Transport Professional Services Framework

United Kingdom-Manchester: Transport systems consultancy services

2015/S 231-420175

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Transport for Greater Manchester
2 Piccadilly Place
Contact point(s): https://procontract.due-north.com/register
For the attention of: Gemma Isles
M1 3BG Manchester
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1612441693
E-mail: procurement@tfgm.com

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.tfgm.com

Electronic access to information: http://procontract.due-north.com/register

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://procontract.due-north.com/register

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

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

General public services
Other: provision of public transport

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

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Transport for North
c/o 2 Piccadilly Place
M1 3BG Manchester
UNITED KINGDOM

Passenger Transport Executive Group (PTEG)
Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street
LS1 2DE Leeds
UNITED KINGDOM

Cheshire West and Chester Council
Nicholas Street
CH1 2NP Chester
UNITED KINGDOM

Bolton Council
Howell Croft North
BL1 1QY Bolton
UNITED KINGDOM

Bury Council
Town Hall, Knowsley Street
BL9 0SW Bury
UNITED KINGDOM

Manchester City Council
Town Hall Extension, Mount Street
M60 2LA Manchester
UNITED KINGDOM

Oldham Council
Civic Centre, West Street
OL1 1UT Oldham
UNITED KINGDOM

Rochdale Borough Council
Number One Riverside, Smith Street
OL16 1XU Rochdale
UNITED KINGDOM

Salford Council
Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton
M27 5AW Salford
UNITED KINGDOM

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Town Hall, Edward Street
SK1 3XE Stockport
UNITED KINGDOM

Trafford Council
Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford
M32 0TH Manchester
UNITED KINGDOM

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Town Hall, King Street
SK16 4LA Dukinfield
UNITED KINGDOM

Wigan Council
Civic Centre, Millgate
WN1 1AZ Wigan
UNITED KINGDOM

Merseytravel
PO Box 1976
L69 3HN Liverpool
UNITED KINGDOM

South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
11 Broad Street West
S1 2BQ Sheffield
UNITED KINGDOM

Nexus
Nexus House, St James’ Boulevard
NE1 4AX Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM

Centro
Centro House, 16 Summer Lane
B19 3SD Birmingham
UNITED KINGDOM

West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street
LS1 2DE Leeds
UNITED KINGDOM

Rail North
Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street
LS1 2DE Leeds
UNITED KINGDOM

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street
M1 6EU Manchester
UNITED KINGDOM

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

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

Transport Professional Services Framework.

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

Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Manchester.

NUTS code UKD3

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: 60

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 60 000 000 and 80 000 000 GBP

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

Provision of transport-related professional consultancy services including but not limited to systems, strategy, commercial, financial, design and engineering advisory services.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311200, 66171000, 71311000, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

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: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Provision of transport consultancy services to include the following strategic lots and specialist sub-lots: Transport Systems (1), Railway Systems (A), Intelligent Transport Systems (B), Public Transport Operations (C), Transport Strategy (2), Traffic Engineering (D), Development of Transport Policies and Strategies (E), Transport Appraisal for Funding Decisions (F), Transport Network Modelling (G), Fares, Ticketing and Marketing Strategy (H), Transport-Related Commercial and Financial Advice (3), Research and Consultation Activity (4), Transport Surveys and Data Collection (5), Transport Architectural Design Services (6), Transport-related Civil and Structural Advice and Services (7), Highway Asset and Network Management Professional Services (I), Structural Engineering (J), Civil Engineering (K), Transport-Wide Engineering Consultancy Services (8), Programme / Project Management (L), Quantity Surveying (M), Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (N), Environmental Services (O) and Transport Multi-Disciplinary Services (9).
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 60 000 000 and 80 000 000 EUR

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

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: 48 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: Transport Systems (1)

1)Short description

Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in lots A (Railway Systems), B (Intelligent Transport Systems) and C (Public Transport Operations).

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311200, 66171000, 71311000, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 2 Lot title: Railway Systems (A)

1)Short description

Consultancy services for railway systems including investigation, planning, design, operations and maintenance.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311200, 66171000, 71311000, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 3 Lot title: Intelligent Transport Systems (B)

1)Short description

Consultancy services for Intelligent Transport Systems including integration of technology systems and design of single mode and multi-modal control centres.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311200, 66171000, 71311000, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 4 Lot title: Public Transport Operations (C)

1)Short description

Consultancy services for Public Transport Operations including operational feasibility and performance, investigation, planning, outline and detailed design, operations and maintenance.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311200, 66171000, 71311000, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 5 Lot title: Transport Strategy (2)

1)Short description

Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in lots D (Traffic Engineering), E (Development of Transport Policies and Strategies), F (Transport Appraisal for Funding Decisions), G (Transport Network Modelling) and H (Fares, Ticketing and Marketing Strategy).

