Published date: 6 July 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 13 February 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 34000000

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

  • Rail locomotives and tenders - 34610000

Location of contract

CV4 7AL

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CJ-01-18-LEP-CVLR2-DH - AWARD

Published date

6 July 2018

Closing date

13 February 2018

Contract start date

15 March 2018

Contract end date

14 March 2019

Contract type

Supply 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

The Coventry VLR vehicle project will deliver a zero tailpipe emissions prototype vehicle as part of a larger 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 that is capable of on and off-street running, be interoperable with existing rail systems and have low-carbon self-propelled vehicles which are emissions free at the point of use.

The vehicle project, led by WMG, will deliver a safety certified prototype rail vehicle to the specification outlined in the tender documents in December 2020. The scope of this contract will cover the full turnkey solution for the detailed design and subsequent manufacture, delivery and commissioning of the prototype rail vehicle. The vision is for a fully battery-powered electric rail vehicle, with a lightweight, multi-material structure, capable of autonomous operation. In particular, it is expected that this will be used to demonstrate the applicability of new technologies to the rail industry in an operational environment.

In order to express interest in this opportunity 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.

Please note that this project will be run using an accelerated open OJEU tender approach and only advertising this requirement for 15 days. The tender closing deadline is Wednesday 14th February 2018 at 12pm GMT.

Award information

Awarded date

6 July 2018

Contract start date

15 March 2018

Contract end date

14 March 2019

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Transport Design International Ltd

Address

Clifford Mill, Clifford Chambers, Clifford Chambers, United Kingdom, CV37 8HW

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Bonnie Wang

Address

Main campus
Coventry
Coventry
CV4 7AL
United Kingdom

Telephone

02476523188

Email

Bonnie.Wang@warwick.ac.uk