1) Terms with an initial capital letter used in this contract notice, the PQP and the PQQ have the meanings given in PQP paragraph 1.3) (Definitions);
2) To express interest in the contract, applicants must complete the PQQ on the HS2 eSourcing portal strictly in accordance with the submission deadline for PQ applications stated in the PQP (PQ application deadline). Please note that the PQ application deadline is a precise time and applicants should allow sufficient time to upload their PQ applications;
3) An applicant may be a single organisation or a consortium. An applicant may only submit 1 PQ application. A particular economic operator may not apply as more than 1 applicant, whether as a single applicant or as a party to 1 or more consortia. Applicants should note that this restriction does not apply to subcontractors. See further PQP Section 5.2;
4) All applicants are required to express an interest by registering on the HS2 eSourcing portal
(https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk). Registering is only required once;
5) For further assistance contact the BravoSolution helpdesk which is available Monday to Friday (8.00-18.00) GMT on:
email: help_uk@jaggaer.com or telephone +44 800 069 8630;
6) Section II.2.6) (Estimated value): the value of the contract (and framework agreement) is estimated and based on 2019 prices. The estimated values include the total of the scope and any optional scope as described in PQP Appendix A (scope). See further PQP paragraph 4.2);
7) Section II.2.7) (Duration of the contract): timescales in this contract notice are estimated based on the current HS2 Ltd programme but may be subject to change;
8) Section II.2.10) (Information about variants): HS2 Ltd reserves the right to accept variants at the ITT stage provided a tenderer has also submitted a compliant tender. Further information and minimum requirements in relation to any variants and how variants will be evaluated will be set out in the ITT;
9) Section IV.1.1) (Type of procedure): HS2 Ltd is procuring the contract (and framework agreement) in accordance with the negotiated procedure with prior call for competition pursuant to UCR 2016, reg. 47 although, as stated in PQP paragraph 4.3), HS2 Ltd reserves the right not to conduct negotiations with tenderers;
10) A response to this contract notice does not guarantee that an applicant will be invited to tender. The award process may be terminated or suspended at any time without cost or liability to HS2 Ltd. HS2 Ltd does not bind itself to enter into any contract (or framework agreement) arising out of the procedures envisaged by this contract notice. No contractual rights express or implied arise out of this contract notice or the procedures envisaged by it. Any contract (or framework agreement) let by HS2 Ltd may provide that the scope or duration of the contract (or framework agreement) may be extended at HS2 Ltd's discretion. HS2 Ltd reserves the right to vary its requirements and the procedure relating to the conduct of the award process. HS2 Ltd reserves the right to disqualify any applicants on terms set out in the PQP;
11) Applicants and tenderers shall be solely responsible for and liable for all costs associated with and arising out of or in connection with responding to this contract notice and any PQQ and with submitting any tender, howsoever incurred;
12) HS2 Ltd embraces diversity and welcomes PQ applications from all suitably skilled and experienced economic operators of all sizes who can meet the requirements, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, disability or age of supplier workforce and/or ownership. HS2 Ltd will actively promote sustainable procurement throughout its supply chain and welcomes PQ applications from economic operators committed to the principles of reducing, reusing and recycling resources and to the practices of buying responsibly.