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311200, 66171000, 71311000, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 6 Lot title: Traffic Engineering (D)

1)Short description

Consultancy services for Traffic Engineering including traffic management, parking schemes, highways engineering, traffic control and bus priority measures, traffic junction modelling, scheme design, implementation and appraisal.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311200, 66171000, 71311000, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 7 Lot title: Development of Transport Policies and Strategies (E)

1)Short description

Consultancy services for Development of Transport Policies and Strategies including high level work required to aid the advancement of a business case required for funding decisions.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311200, 66171000, 71311000, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 8 Lot title: Transport Appraisal for Funding Decisions (F)

1)Short description

Consultancy services for Transport Appraisal for Funding Decisions to support the preparation of economic business cases for specific schemes.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311200, 66171000, 71311000, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 9 Lot title: Transport Network Modelling (G)

1)Short description

Consultancy services for Transport Network Modelling including strategic and micro-simulation transport modelling for specific schemes.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311200, 66171000, 71311000, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 10 Lot title: Fares, Ticketing and Marketing Strategy (H)

1)Short description

Consultancy services for Fares, Ticketing and Marketing Strategy.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311200, 66171000, 71311000, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 11 Lot title: Transport-Related Commercial and Financial Advice (3)

1)Short description

Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in commercial and financial advisory services.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

66171000, 79221000, 71311000, 71311200, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 12 Lot title: Research and Consultation Activity (4)

1)Short description

Strategic consultancy services with capabilities including identification, development and provision of research and consultation techniques and tools.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311200, 66171000, 71311000, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 13 Lot title: Transport Surveys and Data Collection (5)

1)Short description

Strategic consultancy services including the provision of human and technological resource to manage and undertake transport surveys covering all modes of transport.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311200, 66171000, 71311000, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 14 Lot title: Transport Architectural Design Services (6)

1)Short description

Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in transport architectural design.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79415200, 66171000, 71311000, 71311200, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 15 Lot title: Transport-Related Civil and Structural Advice and Services (7)

1)Short description

Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in lots I (Highway Asset and Network Management Professional Services), J (Structural Engineering) and K (Civil Engineering).

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311000, 71312000, 71311210, 71311200, 66171000, 71311300, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 16 Lot title: Highway Asset and Network Management Professional Services (I)

1)Short description

Consultancy services with capabilities in highways asset management and network management services.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311210, 66171000, 71311000, 71311200, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 17 Lot title: Structural Engineering (Transport) (J)

1)Short description

Consultancy services with capabilities in structural engineering advisory services.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71312000, 66171000, 71311000, 71311200, 71311210, 71311300, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 18 Lot title: Civil Engineering (Transport) (K)

1)Short description

Consultancy services with capabilities in civil engineering advisory services.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311000, 66171000, 71311200, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 19 Lot title: Transport-Wide Engineering Consultancy Services (8)

1)Short description

Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in lots L (Programme / Project Management), M (Quantity Surveying), N (Mechanical and Electrical Engineering) and O (Environmental Services).

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311200, 71313000, 72224000, 66171000, 71311000, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71315200, 71530000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 20 Lot title: Programme / Project Management (Transport) (L)

1)Short description

Consultancy services with capabilities in Programme and Project Management.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

72224000, 66171000, 71311000, 71311200, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 21 Lot title: Quantity Surveying (Transport) (M)

1)Short description

Consultancy services with capabilities in Quantity Surveying.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

72224000, 66171000, 71311000, 71311200, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 22 Lot title: Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Transport) (N)

1)Short description

Consultancy services with capabilities in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Services.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311300, 66171000, 71311000, 71311200, 71311210, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 23 Lot title: Environmental Services (Transport) (O)

1)Short description

Consultancy services with capabilities in Environmental Services.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71313000, 66171000, 71311000, 71311200, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 24 Lot title: Transport Multi-Disciplinary Services (9)

1)Short description

Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in 3 or more of the other strategic lots (numerical).

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71311200, 66171000, 71311000, 71311210, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71315200, 71530000, 72224000, 79221000, 79415200

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Transport for Greater Manchester’s requirements are set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

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

Transport for Greater Manchester’s requirements are set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

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

Transport for Greater Manchester’s requirements are set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

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

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Transport for Greater Manchester’s requirements are set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Transport for Greater Manchester’s requirements are set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Transport for Greater Manchester’s requirements are set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

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

Open

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

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:

SCP150422

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

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

Payable documents: no

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

12.2.2016 – 12:00

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

Duration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

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

Full tender documentation is available at https://procontract.due-north.com/register. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) reserves the right to disqualify tenders that are submitted by any other means. The Framework will be available for all organisations affiliated with TfGM including Transport for North, Rail North, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Association of Greater Manchester Authorities members (https://www.agma.gov.uk/), Passenger Transport Executive Group, PTEG members (http://www.pteg.net/) and Cheshire West and Chester Council (http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/). Currently, Transport for North is not a contracting authority and therefore, Transport for Greater Manchester will be procuring services on behalf of Transport for North until it becomes a formal body at which point Transport for North will be able to use this framework in its own name.

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

Transport for Greater Manchester
2 Piccadilly Place
M1 3BG Manchester
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1612441693

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

26.11.2015