Official UK procurement notice
Frequency Enhancements to the existing Ebbw Valley Railway Line - Consultancy Support
Authority: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a VEAT notice of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council's (BGCBC) intention to award a service contract to Transport for Wales (TfW), to provide expert Project and Commercial Management along with technical advice and programme management to enable the delivery of an additional train service from Ebbw Vale to Newport, in support of the Frequency Enhancements to the existing Ebbw Valley Railway Line.
The project is part of the aim to increase train capacity (up to four (4) trains per hour) as set out by Welsh Government in the Wales Transport Strategy 2021.
CPV: Transport systems consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The procurement comprises the appointment of Transport for Wales (TfW), to provide…
The procurement comprises the appointment of Transport for Wales (TfW), to provide Project and Commercial Management along with expert technical advice to enable the Council to deliver an additional train service in support of the Frequency Enhancements to the existing Ebbw Valley Railway Line. Once completed, the project will support Welsh Governments Wales Transport Strategy 2021.
Project Roles and Responsibilities include:
Provision of expert consultancy advice to the Council in terms of technical, programme and commercial scrutiny of the Implementation Agreement for GRIP Stages 5-8 works, being delivered by Network Rail.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Aug 2021, 12:54 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2021, 12:54 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-018880- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d12eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This VEAT notice is alerting the market of the Council's intention to award a service contract to Transport for Wales(TfW) via a sole source procedure and not via a competitive tender via OJEU.
Transport for Wales (TfW) are a not-for-profit company owned by the Welsh Government and managed at arm’s length by its appointed board to oversee the delivery of transportation projects and operational aspects within the Wales and the Border region. TfW’s main objective is to drive forward the Welsh Government’s vision of a high quality, safe, integrated, affordable and accessible transport network as set out in Prosperity for All: The National Strategy. Further, TfW were established to assist in the discharge of ministerial functions in relation to transport, including providing consultancy services in procuring, designing and constructing the rail infrastructure of South Wales
The Council intends to award the above contract following the application of a 10 day standstill period. The Standstill period will commence on the day following the publication of this notice and will end at midnight
on the 10th Day thereafter.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:112953)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport for Wales | £1,080,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 018880-2021-1 · Transport for Wales
- Signed
- 4 Aug 2021
- Value
- £1,080,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Transport for WalesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.