Notice Information
Notice Title
Extension of rolling stock lease with Eversholt Rail Limited for Class 397 vehicles that are already operated on the TPE rail network.
Notice Description
In preparation for an award of a National Rail Contract from the Department for Transport to Transpennine Express Limited (operated by First Group), it is intended to extend the rolling stock lease with Eversholt Rail Limited for the fleets of trains currently under lease with Eversholt Rail Limited. The leases are expected to be extended in accordance with paragraph II.2.4 below. The Contracting Authority will observe a 10 day standstill period from the date of issue of this notice prior to entering into the lease extensions with Eversholt Rail Limited. The Standstill Period will end on 10th April 2023. Please see PIN Ref (published by DfT) : 2022/S 000-006951 Dated 15th March 2022.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Contracting Authority intends to extend the rolling stock leases in accordance with Regulation 50(1)(c)(ii) of the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016 for technical reasons. This is because there is no other UK based fleets available in sufficient quantities or within the requisite timeframe to meet TPE's needs for the National Rail Contract. TPE intend to award a lease extension with Eversholt Rail Limited for the Class 397 rolling stock. The current lease expires in May 2023 and it is intended to extend the lease until May 2028 with a with a further 4 year option until May 2031 or an option to extend the lease from May 2023 to May 2031.
Procurement Information
1. This is because there is no other UK based fleets available in sufficient quantities or within the requisite timeframe to meet TPE's needs for the National Rail Contract. Alternative rolling stock have been considered but do not meet either the speed requirements or capacity requirements. 2. Furthermore, the introduction of alternative rolling stock would require route approvals, including but not limited to, gauge clearance and TOC related infrastructure changes. These approvals and changes would not be finalised within the requisite timescales and TPE cannot operate with a gap in its services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03b727
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009198-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
60200000 - Railway transport services
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Mar 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Mar 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FIRST TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Stephen Stewart
- Contact Email
- stephen.stewart@firstrail.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- W2 1AF
- Post Town
- West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLG West Midlands (England), TLM Scotland
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- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- Hyde Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice URLs
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