Midlands Rail Hub Alliance – Alliance Partners (Non-Signalling Disciplines)

Concepts

• railway construction
• alliance contract
• rail journeys
• midlands rail hub alliance
• alliance partners
• alliance members
• alliance
• rail
• alliance anticipated final cost
• east midlands

Location

London

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Network Rail Infrastructure

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Description

Network Rail is responsible for maintaining, developing and operating Great Britain's railway infrastructure. The Midlands Rail Hub (MRH) is a programme of works covering a series of multidisciplinary infrastructure interventions to be undertaken across the West, Central and East Midlands of the UK. MRH will deliver a number of additional services between central Birmingham and key regional cities and transport hubs. The MRH programme will be delivered through an Alliance delivery model with Alliance members consisting of: - Network Rail (having two roles – one as a member of the Alliance and the other as Client); - Multi-Disciplinary Partner(s) (covering all disciplines except signalling, power and communication roles set out in the Alliance scope document) to be appointed pursuant to the opportunity in this Contract Notice; and - A Signalling Partner (covering the signalling, power and communication roles set out in the Alliance scope document) to be appointed via a separate sourcing event.

Total Quantity or Scope

The key objectives of MRH are to improve connectivity across the Midlands region; boost economic growth; maximise use of HS2 to London through interchange in Central Birmingham; improve access to jobs, leisure, healthcare, and education; optimise the utilisation of station capacity in central Birmingham; and make rail journeys more attractive and encourage modal shift to rail. The scope of the Alliance includes, but is not limited to, the design and build of: new platforms and sidings; up to two new chords into Birmingham Moor Street; widening of existing viaduct; power supply upgrades; new freight loops; new overhead line equipment (OLE) and various signalling works including the re-modelling of existing layouts. The MRH programme consists of multidisciplinary infrastructure interventions are split over three sections described as West, Central and East according to the additional train services that they enable. The scope is currently divided into eight interventions across the three sections: West & Central Midlands interventions at Snow Hill, King’s Norton to Barnt Green (and interventions at King’s Norton and Barnt Green) and Birmingham Bordesley to Moor Street are in the process of securing final funding approval and are intended to be the initial deliverables. Additional interventions are also in scope of MRH and may be delivered subject to funding decisions and design development including West & Central interventions at Worcester to Hereford and Stoke Works Junction and East Midlands interventions at Water Orton and Nuneaton to Wigston. East interventions are at an earlier stage of design development and are intended to form part of a separate business case; these interventions are subject to future funding decisions. It is also envisaged that the West intervention of Worcester-Hereford will be delivered by the Alliance but does not form part of the initial deliverables and is dependent upon as yet uncommitted renewals in the Worcester area. The total Alliance Anticipated Final Cost (AFC) excluding VAT is circa £1.1m--£1.5bn GBP. The AFC is split between the initial deliverables and additional interventions as follows: - Initial deliverables (predominantly interventions in West and Central) are circa: - Multi-Disciplinary (non-signalling, power and communications): £700m-£800m GBP (excluding VAT) - Signalling, power and communications; £150m-£250m GBP (excluding VAT) - Additional interventions (predominantly East) are circa: - Multi-Disciplinary (non-signalling power and communications: £250m-£350m GBP (excluding VAT); - Signalling, power and communications; £50m-£100m GBP (excluding VAT) These figures are indicative only. Further details of the scope and interventions (including AFC estimates and discipline splits) are set out in the scope document (CR-T Module 1 – Contract Specific Requirements) provided as part of the procurement documents. Network Rail is using a modified NR35 Alliance Contract (based on the NEC4 Alliance Contract) to appoint all Partners to the Alliance, provided as part of the procurement documents. The Multi-Disciplinary Partner(s) will be required to work with Network Rail and the Signalling Partner as a single Alliance team. Network Rail and each of the Partners will sign one Alliance contract.

CPV Codes

• 45234100 - Railway construction works
• 45000000 - Construction work
• 45100000 - Site preparation work
• 45111213 - Site-clearance work
• 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
• 45210000 - Building construction work
• 45213320 - Construction work for buildings relating to railway transport
• 45213321 - Railway station construction work
• 45221112 - Railway bridge construction work
• 45221122 - Railway viaduct construction work
• 45221242 - Railway tunnel construction work
• 45232210 - Overhead line construction
• 45234114 - Railway embankment construction work
• 45234116 - Track construction works
• 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
• 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
• 71332000 - Geotechnical engineering services

Indicators

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

Other Information

Following publication of a prior indicative notice (reference 2023/S 000-034592) Network Rail held a virtual market briefing session on 19 January 2024. The session covered an overview of MRH scope, the Alliance contract and key mechanics under the contract. A copy of this briefing session is provided as part of the procurement documents. Pre-qualification: Organisations wishing to express an interest in this opportunity must complete and submit a PQQ response by the date specified in Section IV.2.2. Submitting a response to this Contract Notice does not guarantee that a candidate will be invited to tender. Network Rail reserves the right to disqualify any candidate who provides information or confirmations which later prove to be untrue or incorrect; does not supply the information required by the PQQ or as otherwise directed during the procurement event; or does not meet the criteria stated in the PQQ. A pack of procurement documents (including the PQQ instructions and questionnaire) is being made available at the Network Rail’s sourcing platform: https://www.networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk. In order to access the procurement documents, interested organisations must register on the Bravo system (via the link above). If there are any difficulties in registering or accessing the procurement documents, please contact Network Rail via the email address stated in Section I.1. Interested organisations should note that the tender stage will include collaborative and behavioural assessments. These assessment will include interviews and group workshop assessments. Further details of the assessments, required attendees and administrative arrangements will be provided at ITT launch. Network Rail reserves the right to change any aspect of, suspend or terminate this procurement event and/or consider alternative procurement options. Under no circumstances shall Network Rail incur any liability (costs or otherwise) arising from an organisation expressing an interest in, preparing responses to and/or participating in this procurement.