Official UK procurement notice
Extension of Servicing and Light Maintenance Contract with Arriva UK Trains Limited for Class 68 and Mk5A vehicles that are already operated on the TPE rail network.
Authority: FIRST TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIn preparation for an award of a National Rail Contract from the Department for Transport to Transpennine Express Limited (operated by First Group), it is intended to extend the servicing and light maintenance contract with Arriva UK Trains Limited for the Class 68 and Mk5A fleet of trains. The servicing and light maintenance contract is expected to be extended in accordance with paragraph II.2.4 below.
The Contracting Authority will observe a 10 day standstill period from the date of issue of this notice prior to entering into the maintenance contract extension with Arriva UK Trains Limited.
The Standstill Period will end on 22nd May 2023.
CPV: Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
The lotProcurement structure
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The Contracting Authority intends to extend the servicing and light maintenance contract in accordance with Regulation 50(1)(c)(ii) of the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016 for technical reasons.
In preparation for an award of a National Rail Contract from the Department for Transport to Transpennine Express Limited (operated by First Group), it is intended to extend the servicing and light maintenance contract with Arriva UK Trains Limited for the Class 68 and Mk5a fleet of trains. The servicing and light maintenance contract is expected to be extended in accordance with paragraph II.2.4 below.
The Contracting Authority will observe a 10 day standstill period from the date of issue of this notice prior to entering into the maintenance contract extension with Arriva UK Trains Limited.
The Standstill Period will end on 22nd May 2023.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 May 2023, 13:57 BST
- Last source update
- 10 May 2023, 13:57 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-013317- 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
Arriva UK Trains Limited are responsible for carrying out servicing activities, depot maintenance and Person In Charge responsibilities at Scarborough depot. This covers the Mk5a and the Class 68's.
The staff at these locations are fully trained in carrying out the above-mentioned activities and the time taken to develop these core skills, and/or TUPE these staff will exceed the available time to transition over to a new contracting entity prior to May 23.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Contract 013317-2023-1 · supplier not published
- Signed
- 10 May 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
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