Independent Innovation Advisory Support (Lot 1) & Innovation Service Delivery (Lot 2)

Concepts

• independent innovation
• birmingham
• management consultancy
• hs2 ltd
• innovation service delivery
• advisory support
• consultancy services
• supply chain aspects of innovation
• support innovation
• independent technical expertise

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

To deliver the HS2 programme, HS2 Ltd needs to ensure innovation is embraced and driven throughout the design and build of the railway; enabling increased efficiencies to be delivered and allowing time, cost and quality targets to be met, whilst creating fewer emissions and noise. To support Innovation across the HS2 programme, HS2 Ltd is seeking to award two Contracts as follows: • Lot 1 Innovation Independent Advisory Support - focusing on the technical, engineering and supply chain aspects of innovation and providing independent technical expertise to de-risk and prove the value of an innovation to the wider HS2 programme; and • Lot 2 - Innovation Service Delivery - focusing on the cultural aspects of innovation and how HS2 Ltd are able to create an aligned approach and capability of innovation across the organisation and its supply chain.

Lot Division

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
• 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
• 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 1) To express interest Applicants must complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) on the HS2 e-Sourcing portal strictly in accordance with the submission deadline stated in the PQQ. Please note that the PQQ submission deadline is a precise time and applicants should allow sufficient time to upload their completed PQQs; 2) HS2 Ltd will accept expressions of interest and tenders from a number of bidding models, including single entities or consortia. An Applicant may only submit one PQQ per the Lot(s) they are bidding for. HS2 Ltd will not accept multiple PQQs from the same organisation/economic operators, or from multiple organisations/economic operators within the same corporate group or otherwise under common ownership (whether as single applicant or as party to a consortium); 3) All Applicants are required to express an interest by registering on the HS2 e-Sourcing portal (https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk/web/index.html). Registration is only required once; 4) For further assistance on use of HS2 Ltd's e-Sourcing portal Applicants should contact the portal's helpdesk which is available Monday to Friday (08:00–18:00) GMT via: — email: help_uk@jaggaer.com or — telephone: +44 800 069 8630; 5) A response to this Contract Notice does not guarantee that an Applicant will be invited to tender. The procurement 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 agreement arising out of the procurement procedure envisaged by this Contract Notice. No contractual rights express or implied arise out of this Contract Notice or the procurement procedure envisaged by it. 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 PQQ; 6) Applicants (and subsequently 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; 7) HS2 Ltd embraces diversity and welcomes PQQs 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; 8) There is no guarantee, express or implied, that appointed supplier(s) will receive any, or a particular volume or value of work. 9) The initial duration of the Contracts is for 36 months and there is an option to extend the Contracts by a further 24 months (in single or multiple fixed terms), at HS2 Ltd’s sole discretion. The estimated values quoted in this Contract Notice include allowance for the extension option.