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UK-Abingdon: transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation 2010/S 4-004183

Prequalification Notice

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   ABINGDON
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:4183-2010
Publication Date:   Jan 7, 2010
Buyer:   ACHILLES INFORMATION LIMITED
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   ACHILLES INFORMATION LIMITED
ABINGDON
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.achilles.com

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 25C0 - Qualification system with call for competition
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 4/2010, #4183-2010
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Qualification system
Type of Bid Required: Not applicable
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

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QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – UTILITIES
This notice is a call for competition: yes
SECTION I: CONTRACTING ENTITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Achilles Information Limited,
30 Park Gate, Milton Park, Attn: The Link-up Customer Care Team, Abingdon
OX14 1SH, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1235861118. E-mail:
link-up@achilles.com. Fax +44 1235838096.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.achilles.com.
Further information concerning the qualification system can be obtained
at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Further documentation can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Requests to participate or candidatures must be sent to: As in
above-mentioned contact point(s).
I.2) MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY: Railway
services
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE QUALIFICATION SYSTEM
II.1) TITLE ATTRIBUTED TO THE QUALIFICATION SYSTEM BY THE CONTRACTING
ENTITY: Link-up - The Rail Industry Supplier Qualification and
Registration Scheme.
II.2) TYPE OF CONTRACT: Supplies.
II.3) DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKS, SERVICES OR GOODS TO BE PROCURED THROUGH
THE QUALIFICATION SYSTEM: This notice relates to contracts that may be
awarded by companies in the transport sector in the next 12 months through
the use of the Link-up qualification and registration system database
managed by Achilles Information Limited (see details below).
Further details of the transport companies that subscribe to Link-up are
given in section VI of this notice.
The Link-up coding structure, against which suppliers indicate their areas
of capability, is based on a hierarchy and is driven by a combination of
industry assets, products and services with associated lifecycle
activities.
There are 19 level 1 codes supported by a series of level 2 and 3 codes.
For example:
Level 1 codes:
01 - Signalling
02 - Information Technology
03 - Track
Etc.
Level 2 codes (shown under the level 1 code 01 - Signalling):
0101 - Train Detection Systems
0102 - Lineside Signals & Indicators
Etc.
Each level 2 code has one or more detailed level 3 codes, in turn each
level 3 code is associated with one or more possible lifecycle activities,
covering consultancy through to repair and ultimately disposal. Only the
Level 1 and Level 2 Codes are shown here, the more detailed Level 3 and
Activity Lifecycle codes are available to those seeking qualification.
The level 3s can have both open and closed activities as appropriate for
the intersection. For example, it is not possible to demolish a Track
Circuit in the true sense of the word, so the DEMolish activity will be
closed and it will not be possible for suppliers to select it during the
application process.
Every open intersection of a level 3 code and lifecycle activity has one
of the following levels of qualification:
R - Registration.
S - Scored Evaluation.
A - Auditable.
Current registered suppliers can download an up to date Product Code
Booklet via their access to the Rail Portal. The codes may change as a
result of periodic system updates and those changes are summarised in the
notes towards the front of the booklet. It is therefore advisable to
always download the most up to date booklet rather than referring to a
previously downloaded or printed version.
Suppliers considering registering and wishing to view the product codes
beforehand may contact the Achilles Customer Care team at the contact
details shown in section I.1.
