Official UK procurement notice
Extension of Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement (TSSSA) with CAF Rail UK Limited for Class 397 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 TSSSA with CAF Rail UK Limited for the fleets of trains currently under that TSSSA. The TSSSA 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 TSSSA extension with CAF Rail UK Limited.
The Standstill Period will end on 10th April 2023.
Please see PIN Ref (published by DfT) : 2022/S 000-006951 Dated 15th March 2022.
CPV: Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Contracting Authority intends to extend the TSSSA in accordance with Regulation…
The Contracting Authority intends to extend the TSSSA in accordance with Regulation 50(1)(c)(ii) of the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016 for technical reasons.
TPE intend to award a TSSSA extension with CAF Rail UK Limited for the Class 397 rolling stock. The current TSSSA expires in May 2023 and it is intended to extend the TSSSA until May 2024.
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
- 29 Mar 2023, 16:19 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Mar 2023, 16:19 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009200- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b729Find a Tender
- 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
This fleet of trains have been in operation on the TPE network since 2016.
TPE currently have a TSSSA arrange with CAF on the maintenance of the Class 397's.
The fleet was recently introduced and has a MSA target to achieve reliability target of 45000 MTIN. It is currently achieving 13,457 MAA MTIN. Since this contract is for 12 months, CAF is the only provider that has the technical know-how to provide technical support to this fleet. No other provider will be able to develop their technical knowledge within the available timescales to deliver this contract. TPE cannot allow a capability gap in these services. In addition only CAF has the technical know-how to achieve the MTIN.
A PIN will be issued in due course for the tendering of the Class 397.
It will be difficult for any new maintenance provider to obtain DAA agreements, mobilise/train staff, tools, infrastructure etc prior to the 28th May 2023.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Contract 009200-2023-1 · supplier not published
- Signed
- 29 Mar 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.