Rail Safety and Standards Board: 829233152 T1326 Enabling assisted braking and door operation on the GB Mainline

UK-London: Research services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       RSSB
       1 South Place, The Helicon, London, EC2M 2RB, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2031425351, Email: Procurement@RSSB.co.uk
       Contact: Procurement Team
       Main Address: https://www.rssb.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Other type:: RSSB

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: RSSB

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: 829233152 T1326 Enabling assisted braking and door operation on the GB Mainline            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         73110000 - Research services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: RSSB sought to procure research to understand how the existing rules and standards enable or prevent the potential system performance, network capacity, and safety benefits of ABDO to be realised.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 189,690
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: 829233152 T1326 Enabling assisted braking and door operation on the GB Mainline

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 20
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2023/S 000-037012
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 05/03/2024

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 4
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Ove Arup and Partners, 01312453
             8 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 4BQ, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 189,690          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 189,690
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=856810561

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          RSSB
          1 South Place, London, EC2M 2RB, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 02031425351

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          RSSB
          1 South Place, London, EC2M 2RB, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2031425351

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          RSSB
          1 South Place, London, EC2M 2RB, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2031425351

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 19/04/2024