01 Signalling
0101 Train Detection Systems
0102 Lineside Signals & Indicators
0103 Points Machines - Electric & Hydraulic
0104 Staff Protection Systems - Permanent
0105 Interlocking Systems - Excluding Mechanical
0106 Control Systems
0107 Train Describers
0108 Level Crossings
0109 Power Supplies
0110 Mechanical Signalling & Interlocking
0111 Train Protection Systems
0112 Transmission
0113 Event Logging & Condition Monitoring
0185 Contingent Labour (Signalling)
0190 Materials & Parts (Signalling)
02 IT
0201 Application Development
0202 System Integration
0203 IT Infrastructure Services - Enterprise Operations
0204 IT Infrastructure Services - Service Desk
0205 IT Infrastructure Services - Network Management
0206 IT Infrastructure Services - Application Management
0207 IT Infrastructure Services - Security/Audit
0208 Business Voice/Data Communications
0291 Materials & Parts (IT Hardware)
0292 Materials & Parts (IT Software)
0293 Materials & Parts (IT Consumables)
03 Track
0301 Plain Line Track
0302 Switches & Crossing
0303 Track Drainage
0304 Infrastructure Fences, Barriers & Boundary Gates
0305 Rail Adhesion Services
0306 Rail Conditioning Services
0385 Contingent Labour (Track)
0391 Materials & Parts (Rail)
0392 Materials & Parts (Switch & Crossing Units)
0393 Materials & Parts (Sleepers)
0394 Materials & Parts (Track Support) AMENDED TITLE
0395 Materials & Parts (Troughing)
0396 Materials & Parts (Ancillary Track Related)
04 Consultancy/Functional Support
0401 Business Consulting
0402 Civil Engineering
0403 Commercial Services
0404 Electrification
0405 Environment
0406 Financial
0407 Fixed Infrastructure Plant
0408 HR
0409 IT
0410 Land & Property
0411 Legal
0412 Media
0413 Occupational Health & Safety
0414 Operational Planning
0415 Plant & Tools
0416 Project Management
0417 Quality Management
0418 Building
0419 Rail Vehicles (Infrastructure)
0420 Recruitment Services
0421 Research & Development
0422 Risk Management
0423 Safety Management
0424 Signalling
0425 Telecomms
0426 Track
0427 Training (Business & Management)
0428 Training (Health, Safety & Environment)
0429 Training (IT)
0430 Training (Railway Skills)
0431 Value Management
05 Travel & Accommodation
0501 Air & Sea Travel
0502 Road Travel (Including Taxis & Chauffeurs)
0503 Rail Travel
0504 Accommodation (Including Hotels, Seminars & Conferences)
0505 Booking Services
06 Facilities & Property Management
0601 General Building Management
0602 Cleaning
0603 Security
0604 Fire Services
0605 Waste Management
0606 Food & Catering
0607 Archiving
0608 Reprographics & Printing
0609 Distribution Services (Including Mail Courier)
0610 Garden Services/Plants
0611 Station Operational Services
0612 Car Parking Services
07 Infrastructure Support
0701 Possession Management
0702 Trackworker Protection
0703 Graffiti Removal
0704 Leaf Fall & Vegetation Clearance
0705 Weed Killing
0706 Pollution Services
0707 Pest Control
0708 Fatality Management
0709 Drainage Clearance
0710 Litter Clearance
0711 Scrap Clearance
0712 Fly Tipping Removal
0713 Animal Management
08 Building Works
0801 Substructure & Superstructure
0802 Building Work
0803 Building Services
0804 Specialist Services
0805 Shopfitting
0806 Lifts & Escalators
0807 Operational Walkways & Platforms
0808 Hardstandings & Roadways
0885 Contingent Labour (Building Works)
0890 Materials & Parts (Building Works)
09 Staff Equipment & Facilities/Property Supplies
0901 Furniture & Ancillary Equipment
0902 Stationery, Books & Magazines
0903 Kitchen & Domestic Equipment (Including White Goods)
0904 Uniform Clothing
