Published date: 19 December 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 2 November 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

PPRO 04/101/125

Published date

19 December 2018

Closing date

2 November 2017

Contract start date

13 November 2017

Contract end date

28 February 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The multi-billion pound Heathrow Rail Access (HRA) programme is a Secretary of State priority and brings together the proposed Western and Southern rail links to Heathrow into a single holistic programme. These schemes seek to improve access to Heathrow Airport for both business, leisure travellers and airport workforce, by improving rail connectivity to the airport.

As part of the CP5 settlement funding was agreed to progress the Western rail link (WRLtH) through a Development Consent Order, with the aim of commencing construction work during CP6. Southern access (SRLtH) is at an earlier stage of development and funding is currently being sought to undertake a GRIP 1-2 study.

Recent work to assess the wider network capacity and capability alongside the existing Heathrow infrastructure has revealed that, given the level of services expected to be operating to Heathrow Terminal 5 by December 2019, there will be no platform availability for future HRA services. This issue could be resolved by bringing platforms 1 & 2, which are currently within a safeguarded station box at Terminal 5, into use. The options and costs for fitting out the station box at Terminal 5 have not previously been considered by the Department or Network Rail.

The purpose of this work is to provide an independent view on the cost and fit out of the station box. This is required in order to inform part of our negotiating brief for a contribution from Heathrow Airport Limited. We have been clear publicly that progressing WRLtH is dependent on agreeing an appropriate contribution from the airport and this is critical to supporting our efforts to ensure the schemes are affordable and value for money. There is a critical dependency on this work as the contribution negotiations and accompanying 'funding statement' for the scheme need to be completed in time to inform the DCO submission.

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Award information

Awarded date

3 November 2017

Contract start date

13 November 2017

Contract end date

28 February 2018

Total value of contract

£50,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd

Address

28-32 Upper Ground
London
SE1 9PD

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Great Minster House,76 Marsham Street
LONDON
SW1P4DR
England

Email

DFTprocurement@dft.gsi.gov.uk