Directive 2004/17/EC

Section I: Contracting entity

• I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

  For the attention of: Rasila Shah
  Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd.
  NDS, Contracts & Procurement, The Quadrant:MK, Elder Gate
  Milton Keynes
  MK1 9EN
  UNITED KINGDOM
  Email: NDSContractsandProcurement@networkrail.co.uk
  Tel: +44 1908723674

  Internet address(es):

  General address of the contracting entity: www.networkrail.co.uk

  Address of the buyer profile: As Above

  Further information can be obtained from:

  The above mentioned contact point(s)

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from

  : The above mentioned contact point(s)

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to

  : The above mentioned contact point(s)

• I.2) Main activity

  Railway services

• I.3) Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities

  The contracting entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting entities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

• II.1) Description

  • II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:

    Permanent way insulators.

  • II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

    Supplies

    Purchase

    NUTS code UKG12

  • II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

  • II.1.4) Information on framework agreement

    Framework agreement with several operators

    maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 3

    Duration of the framework agreement

    Duration in months: 60

    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

    Estimated value excluding VAT

    Range: between 1 400 000 and 1 900 000 GBP

  • II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

    Permanent way insulators.

    A piece of pre-formed, non-conductive material used to insulate certain types of track fastenings from the rail. They are necessary to maintain the electrical independence of one rail from another ensuring signalling track circuits work as they are intended.

  • II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    44111510, 34947200

  • II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

  • II.1.8) Information about lots

    This contract is divided into lots: no

  • II.1.9) Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted: no

• II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

  • II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

    Estimated value excluding VAT

    Range: between 1 400 000 and 1 900 000 GBP

  • II.2.2) Information about options

    Options: no

  • II.2.3) Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no

• II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

  Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

• III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

  • III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:

    Parent company guarantees where appropriate.

  • III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

    Payments shall be made in accordance with the conditions of the contract specified in the tender documents which will in turn reflect Network Rail standard payment terms.

  • III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    Not provided

  • III.1.4) Other particular conditions:

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes

    Description of particular conditions: If a Party wishes to express an interest, a pre-qualification questionnaire will need to be completed. It is available upon request from the point of contact listed in Section I.1 of the notice.

• III.2) Conditions for participation

  • III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Applicants will be required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire which is obtainable from the address stated above. Failure to fully complete the a aforementioned information may invalidate the application.

  • III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Applicants will be required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire which is obtainable from the address stated above. Failure to fully complete the a aforementioned information may invalidate the application.

  • III.2.3) Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Applicants will be required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire which is obtainable from the address stated above. Failure to fully complete the a aforementioned information may invalidate the application.

  • III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts

    Not provided

• III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

  • III.3.1) Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

  • III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

• IV.1) Type of procedure

  • IV.1.1) Type of procedure

    Negotiated

    Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures): no

• IV.2) Award criteria

  • IV.2.1) Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate

  • IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no

• IV.3) Administrative information

  • IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:

    Not provided

  • IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no

  • IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

    Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 5.10.2012 - 17:00

    Payable documents: no

  • IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    12.10.2012 - 17:00

  • IV.3.5) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    Not provided

  • IV.3.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    Not provided

  • IV.3.7) Conditions for opening tenders

    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

• VI.1) Information about recurrence

  This is a recurrent procurement: no

• VI.2) Information about European Union funds

  The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

• VI.3) Additional information:

  Not provided

• VI.4) Procedures for appeal

  • VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

    Not provided

  • VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Network Rail will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenders. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. the standstill period, which will be for minimum of 10 calender days, provides time for unsuccessful tenders to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

  • VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

    Not provided

• VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

  12.9.2012