0905 PPE (Including Footwear)
0906 Electrical Equipment (Including TV, DVD/VCR, Shredders)
0907 Prescribed Operational Equipment
0908 Chemicals, Coatings & Lubricants
0909 Janitorial Supplies
0910 Medical & First Aid Equipment
0911 Fire Safety Accessories & Equipment
0912 Security Equipment (Alarms etc)
0913 Hardware (Including Signage, Locks & Lamps)
0990 Materials & Parts (Ancillary Staff Equipment/Facilities Supplies)
10 Road Fleet
1001 Vehicle Leasing
1002 Vehicle Rental
1003 Fuel Management
1004 Fleet Management Services
1090 Materials & Parts (Road Fleet)
11 Energy & Utilities
1101 Electricity (Half Hour)
1102 Electricity (Not Half Hour)
1103 Water & Sewage
1104 Mains Gas
1105 Oil, Gas (Delivered), Coal & Coke
1106 Energy & Utilities Services
1107 CCTV Operations
12 Civils
1201 Overbridges
1202 Underbridges
1203 Footbridges
1204 Tunnels
1205 Culverts, Subways & Undertrack Crossings
1206 Cable Route Works (Including Troughing & Ducts)
1207 Retaining Walls
1208 Coastal/Estuary Defences
1209 Earthworks
1210 Equipment Support Structures
1211 Structures Assessment
1212 Structures Examination
1213 Specialist Services (Civils)
1285 Contingent Labour (Civils)
1290 Materials & Parts (Civils)
13 Telecomms
1301 Operational Telecomms
1302 Transmission
1303 Radio
1304 CCTV
1305 CIS
1385 Contingent Labour (Telecomms)
1390 Materials & Parts (Telecomms)
14 Electrification
1401 OHLE Systems
1402 DC Conductor Rail Systems
1403 HV-AC Distribution Systems (Traction)
1404 DC Distribution Systems (Traction)
1405 SCADA
1485 Contingent Labour (Electrification)
1491 Materials & Parts (Cable)
1492 Materials & Parts (Catenary Wire)
1493 Materials & Parts (Switchgear)
1494 Materials & Parts (Transformer Rectifiers)
1495 Materials & Parts (Insulators)
1496 Materials & Parts (Ancillary Electrification Related)
15 Fixed Infrastructure Plant
1501 LV Distribution Systems
1502 Non Traction HV Electrical Sub-stations & Compounds
1503 Operational Lighting
1504 Points Heating
1505 Tunnel Ventilation
1506 Remote Monitoring Systems
1507 Operational Plant
1508 Depot Plant
1590 Materials & Parts (Fixed Infrastructure Plant)
16 Rail Vehicles (Infrastructure)
1601 Materials Delivery Fleet
1602 Infrastructure Monitoring Fleet
1603 Railhead Conditioning Fleet
1604 Multi Purpose Vehicles (MPVs)
1605 Infrastructure Maintenance & Renewal Fleet
1606 Incident Fleet
1607 Snow Clearance
1608 Locomotives
1609 Load Units
1690 Materials & Parts (Rail Vehicles (Infrastructure)
17 Plant & Tools
1701 In Possession Machines
1702 General Plant
1703 Small Plant
1704 Hand Tools
1790 Materials & Parts (Plant & Tools)
18 Logistics
1801 Road Haulage
1802 Rail Haulage
1803 Local Distribution Centre (LDC) Logistics
1804 Used Materials & Rail Clearance/Disposal
1805 Maintenance Spares
19 Rail Vehicles (Passenger & Freight)
1901 Vehicles
1902 Train Operations
1985 Contingent Labour (Rail Vehicles (Passenger & Freight)
1990 Materials & Parts (Rail Vehicles (Passenger & Freight).
II.4) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 34000000, 03000000, 09000000,
14000000, 15000000, 16000000, 18000000, 19000000, 22000000, 24000000.
II.5) CONTRACTS COVERED BY THIS QUALIFICATION SYSTEM ARE COVERED BY THE
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (GPA): Yes.
II.1) TITLE ATTRIBUTED TO THE QUALIFICATION SYSTEM BY THE CONTRACTING
ENTITY: Link-up - The Rail Industry Supplier Qualification and
Registration Scheme.
II.2) TYPE OF CONTRACT: Supplies.
II.3) DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKS, SERVICES OR GOODS TO BE PROCURED THROUGH
THE QUALIFICATION SYSTEM: —.
