Published date: 13 September 2018

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: 13 March 2019

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Railway-track construction materials and supplies - 34946000

  • Railway construction works - 45234100

    • Track construction works - 45234116

    • Urban railway track construction works - 45234129

    • Railway transport services - 60200000

    • Support services for railway transport - 63711000

    • Railway engineering services - 71311230

    • Railway-track inspection services - 71631470

Location of contract

CV4 7AL

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CJ-09-18-WMG-CVLRTRACK-JM

Published date

13 September 2018

Closing date

13 March 2019

Contract start date

15 March 2019

Contract end date

16 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Warwick are looking to tender for concept design, Construction, Consultancy and analysis work for a novel low cost trackform for the Coventry Very Light Rail project.

The Coventry VLR (Very Light Rail) project is a research and development programme to develop a novel, low-cost, low-carbon rail-based public transport system for operation within the city of Coventry. The programme is a collaboration between WMG (University of Warwick), Coventry City Council (CCC) and Transport for West Midlands (TfWM). The overall programme is conceived to deliver an affordable rail based system, capable of on-and off-street running, marketable to the general public, and have low-carbon light-weight self-propelled vehicles which are emissions free at the point of use.

The vision is for an innovative trackform, which causes minimal disruption to the locality during on-site installation thus providing a step-change in light-rail installation costs. Further, the design should encompass the requirements of all stakeholders, including, but not limited to, utility companies (gas, electricity, telephone, etc.), staff and passengers, pedestrians, other road vehicles including cyclists, local businesses, other statutory undertakers and system operator. As part of the larger programme, a novel, lightweight vehicle is being developed, along with a potential route offering suitable economic viability.

The development of a rail network requires a fully integrated systems approach, ensuring compatibility, consistency and cost-effectiveness. As such, the supplier will be expected to interact with the project partners, including CCC, TfWM and the vehicle development consortium, as well as any other companies that assist with the development of the Coventry VLR programme.

In order to express interest in this opportunity and download some further details please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick).

The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Ann-Marie Cooper

Address

Main campus
Coventry
Coventry
CV4 7AL
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 2476150911

Email

a-m.o.cooper@warwick.ac.uk