Appointment of an Independent Competent Person (ICP) to support undertaking Safety Verification for the Mass Transit Project (Sheffield Supertram Network)
Description: The purpose of this exercise is to support the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) to identify and select an appropriate procurement route for appointing an 'Independent Competent Person' as defined in the Railways and Other Guided Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 in relation to the Mass Transit (Supertram) Renewal Project. SYMCA is keen to understand market capability, preferred contractual routes, and an anticipated cost for the services required. This exercise consists of a short market engagement questionnaire for completion and return. SYMCA is the owner of the South Yorkshire Supertram system, a 29km light rail network running predominately within the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, UK. The network includes two fleets of trams (32 vehicles in total), 29km of tracks, 12 substations, one depot, 29km of (read more...)
Summary: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority intends to appoint an Independent Competent Person to support formal safety verification for the Mass Transit Project, renewing the Sheffield Supertram Network. The work covers engineering and railway-track inspection services across the light rail system, including its 32 trams, 29 kilometres of track, 12 substations, depot, overhead line electrification, bridges, underpass, earthworks, drainage, signalling and communications assets. The network operates mainly in Sheffield and extends to Rotherham using tram-train technology. The Independent Competent Person will support safety verification when renewed or modified infrastructure and vehicles are introduced, in line with the Railways and Other Guided Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006. The buyer is the network owner and strategic infrastructure manager.