Provision of Short Term Maintenance Services for the Class 222 Fleet

Concepts

• rolling stock
• repair and maintenance
• expiry of the existing maintenance contract
• maintenance of the class
• exit of the fleet
• fleet
• provision of short term maintenance services
• incoming class
• new service provider
• fleet rests

Location

Etches Park Depot - Derby

Description

EMR have a requirement for the maintenance of the Class 222 fleet under a new Train Services Agreement to be agreed. It should be noted that this service will only be required for 6-8 months from the January of 2023.This is to bridge the gap between the expiry of the existing maintenance contract and the exit of the fleet from the EMR stable. The chosen supplier will be required to TUPE the current maintainer's staff and will be responsible for TUPE staff to the new service provider at the end of this contract.

Total Quantity or Scope

EMR have a requirement for the maintenance of the Class 222 fleet under a new Train Services Agreement to be agreed. It should be noted that this service will only be required for 6-8 months from the January of 2023.This is to bridge the gap between the expiry of the existing maintenance contract and the exit of the fleet from the EMR stable, and the replacement of the 222 Fleet in service by the incoming class 810 fleet. The maintenance of the 810 fleet is already contracted and the supplier will be required to TUPE transfer all current 222 maintenance staff into their business at the start of the contract and out of their business to the 810 fleet maintainer at the end of the contract, which may be staggered to align with new 810 fleet introduction. The design authority for the 222 fleet rests with Alstom, so the supplier will be required to engage with Alstom regarding any technical issues, fleet modifications and NIRs. The supplier would be required manage the resource and the material supply to ensure unit availability and reliability is not affected by the transition either at the start or at the end of the contract.

CPV Codes

• 50222000 - Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

To register your interest in this notice you should submit an expression of interest via the Procurement portal shown within this notice and request a copy of the PQQ which is to be submitted by the date shown in IV.2.2. Scoring Matrix The PQQ scoring will be as follows:- SCORE GIVEN - QUALITATIVE GUIDANCE - SHORT GUIDANCE 0 - Question not answered or answer is irrelevant. - Not answered/irrelevant. 1- Weak : Insufficient information to enable evaluation or contains major shortcomings or errors to make it non-complaint. - Worst in class/errors in submission. 2 - Below Satisfactory : partially complaint answer but with obvious deficiencies. Brief or incomplete answers with little or no supporting detail or wholly generic answer. - Below industry standard. 3 - Satisfactory : Answer meets the minimum requirements but lack convincing supporting detail to give confidence that they will meet requirements. Some attempt to provide relevant answers not generic. - In line with industry standard. 4 - Good : Thorough response with relevant supporting detail and evidence to give confidence that the requirements will be met. Tailored answers. - Above industry standard. 5 - Excellent : Comprehensive and well-structured response with excellent supporting evidence. Wholly bespoke for the protect and demonstrates exceptional understanding of the requirements. - Market leading. SCORING PROCESS Where Yes is the required answer: YES = PASS NO = FAIL EMR will assess additional information provided by the interested parties who select NO, but have additional information to justify their selection. To register your interest in this notice you should submit an expression of interest via the Procurement portal shown within this notice and request a copy of the PQQ which is to be submitted by the date shown in IV.2.2. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 ("Regulations") do not in accordance with their terms apply to this procurement. Neither the issue of this Invitation to Negotiate (as amended by East Midlands Railway and notified to Bidders from time to time) (the ITN) nor the selection of any Bidder, nor any other document, contact or conduct in connection with this ITN constitutes any acceptance by East Midlands Railway that the Regulations apply to the Project covered by this ITN or an agreement by East Midlands Railway to abide by those Regulations. The procurement process as described in this document (the ITN Process) and any subsequent contract awarded will be subject to English law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. By participating in the ITN Process a Bidder agrees to be bound by the above conditions and limitations. This Important Notice must be read in conjunction with all instructions to Bidders contained within this document. Bidder means each legal entity issued with an ITN and invited to participate in this ITN Process.