Notice Information
Notice Title
COV - CVLR City Centre First Contractor
Notice Description
Following the procurement and delivery of Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) test tracks at locations in Whitley, Coventry (TP1) and Dudley (TP2), the Council is preparing to deliver the next project stage of delivering a City Centre First demonstrator. The purpose of the City Centre First is to prove the assertions made during the development phase of the track form in the real-world environment.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Following the procurement and delivery of Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) test tracks at locations in Whitley, Coventry (TP1) and Dudley (TP2), the Council is preparing to deliver the next project stage of delivering a City Centre First demonstrator. The purpose of the City Centre First is to prove the assertions made during the development phase of the track form in the real-world environment.
Renewal: Option to extend the contract will be included to cover phase 2 if the Council proceeds with phase 2. Please see the Standard Questionnaire at www.csw-jets.co.uk for more details.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0428b7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006520-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive dialogue
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
34946000 - Railway-track construction materials and supplies
45000000 - Construction work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £25,896,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £569,347 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Jan 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Jun 2024 - 31 Dec 2025 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Procurement Services, Rob Amor
- Contact Email
- procurement.services@coventry.gov.uk, rob.amor@coventry.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2476831163, +44 2476971956
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COVENTRY
- Postcode
- CV1 5RR
- Post Town
- Coventry
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG33 Coventry
- Delivery Location
- TLG33 Coventry
-
- Local Authority
- Coventry
- Electoral Ward
- St Michael's
- Westminster Constituency
- Coventry South
Further Information
Notice URLs
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