UK-York: rolling stock

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

GIORK

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:122326-2008

Publication Date:

May 9, 2008

Deadline:

Jun 6, 2008

Buyer:

NORTHERN RAIL LIMITED

Original Language:

English

Address:

NORTHERN RAIL LIMITED
YORK
United Kingdom

Web Site:

www.northernrail.org

Notice Type: 2140
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 90/2008
, #
122326-2008
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Negotiated procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Supplies
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Northern Rail Limited, 6th
floor, Northern House, 9 Rougier street, Contact: Head of Procurement,
Attn: Simon Taylor, UK-York YO1 6HZ. Tel. 019 04 56 88 88. E-mail:
simon.taylor@northernrail.org. Fax 019 04 56 86 90.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.northernrail.org.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s).
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Other: Train Operating Company.
General public services.
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:
Provision of design, build and / or finance and / or maintenance of tram
train rolling stock.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Supplies.
A combination of purchase, lease, rental and hire purchase.
Main place of delivery: UK.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Northern Rail
is procuring via the negotiated procedure a party or parties to supply and
maintain a fleet of Diesel / Electric Tram Trains to be operated on a
trial on the UK Rail Network and potentially on street running. Northern
Rail wish to procure the supply of vehicles, maintenance and finance.
Further details and specifications will be available to appropriate
suppliers within the Invitation to Tender Expressions of interest are
invited from organisations that can demonstrate : A. Having the technical
capability and financial standing to supply and manage the complete
package of rolling stock delivery, finance and maintenance (potentially
including facilities); or B. Capability to arrange the finance necessary
for the acquisition and ownership of the rolling stock in conjunction with
a suitable manufacturer to supply rolling stock to undertake the trial.
Northern Rail will consider proposals for options to design, build, and /
or finance and / or maintain the fleet.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 35220000, 50222000,
60111000, 60112000, 66000000, 66200000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Supply and maintain 5 - 7 Tram Train
Units for the duration of the trial, phase one of which is planned to run
for 2 years.
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR.
II.2.2) Options: No.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 48 (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: Information to be provided in
the ITT.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: Information to be
provided in the ITT.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Information to be provided in the ITT.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Proven record of capital
asset finance.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: Proven design, delivery and operation
of Tram Train Unit. Alternatively, proven record of capital asset finance.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Negotiated.
Candidates have already been selected: no.
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or
dialogue: Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of
solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated yes.
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) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive documentPayable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
6.6.2008.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: No.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 7.5.2008.

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