Published date: 4 August 2022

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: 23 August 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Railway maintenance or service vehicles - 34621200

  • Railway and tramway passenger coaches, and trolleybuses - 34622000

Location of contract

DY1 1HF

Value of contract

£0 to £40,000

Procurement reference

IT-9-3179-AH244b

Published date

4 August 2022

Closing date

23 August 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

9 September 2022

Contract end date

13 October 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre located at Castle Hill, Dudley, comprises an Innovation Centre that includes a large Engineering Hall, various laboratories, meeting rooms and a Conference and Exhibition suite, complemented by a 2.0km test track (that runs through an 850m tunnel) for the testing of prototype vehicles and infrastructure solutions.
A self-propelled 'personnel carrier' and compatible flatbed trailer is required, capable of carrying personnel along the railway test track.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

James Allen

Address

Priory Road
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 1HF
United Kingdom

Telephone

01384 816443

Email

james.allen@dudley.gov.uk

Website

www.dudley.gov.uk