Published date: 16 March 2018

This notice was replaced on 5 April 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Opportunity (published 5 April 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Railway transport services - 60200000

  • Public transport services by railways - 60210000

  • Support services for railway transport - 63711000

Location of contract

WR5 2NP

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

WCC 00000569

Published date

16 March 2018

Closing date

16 April 2018

Contract start date

1 May 2018

Contract end date

30 April 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Council requires a consultant who will bring their knowledge, experience and innovative solutions to provide a specialist rail expertise and support service for Worcestershire County Council.

Key requirements of the commission are to provide Worcestershire County Council with specialist rail consultancy support to deliver improvements to rail services and infrastructure across the County. This is more fully described in the Worcestershire Rail Investment Strategy (WRIS ) which was endorsed and adopted by Cabinet on 2nd November 2017. The WRIS describes the extent of the Council's ambitions for rail and suggests the following projects will require support over the next 6 years:

o North Cotswold Line Task Force
o Expansion of services serving Worcestershire Parkway
o Expansion of Regional Services
o Worcester Area Capacity and Signalling
o Car Parking at Stations
o New/Upgraded Stations
o Shrub Hill Masterplan
o Ticketing and Fares
o Kidderminster station GRIP 5-8
o Advice to other rail related projects

The total value of the contract is expected to be in the range ?1 million to ?7.5 million over the maximum possible term of six years. There is no guaranteed minimum value of work that may be commissioned through the contract.

More information

Links

Additional text

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Adrian Ash (CCO)

Address

Spetchley Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 2NP
United Kingdom

Telephone

01905 845556

Email

aash1@worcestershire.gov.uk