Published date: 25 September 2017

Last edited date: 25 September 2017

This notice was replaced on 27 November 2017

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

Awarded contract (published 27 November 2017)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £35,000

Procurement reference

tender_154039/620787

Published date

25 September 2017

Closing date

12 October 2017

Contract start date

30 October 2017

Contract end date

22 December 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Overview of Requirement:

High Speed Two (HS2) Limited (HS2 Ltd) intends to procure a Contract for development of a Stations Maintenance and Facilities Management Contracting and Organisation model strategy through the process set out in the ITQ. HS2 Ltd requires the strategy document to be developed by the Bidder under this contract to include:

• Definition of the optimum models of operation for station maintenance and facilities management (including in-house and subcontracting models) aligned to the stations operating sub-concept.
• Identification of the indicative types, volumes and methodologies for undertaking the maintenance and facilities management at each of the four HS2 Ltd stations.
• Consideration and documentation of the maintenance and facilities management best practice and how they apply to Stations Contracting and Organisation models. Areas of innovation will need to be included within this element of the strategy works.
• Definition of the best practice in contracting arrangements for maintenance of critical station assets. An example being whether traditional risk transfer contracts or availability / performance models are most suitable for Lifts and Escalators.
• An outline Station Maintenance and Facilities Management Organisation model for each of four HS2 Ltd stations.

Procurement Process and Next Steps:

The procurement exercise is being conducted using HS2 Ltd.'s e-Sourcing Portal Bravo. In order to obtain a copy of the ITQ documentation and participate in this procurement exercise, prospective Applicants will need to initially register on Bravo e-Sourcing Portal as per the instructions included in the 'Additional Information' section below. All messages should be sent through the Bravo secure messaging facility following publication of the ITQ documentation.

Timescales for the Procurement:

- Invitation To Quote (ITQ) documentation available on the Bravo e-Sourcing Portal: 25 September 2017
- Deadline for clarifications: 5 October 2017 (12 noon)
- Deadline for tender submissions: 12 October 2017 (12 noon)


More information

Additional text

In order to express an interest and provide a quote for the contract, Tenderers will need to initially register on HS2's E-Sourcing Portal (please see http://www.hs2.bravosolution.co.uk/ for further details). Registration on the Portal is only required once.

To register on the Portal Tenderers will be required to complete the following steps:

a) Click the 'click here to register' link.
b) Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue'.
c) Enter your business and user details.
d) Note the username you use and click 'save' when complete.
e) You will then receive an e-mail with your unique password.

To access the ITQ documentation:

a) Log into the Portal with your unique username and password.
b) Click on the 'ITTs open to all suppliers' link.
c) Click on the relevant titled ITT item (this is where ITQ is published as well).
d) Click the 'express interest' button in the 'actions' box on the left hand side of the page (this will move the ITT pack into the 'my ITT' box). This is a secure area for projects only.
e) Click on the ITT code (you should then have access to all attachments by clicking the 'settings and buyer attachments' in the actions box).
f) Download the documents relating to the ITT.

Click 'attachments' on the left hand side. The number in brackets refers to number of documents that need to be downloaded. Click on the bold and underlined filename. Select 'save' and store on your PC.

Responding to the ITQ: a) Instructions on completing the ITT through the Portal are contained in the documents. For further assistance contact the Bravo Solution helpdesk which is available Monday to Friday (8:00 am to 18:00 pm) GMT on: a) email - help@bravosolution.co.uk or b) telephone +44 8003684850.


About the buyer

Contact name

Igors Maslovs

Address

2 Snowhill, Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6GA
England

Email

igors.maslovs@hs2.org.uk