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TfW - Substations with Contained Gas Insulated Switchgear

TRANSPORT FOR WALES

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24 Feb 2021 at 15:40

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process involved Transport for Wales (TfW), which recently completed the award of a supply contract for "TfW - Substations with Contained Gas Insulated Switchgear." This procurement falls within the electrical equipment and apparatus industry category, specifically aimed at enhancing the South Wales Metro project. The contract was awarded following a limited procurement method due to the unique technical specifications required, with the supplier identified as Siemens Mobility Limited. The contract value is estimated at £4,500,000, and the award was finalised on 29 June 2020. The procurement was driven by a need to conform to various safety and design standards critical for railway infrastructure in South East Wales.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in the provision of electrical equipment, particularly those with expertise in switchgear and substation construction. Companies that can meet the stringent technical requirements outlined by TfW, especially those approved by the Network Rail Parts and Drawings System (PADS), would be well-positioned to compete in similar future procurement processes. With the ongoing development of the South Wales Metro, businesses involved in electrical installations, infrastructure development, and related services could leverage this project to expand their market presence and capabilities.

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Notice Title

TfW - Substations with Contained Gas Insulated Switchgear

Notice Description

TfW has awarded a supply contract to Siemens Mobility for the purchase of Side entry 8DA11 CGIS (Contained Gas Insulated Switchgear). TfW identified that it needed to ensure that the side entry 8DA11 CGIS is purchased in line with PADS approvals and do so in a manner that is achievable within capital and revenue budget and programme.

Lot Information

Lot 1

TfW has awarded a supply contract to Siemens Mobility for the purchase of Side entry 8DA11 CGIS (Contained Gas Insulated Switchgear). Transport for Wales (TfW), and its delivery partners, are responsible for the development and delivery of the South Wales Metro, including the CVL Transformation programme, which will integrate public transport services and systems in South East Wales. Part of this programme includes the electrification of the Core Valley Lines in South East Wales (comprising Rhymey to Cardiff Queen Street, Coryton Spur, Merthyr Tydfil to Cardiff Queen Street, Aberdare to Cardiff Queen Street, Aberdare to Hirwaun, Treherbert to Cardiff Queen Street, Cardiff Queen Street to Cardiff Central and Cardiff Central to Cardiff Bay) and will require supply and fixing of substations to create the power network. TfW identified that Siemens Mobility is the only supplier capable of meeting TfW's requirements, for the following reasons. The required items must be supplied by a Network Rail Parts and Drawings System ("PADS") approved supplier of side entry 8DA11 CGIS (Contained Gas Insulated Switchgear) in order to conform to Network Rail and TfW standards, namely NR/L1/ELP/27000, NR standard NR/PS/ELP/27236 and PADS Certificate PA05/00637, including as well the following British Standards policies and legislations as detailed in NR/L1/ELP/27000: BS7671 - Requirements for electrical installations BS EN 50119 - Railway applications. Fixed installations. Electric traction overhead contact lines. BS EN 50122 - Railway applications. Fixed installations. Electrical safety, earthing and the return circuit BS EN 50149 - Railway applications. Fixed installations. Electric traction. Copper and copper alloy grooved contact wires BS EN 50163 & A1 - Railway Applications. Supply voltages of traction systems BS EN 50367 - Railway applications. Current collection systems. Technical criteria for the interaction between opantograph and overhead line (to achieve free access) BS EN 50388 - Railway Applications. Power supply and rolling stock. Technical criteria for the coordination between power supply (substation) and rolling stock BS EN 50463-4 - Railway Applications. Energy measurement on board trains. Communication CDM - Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 Electrical Power Asset Policy 2012 Electrical Power Asset Policy Appendices 2012 Electrical Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 Electrical at Work Regulations 1989 ENE TSI - Commission Regulation )EU) No 1301/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the 'energy' subsystem of the rail system in the Union Environmental Protection Regulations 2000 Fire Precautions Sub Surface Railway Stations Regulations 1989 Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2009 GL/RT 1210 - AC Energy Subsystem and Interfaces to Rolling Stock Subsystem IEC 61850 - Power Utility Automation The supplier must be PADS approved because the product acceptance process gives TfW the assurance that products accepted for use on or about the infrastructure are safe, compatible, reliable, fit for purpose and do not export unacceptable risks to Network Rail and/or TfW infrastructure. The supplier must also have side entry cable capacity to ensure conformity with the standards detailed above and to meet the system design requirements where due consideration was given to all types of design and decisions based on concerns regarding land take and consents and potential for vandalism have led to the requirement for CGIS Switchgear. TfW's expert advisers conducted market investigations and on the basis of these Siemens is currently the only PADS approved supplier of CGIS switchgear with side entry which meets the above requirements.

Procurement Information

The products can be provided only by a particular supplier for reasons that are technical and connected with the protection of intellectual property rights and conformity with design and safety standards.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0295e4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003708-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

45 - Construction work


CPV Codes

31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31210000 - Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits

31600000 - Electrical equipment and apparatus

31682540 - Substation equipment

45232220 - Substation construction work

45234170 - Locomotive-substations construction works

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Feb 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jun 20205 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRANSPORT FOR WALES
Additional Buyers

EUROPEAN UNION

Contact Name
Tamara Evans
Contact Email
procurement@tfw.wales
Contact Phone
+44 2921673434

Buyer Location

Locality
PONTYPRIDD,
Postcode
CF37 4TH
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL15 Central Valleys, TLL16 Gwent Valleys, TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot, TLL2 East Wales, TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Pontypridd Town
Westminster Constituency
Pontypridd

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SIEMENS MOBILITY

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