Contracts for Automated People Mover (APM) System

Concepts

• birmingham
• construction work
• birmingham international railway station
• birmingham airport
• commissioning of the systems element of hs
• scope of the contracts
• railways and cable transport systems
• automated people mover
• estimated value of the contracts
• provision of the apm service

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

This procurement is for the award of two contracts to a single supplier for the (i) design, supply, integration, installation, testing and commissioning of the systems element of HS2's new automated people mover (APM) up to its delivery into service and (ii) provision of the APM service which includes the operation and maintenance of all aspects of the APM service to be constructed as part of HS2 Phase One between the new HS2 Interchange Station, the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham International Railway Station (BIR) and Birmingham Airport (BA).

Total Quantity or Scope

This procurement is for the award of two contracts to a single supplier for the APM system element of the new HS2 automated people mover (APM). The Scope of the Contracts includes: (1) design, supply, integration, installation, testing and commissioning of the APM System up to its delivery into service; (2) provision of the APM service for a term of up to 25 years, subject to break rights. The Tenderer with the most economically advantageous tender will be awarded both Contracts. Further information on the procurement, the Contracts, the Scope and the estimated value of the Contracts is included in the Applicant's Guide made available by HS2 Ltd at the address in I.3 above and in the accompanying Procurement Documents. HS2 Ltd intends to limit the number of Tenderers invited to tender on the basis set out in section 1.7 of the PQP Manual. Additional information: Candidates are referred to VI.3) Additional information in this Contract Notice below.

Renewal Options

HS2 Ltd reserves the right to omit and/or vary the Scope of this procurement. As further described in the Applicant's Guide and in the accompanying Procurement Documents, Applicants should note in particular that: 1) Option to break the Service Contract The Service Contract is expected to be for a term of up to 25 years, however HS2 Ltd reserves the right to break the Service Contract after 5 years, then 5 yearly break points until the full 25-year operation and maintenance term is complete, as described in document ‘PQP Technical Requirements and Outline Scope Annex 2 O&M’. 2) Option to novate the Contracts As described in the ‘PQP Heads of Terms’, the expected initial parties to the Contracts are HS2 Ltd and the Contractor. However, HS2 Ltd reserves its right to nominate another entity (Contracting Body) to enter into either of the Contracts at or after contract award. For example, HS2 Ltd may require one or both Contracts to be entered into by any successor to HS2 Ltd that assumes HS2 Ltd's functions (in whole or in part) relevant to the Contracts . Post contract award, the Contracts as awarded will also require the Contractor to agree that HS2 Ltd may novate one or both the Contracts to another entity (Contracting Body) on agreed terms. For example, HS2 Ltd may wish to novate the Service Contract to a future purchaser of the APM or to the Infrastructure Manager of the new HS2 railway or the station operator for Interchange station (depending on where responsibility for maintenance and operation of the APM System ultimately sits).

CPV Codes

• 45234000 - Construction work for railways and cable transport systems
• 34600000 - Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
• 50220000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 1. Capitalised terms in this Contract Notice are defined in Appendix 3 Glossary of Terms in the PQP Manual. 2. An Applicant may be a single organisation or a Consortium. An Applicant may only submit one PQ Application. A particular economic operator may not apply as more than one Applicant, whether as a single Applicant or as a Party to one or more Consortia. Applicants should note that this restriction does not apply to Subcontractors. See further information in PQP Manual Section 2; 3. Section I: Contracting entity - HS2 Ltd is the contracting entity for this procurement but HS2 Ltd reserves the right to nominate another entity to enter into either of the Contracts at contract award (other Contracting Body). Post contract award, the Contracts as awarded will also require the Contractor to agree that HS2 Ltd may novate one or both the Contracts to another Contracting Body on agreed terms). Further information on novation rights is included in the ‘PQP Heads of Terms’. 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; 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; 5. II.1.3 Type of contract: this is a mixed procurement. The Scope of the Contracts includes Works, Services and Supplies. The successful Tenderer will be required to enter into the two separate Contracts described in the accompanying draft initial Procurement Documents (see Applicant’s Guide and PQP Heads of Terms). 6. II.2.6 (Estimated value): the given value includes the estimated total of both Contracts to be entered into (PQP Technical Requirements and Outline Scope). Further information on the values and HS2 Ltd's assumptions is included in the in the accompanying draft initial Procurement Documents (see Applicant’s Guide and PQP Further Package Particulars). 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. IV.1.1 Type of procedure: HS2 Ltd is procuring the Contracts in accordance with the negotiated procedure with prior call for competition pursuant to UCR 2016, reg. 47. As stated in the PQP Manual, HS2 Ltd reserves the right not to conduct negotiations with Tenderers. 9. 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 the Contract or any contract 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. 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 Manual 10. 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 . 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.