II.4) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 34000000, 30000000, 31000000,
32000000, 33000000, 35000000, 37000000, 38000000, 39000000, 41000000.
II.5) CONTRACTS COVERED BY THIS QUALIFICATION SYSTEM ARE COVERED BY THE
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (GPA): Yes.
II.1) TITLE ATTRIBUTED TO THE QUALIFICATION SYSTEM BY THE CONTRACTING
ENTITY: Link-up - The Rail Industry Supplier Qualification and
Registration Scheme.
II.2) TYPE OF CONTRACT: Supplies.
II.3) DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKS, SERVICES OR GOODS TO BE PROCURED THROUGH
THE QUALIFICATION SYSTEM: —.
II.4) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 34000000, 42000000, 43000000,
44000000, 48000000.
II.5) CONTRACTS COVERED BY THIS QUALIFICATION SYSTEM ARE COVERED BY THE
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (GPA): Yes.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.1.1) Qualification for the system Conditions to be fulfilled by
economic operators in view of their qualification: This notice announces
the existence of the qualification/registration scheme operated by
Achilles Information Ltd (Link-up) on behalf of the contracting entities
listed in VI.3, hereinafter referred to as 'subscribers'. It incorporates
any changes that have occurred since the last notice and supersedes it.
Link-up has been established as an industry-based service to assist the UK
rail companies, their associated transport activities and other
transport-related organisations including the airport, bus and port
sectors, by providing efficiencies through the administration of a single
qualification scheme and database. For all of the product and service
categories listed, Link-up will provide a register of suppliers and
contractors to the subscribers listed in VI.3, and for some of the
categories a second stage qualification will be applied as part of the
scheme.
Registered and qualified suppliers may be considered by subscribers for
contract opportunities, without further notification of requirements in
the 'Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union'. Each
subscriber may impose further qualification stages and in addition certain
contract opportunities may be published separately, even though they
relate to the product and service categories listed in II.1.2.
Each subscriber may also, at its own discretion, use the system as the
basis for selection of tender lists below EC thresholds. Each subscriber
may use the database for contracts not subject to EC rules.
There is an annual fee for registration on the Link-up database and this
is identified on the registration form sent to suppliers prior to joining
the scheme.
Those Suppliers wishing to register on the Link-up database should reply
to the address in I.1. Applicants will be sent a registration form, which
should be returned, accompanied by the registration fee, levied as a
contribution towards the annual administration costs of the system.
Alternatively, applicants can complete the initial registration process
Online via the Achilles website. On receipt of the registration form and
fee (or details and fee in the case of Online applications), access to an
online questionnaire will be made available to applicants. Applying
companies should be aware that once the questionnaire is fully completed
there is a period of time necessary for processing applications prior to
making company details available to Buyers.
A visit to the applicant's premises may be necessary to confirm responses
made in the questionnaire; such visits may be charged to the applicant.
Applications to supply safety critical products and/or services will be
subject to an audit before qualification will be awarded - all applicants
will receive full details on application.
Suppliers or contractors must ensure they have completed the information
required in the Online questionnaire in order to be available for
selection by transport organisations that use Link-up to for information
needed to award contracts. Failure to complete the Online questionnaire
may affect a Suppliers ability to work on rail infrastructure and will
affect Suppliers business prospects with subscribers who use the scheme.
Further details are available from the Achilles Customer Care team at the
contact details shown in section I.1.
Methods according to which each of those conditions will be verified:
These will be described in the details of the scheme available from The
Link-up Customer Care Team.
III.1.2) Reserved contracts: No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.1.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate.
IV.1.2) An electronic auction will be used: Yes.
Additional information about electronic auction: Applicants should note
that if and when any requirement referred to in this notice is offered to
tender, this may be done in whole or part via electronic means using the
Internet and may also be through the medium of reverse auctions.
IV.2) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.2.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
Link-up QSN Supplies January 2010.
IV.2.2) Duration of the qualification system: Indefinite duration.
