Published date: 18 January 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 9 February 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts - 34600000

  • Rail locomotives and tenders - 34610000

  • Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons - 34621000

    • Railway freight wagons - 34621100

    • Railway maintenance or service vehicles - 34621200

    • Rails - 34946110

    • Lifting and handling equipment and parts - 42400000

    • Lifting and handling equipment - 42410000

    • Cranes, mobile lifting frames and works trucks fitted with a crane - 42414000

    • Mobile lifting frames - 42414310

    • Lifting trucks - 42415100

    • Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery - 42418000

    • Parts of lifting and handling equipment - 42419000

    • Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment - 50220000

    • Installation services of lifting equipment - 51511100

Location of contract

CA6 4SJ

Value of contract

£0 to £2,000,000

Procurement reference

20210118170036-3510

Published date

18 January 2021

Closing date

9 February 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Direct Rail Services Ltd (DRSL) will be scheduling Diesel Engine overhaul activities associated with the Class 68 Locomotive and have a requirement for access to a facility with suitable undercover lifting equipment to enable removal, and installation of the Diesel Engine, including peripheral components.

The programme is anticipated to run for a period between 2021 and 2025, involving 34 Locomotives. We are looking for expressions of interest from Suppliers who can provide facilities that are rail linked, have sufficient access for transportation of Diesel Engines by road and sufficient component circulation space alongside the Locomotive.

In addition, there is a requirement for access to the facility by DRSL and their nominated Contractor to carry out equipment removal, installation, periodic inspections and post overhaul Locomotive static testing, including Diesel Engine functional tests.


About the buyer

Contact name

Tom Crowe

Address

Regents Court
Business Park
Baron Way
CA6 4SJ
ENG

Telephone

+44 1925802065

Email

Tom.crowe@innuserv.com

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/shared-services-alliance-ssa-for-nuclear-decommissioning-estate