Awarded contract

Design, supply and install 16 mobile tram lifting jacks and renew associated cabling at Queens Road Depot

Details

Buyer: Transport for Greater Manchester
Supplier(s): Depot Rail Ltd
Value: £214,000
Topic: Industrial machinery
Published: 28 February 2024
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Mobile lifting jacks and associated control equipment shall be designed and manufactured with a minimum life design of 25 years. The mobile lifting jacks and associated control equipment shall be designed manufactured and installed for use within a railways working environment in accordance with BS EN 1493:2010. Each set of mobile lifting jacks shall compromise of 8 jacks with the ability to expand the system to accommodate lifting of increased length trams in the future. The mobile lifting jacks and associated control equipment shall be designed, manufactured, and installed for use within Metrolink Queens Road Depot Lot 1: Mobile lifting jacks and associated control equipment shall be designed and manufactured with a minimum life design of 25 years. The mobile lifting jacks and associated control equipment shall be designed manufactured and installed for use within a railways working environment in accordance with BS EN 1493:2010. Each set of mobile lifting jacks shall compromise of 8 jacks with the ability to expand the system to accommodate lifting of increased length trams in the future. The mobile lifting jacks and associated control equipment shall be designed, manufactured, and installed for use within Metrolink Queens Road Depot

Timeline

Completed: Award date26 February 2024
Completed: Award published28 February 2024
Current notice

About the buyer

Transport for Greater Manchester is the local transport body behind the Bee Network, buying with its own team of CIPS-qualified procurement professionals. Tenders are advertised on ProContract, the organisation's own e-tendering portal. Larger opportunities are published as Pipeline Notices on Find a Tender, with older award notices held on Contracts Finder. Established frameworks, run either externally or in-house, cover much of what TfGM buys for ease and speed. Bus contracts follow a separate route, procured through the Bee Network's bus franchising model. Suppliers can reach the procurement team directly by email for guidance on bidding.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Transport for Greater Manchester's contract awards have been in business services, transport services and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

42000000 · Industrial machinery

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-greater-manchester.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-greater-manchester.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-greater-manchester.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-greater-manchester.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-greater-manchester.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-greater-manchester.gov