Published date: 15 September 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.


Closing: 17 October 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Engineering services - 71300000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£930,000

Procurement reference

MERTVL001-DN297055-27429442

Published date

15 September 2017

Closing date

17 October 2017

Contract start date

7 December 2017

Contract end date

20 June 2018

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

Merseytravel have identified the need to update the traffic management and lane control system at the Mersey tunnels. The scope of the project is as follows;
The replacement of the existing Lane Control Signs (LCS) and Vehicle Management Signs (VMS) and the respective systems, in the Queensway tunnel and the Kingsway tunnels. The work includes inspection of the gantries in the Queensway Tunnel for possible re-use and the installation of new gantries in the Kingsway tunnels. LV distribution to feed the signs, power supplies to each gantry position from 2 separate sources, SCADA links into the existing Merseytravel SCADA network, fibre optic cable installation, Sign control panel installation, updating the existing SCADA system to control and monitor the image displayed and the status of all signs and the stripping out and environmental disposal of all equipment and cabling made redundant by these works.
•Removal of existing LCS, VMS and associated systems. •Installation of new LCS, VMS and associated systems. •Inspection and possible re-use of gantries within the Queensway tunnel. •Installation of new gantries within the Kingsway tunnels. •Installation of LV cabling from existing distribution boards to final fixed equipment. •Installation of electrical accessories throughout. •Installation of new Automatic Transfer Switches •Installation on new Primary and Secondary Containment with the tunnel invert and road deck. •Installation of optical fibre cables between existing SCADA outstations and new sign control panels. •Installation of new sign control panels •Amending of the existing SCADA system to incorporate the new systems. •The forming of BWHs throughout. •Testing & Commissioning of all systems.


About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement

Address

1 Mann Island
Liverpool
L3 1BP
England

Email

tender@merseytravel.gov.uk

Website

http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/