051-089348

Contract notice – utilities

Supplies

Directive 2004/17/EC

Section I: Contracting entity

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

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
The Quadrant MK Elder Gate
Contact point(s): National Supply Chain, The Quadrant MK
For the attention of: Sharon Graham
MK9 1EN Milton Keynes
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: sharon.graham@networkrail.co.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting entity: www.networkrail.co.uk

Further information 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)Main activity

Railway services

I.3)Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities

The contracting entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting entities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

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

Supply of Sectioning Devices for Overhead Line Equipment.

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

Supplies
Purchase

NUTS code UK

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

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 3

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 5

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

Network Rail (NR) requires the manufacture and supply of Section Insulators and short Neutral Sections in order to meet the needs of its internal and external customers for electrified railway works in Great Britain.
The purpose of Section Insulators and short Neutral Sections is to provide mechanical continuity in the overhead contact system of the railway whilst at the same time providing electrical discontinuity.
Tenderers will be required to supply different types of Section Insulators and short Neutral Sections to suit NR’s existing and proposed new electrification for 25 KV AC electrified overhead line systems.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

31682400, 34632300

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

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Network Rail (NR) requires the manufacture and supply of Sectioning Devices which comprise of Section Insulators and short Neutral Sections in order to meet the needs of its internal and external customers for electrified railway works in Great Britain.
The indicative volumes based on estimates of build and maintenance over the contract term range from 500-1 200, and the ratio of Section Insulators to short Neutral Sections is approximately 10:1. Better detail on the requirements and quantities of sectioning devices will be provided with the Pre-Qualification documents.
Suppliers will be expected to work closely and in partnership with Network Rail.

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: In addition to the 5 year contract period, Network Rail will retain the option to extend the contract by up to a further 3 years.

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

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

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

A Bond /Parent Guarantee may be required. Participant will be advised during the course of the tender exercise if these are 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:

1 member of any group will be required to accept Prime Contractor status. Alliances and Consortiums will be required to accept joint and several liability.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions:

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

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

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: This is a negotiated procedure with a call for competition. Suppliers will be expected to comply with all instructions during the course of the tender. Any supplier who wishes to be considered for this contract must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) via email for the attention of Sharon Graham at sharon.graham@networkrail.co.uk no later that 12:00 on 24.3.2015. Please note that a Pre qualifications questionnaire will be sent out on 30.3.2015.

Network Rail may also hold a supplier engagement briefing where further details regarding the supplies and tender process will be made available.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Suppliers will be expected to fully meet the Technical evaluation criteria, which is laid down in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

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.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

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

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: yes
Additional information about electronic auction:

IV.3)Administrative information

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

NSC – Sectioning Devices

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

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 24.3.2015 – 12:00
Payable documents: no

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

21.4.2015 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

IV.3.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information:

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:

10.3.2015