1) Terms with an initial capital letter used in this contract notice, the PQP and the PQQ have the meanings given in PQP Manual (Glossary of Terms).
2) To express interest in the framework agreement, applicants must complete the PQQ on the HS2 eSourcing portal strictly in accordance with the submission deadline for PQQ Applications stated in the PQP (PQQ Application Deadline). Please note that the PQQ Application Deadline is a precise time and applicants should allow sufficient time to upload their PQQ Applications.
3) An Applicant may be a single organisation or a Consortium. An applicant may only submit 1 (one) PQQ Application. A particular economic operator may not apply as more than 1 (one) applicant, whether as a single applicant or as a Party to 1 (one) or more Consortia. Applicants should note that this restriction does not apply to subcontractors.
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 +448000698630.
6) Contracting entity: this contract notice is published by HS2 Ltd on behalf of itself and these contracting bodies:
• HS2 Ltd (including any successor to HS2 Ltd assuming HS2 Ltd's functions (in whole or in part) relevant to this framework agreement);
• the infrastructure manager;
• Phase One Station Contractors;
• Automated People Mover (APM) contractor;
• Washwood Heath (WWH), Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot (RSMD), the National Integrated Control Centre (NICC) and Calvert Infrastructure Maintenance Depot (IMD) contractors;
• Phase One Main Works Civil Contractors (MWCC);
• Systems Integration Facility (SIF) contractor;
• any other body as may assume delivery and/or ownership responsibilities in respect of the assets covered by this framework agreement;
• the future operator(s) of any one or more of the Phase One Stations.
Further information on the contracting bodies is included in the PQP documentation.
7) II.1.3) Type of contract: this is a mixed procurement. The scope of the framework agreement includes works (around 20 % of the estimated total value), services (around 10 % of the estimated total value), and supplies (around 70 % of the estimated total value).
8) II.2.3) Place of performance: station building systems are to be installed at Phase One Stations and potentially other HS2 sites (see PQP Outline Scope document for more information).
9) II1.5) Estimated total value, II.2.6) Estimated value: the given value includes the estimated total of the Base Scope and any Optional Scope (see PQP documents for more information). Further information on the values and HS2 Ltd's assumptions is included in the further package particulars document.
10) II.2.7) Duration of the framework agreement: the framework agreement is for an initial term of 8 years (96 months) with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years (24 months) (see II.2.11) above). Further information on anticipated timing of call-off contracts is included in the PQP documents (Outline Scope).
11) II.2.10) Information about variants: HS2 Ltd reserves the right to accept variants at 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.
12) IV.1.1) Type of procedure: HS2 Ltd is procuring the framework agreement in accordance with the negotiated procedure with prior call for competition pursuant to UCR 2016, reg. 47. As stated in the PQP documents, HS2 Ltd reserves the right not to conduct negotiations with tenderers.
13) Candidates 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 PQP and any subsequent Invitation, howsoever incurred.
