SUPPLY OF NEW ROLLING STOCK AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES

Description

The objective of this procurement is to enter into a framework agreement with a single supplier for the manufacture and supply of new rolling stock (with associated equipment) and associated technical support and spares supply services. This will enable NTL to replace significant quantities of its ageing fleet, enabling the avoidance of escalating costs associated with the operation, maintenance, repair, and leasing of an ageing fleet and delivering medium- and long-term value for the benefit of NTL, DfT, taxpayers and its customers. NTL will order rolling stock (and associated equipment) with accompanying technical support and spares supply services across multiple phases. The contracts for the first phase will be entered into simultaneously with entering into the framework agreement. NTL will separately procure an owning party to purchase each fleet of rolling stock and then lease the same to NTL. The owning party will also be party to each manufacture and supply agreement with the supplier. There may be different owning parties for each phase. Lot 1: NTL, a Train Operating Company (TOC) that operates passenger rail services across the North of England, is undertaking this procurement process to appoint a single supplier to manufacture and supply rolling stock (and associated equipment) and to provide technical support and spares supply services across multiple phases within budget and to meet the overall objectives and priorities of NTL pursuant to a framework agreement. It is anticipated throughout the life of the framework agreement that NTL may procure, across multiple call-offs, up to 450 units comprising of multiple vehicles. The call-off contracts will be entered into in respect of 'phases' of rolling stock orders, comprising of (i) a manufacture and supply agreement and (ii) a technical support and spares supply agreement)). The first call-off contracts will be entered into simultaneously with the framework agreement. The manufacturing requirements are for multi-mode multiple units, including options to order further units and/or additional centre-vehicles and/or a mix of multi-mode and electric multiple units. In addition, the supplier will supply spares and special tools to accompany the fleet, and (subject to the exercise of options) the supply of mock-ups and a cab simulator. Subsequent phases will be required to replace further trains in NTL's existing fleet over a period of time. For each phase, NTL will also separately procure an owning party to purchase each fleet of rolling stock and then lease the same to NTL. The owning party will also be party to each manufacture and supply agreement with the supplier. There may be different owning parties for each phase. It is anticipated the successful Tenderer will offer: a. the manufacture and supply of new rolling stock (being multi-mode multiple units) with a minimum design life of 35-year (from acceptance of the units) that meets NTL's train technical specification (inclusive of design, testing, obtaining relevant approvals, training, delivery and acceptance of the equipment and provision of warranties). b. multi-mode multiple units that may be subject to in-life decarbonisation by the supplier being required to convert the units to become either (i) electric multiple units, or (ii) (following the installation of additional on-board battery capacity and associated infrastructure by the supplier) battery-electric multiple units. Such conversion will be triggered by NTL or the owner. Future phases (other than the initial order under phase 1) may be built directly as electric multiple units or battery-electric multiple units. c. technical support and spares supply services, including: technical support services (general technical advice; technical investigations; train failure investigation; maintaining an adequate supply of spares, special tools and parts at designated depots; maintenance, overhaul and repair of spares); supply of additional spares, special tools and parts; and additional services. d. demonstrable delivery of social value. NTL has chosen to run the procurement under competitive dialogue under Regulation 48 of the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. The term of the framework agreement will be 8 years. Call-off contracts for manufacture and supply agreement and technical support and spares supply agreement entered into pursuant to the framework agreement will exceed the duration of the framework agreement.