IV.2.3) Renewal of the qualification system: No.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) ONE OR MORE CONTRACTS COVERED BY THE QUALIFICATION SYSTEM ARE
RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS: Yes.
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): Some projects may be financed
by EU funds.
VI.2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The number of organisations that subscribe
to the Link-up Scheme as Buyers and therefore have the ability to source
suppliers using the information within, is around 115.
A subset, the organisations that are covered by EC procurement
legislation, is shown below:
Arriva Trains Wales Limited, St. Marys House, 47 Penarth Road, Cardiff,
CF10 5DJ.
BRB (Residuary) Limited, Whittles House, 14 Pentonville Road, London, N1
9HF.
C2c Rail Limited, 10th Floor, 207 Old Street, London EC1V 9NR.
Chiltern Railway Company Limited, Great Central House, Marylebone Station,
Melcombe Place, London, NW1 6JJ.
Crossrail Limited, 25 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5LQ.
DB Regio Tyne and Wear Ltd, Great Central House, Marylebone Station,
Melcombe Place, London, NW1 6JJ.
DB Regio UK Limited, Great Central House, Marylebone Station, Melcombe
Place, London, NW1 6JJ.
East Coast Main Line Company Limited, Main Headquarters Building, Station
Rise, York, YO1 1HT.
East Midlands Trains Limited, Prospect House, 1 Prospect Place, Millennium
Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8HG.
Eurostar (UK) Limited, Times House, Bravingtons Walk, Regents Quarter,
London, N1 9AW.
Eurostar Group Limited, Times House, Bravingtons Walk, Regents Quarter,
London, N1 9AW.
First Capital Connect Limited, Third Floor, MacMillan House, Paddington
Station, London, W2 1FG.
First Greater Western Limited, Milford House, 1 Milford Street, Swindon,
SN1 1HL.
First Group plc, Third Floor, MacMillan House, Paddington Station, London,
W2 1FG.
First ScotRail Limited, Atrium Court, 50 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, G2 6HQ.
First/Keolis Transpennine Limited, 7th Floor, Bridgewater House, 60
Whitworth Street, Manchester, M1 6LT.
Heathrow Express Operating Company Limited, 130 Wilton Road, London, SW1V
1LQ.
London & Birmingham Railway Limited, 43 Temple Row, Birmingham, B2 5LS.
London & South Eastern Railway Ltd, Friars Bridge Court, 41-45 Blackfriars
Road, London, SE1 8PG.
London Eastern Railway Limited t/a National Express East Anglia, First
Floor, Olivers Yard, 55 City Road, London, EC1Y 1HQ.
London Overground Rail Operations Limited, Great Central House, Marylebone
Station, Melcombe Place, London, NW1 6JJ.
London Underground Limited, 55 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BD.
LUL Nominee BCV Limited, Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London,
SW1H 0TL.
LUL Nominee SSL Limited, Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London,
SW1H 0TL.
Network Rail Limited, 40 Melton Street, London, NW1 2EE.
New Southern Railway Limited, Go-Ahead House, 26-28 Addiscombe Road,
Croydon, CR9 5GA.
Nexus, Nexus House, St. James Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4AX.
Northern Rail Limited, Main Headquarters, Station Rise, York, YO1 6HT.
Stagecoach South Western Trains Limited, Friars Bridge Court, 41-45
Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NZ.
Tube Lines Limited, 15 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4HD.
Wrexham Shropshire & Marylebone Railway Company Limited, Great Central
House, Marylebone Station, Melcombe Place, London, NW1 6JJ.
VI.3) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.3.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: Subscribers subject to the EC procurement legislation of
England, Wales and Northern Ireland will, where appropriate, incorporate a
minimum 10 calendar day standstill period (or 15 days if non-electronic or
fax methods used) at the point that information on the award of the
contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of
a contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts
Regulations 2006 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are
at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court
(England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought
promptly (generally within 3 months).
VI.4) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 5.1.2010.
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