Official UK procurement notice
Cl195 & 331 TSSSA STSS+ Option3/ 3a
Authority: Northern Trains Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionExtension to the current Initial Technical Support Services ITSS delivered against the Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement (TSSSA) in respect of a fleet of 30 x 3-car and 25 x 2-car Civity UK diesel multiple units and associated equipment (Class 195) and Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement (TSSSA) in respect of a fleet of 12 x 4-car and 31 x 3-car Civity UK electric multiple units and associated equipment Class 331.
CPV: Rolling stock
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1From the 12/04/2024 until 11/04/2025 CAF are to provide the necesary labour provisions…
From the 12/04/2024 until 11/04/2025 CAF are to provide the necesary labour provisions to ensure delivery of the Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement in respect of a fleet of 30 x 3-car and 25 x 2-car Civity UK diesel multiple units and associated equipment (Class 195) and Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement in respect of a fleet of 12 x 4-car and 31 x 3-car Civity UK electric multiple units and associated equipment Class 331.
The labour provided are already within CAF and have the correctly assessed competencies of technical support. By keeping services in place with CAF for the next 12 months will avoid a cliff-edge drop in reliability and availability that would result from moving the labour supply away from CAF. The 12 month extension provides Northern with the flexibility to ramp up internal resources. On the Expiry Date the impacted Service Provider employees will transfer to the Operator as to ensure the technical competencies are available.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Mar 2024, 13:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2024, 13:07 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-010047- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
CAF are the Original Equipment Manufacturer of these fleets of trains and since the trains were first introduced CAF through the ITSS provisions of the TSSSA have developed their workforce with the technical capabilities and competencies required in order to maintain the fleets across the various locations Northern operate and maintain these fleets from.
Retaining this higher level of technical support from CAF for the next 12 months will avoid a cliff-edge drop in reliability and availability that would result from moving the labour supply away from CAF. The 12 month extension provides Northern with the flexibility to ramp up internal resources. On the Expiry Date the impacted Service Provider employees will transfer to the Operator as to ensure the technical competencies are available.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAF RAIL UK LIMITED | £4,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010047-2024-1 · CAF RAIL UK LIMITED
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2024
- Value
- £4,200,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CAF Rail UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.