II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)34632200 Electrical signalling equipment for railways
34632300 Electrical installations for railways
34632000 Railways traffic-control equipment
45234115 Railway signalling works
45234110 Intercity railway works
45234120 Urban railway works
48140000 Railway traffic control software package
34940000 Railway equipment
34943000 Train-monitoring system
34942000 Signalling equipment
45316000 Installation work of illumination and signalling systems
45316200 Installation of signalling equipment
31620000 Sound or visual signalling apparatus
50200000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment
50220000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
50312300 Maintenance and repair of data network equipment
50312600 Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment
50324100 System maintenance services
50330000 Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment
34941800 Railway points
72212140 Railway traffic control software development services
72590000 Computer-related professional services
79415200 Design consultancy services
71320000 Engineering design services
71311300 Infrastructure works consultancy services
71316000 Telecommunication consultancy services
72220000 Systems and technical consultancy services
72224000 Project management consultancy services
72226000 System software acceptance testing consultancy services
72227000 Software integration consultancy services
72228000 Hardware integration consultancy services
73220000 Development consultancy services
72246000 Systems consultancy services
79410000 Business and management consultancy services
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
On 10th May 2018 the Secretary of State for Transport and Network Rail set out a joint fifteen year digital train control strategy for the whole railway industry. This contract notice reflects that commitment by initiating the process to establish a Framework Agreement with a Train Control Partner (TCP) for the East Coast Main Line (ECML).
Under the Framework Agreement, it is envisaged that two main types of call-off contract may be awarded:
(i) Professional Services — terms and conditions are based on the NEC 4th edition form of contract and the scope of services may include preparation of outline designs for geographically defined schemes, support on development of alternative commercial and financial models and Outline Business Case and a Full Business Case (FBC) submissions should they be so required;
(ii) Design, Build and Maintain — the terms and conditions are based on the NEC 4th edition Design, Build and Operate form of contract adjusted for Maintenance. These call-off contracts may include preparation of a detailed design, supply of products, goods and services, installation, integration of an end to end system (including mobile and fixed telecommunications and existing / proposed assets) and commissioning of the designed system and once fully commissioned the TCP shall sustain the system performance for the life of the assets over the course of the 30 years maintenance phase.
Network Rail envisages that the first call-off contracts to be awarded pursuant to the Framework Agreement will be (1) a professional services contract for an outline design for a Train Control System covering the southern section of the route from London King Cross to Peterborough North; and (2) a design, build and maintain contract of a system for the Finsbury Park to Moorgate branch. Further details are set out in the procurement documents. These call-off contracts will form the focus of responses during the tender stage.