Published date: 6 December 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: 15 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Tramway passenger coaches - 34622100

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

A20170309

Published date

6 December 2017

Closing date

15 January 2018

Contract start date

29 January 2018

Contract end date

30 January 2018

Contract type

Not applicable

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?

Yes

Description

Note: This is NOT a tender exercise it is an e-Auction for the sale of existing tram fleet:

The West Midlands Combined Authority/Transport for West Midlands (WMCA) is delighted to announce an exciting one-time opportunity to own not only a piece of transport history, but also a fleet of 15 type T-69 light rail vehicles.

Originally purchased from Italian manufacturer Ansaldo Trasporti and in operation between 1998-2014, the former standard bearers of the Line One route between Wolverhampton and Birmingham city centres are currently in storage at Long Marston Airfield.

The e-Auction will take place on 29th January 2018 at 10am and will be hosted by BravoSolution.

The trams are currently owned by a subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS). Each sale will be subject to satisfactory completion of any "know your customer" requirements which RBS may specify. Each winning bidder will be required to enter into a sale agreement in a form specified by RBS (which will be available on the BravoSolution e-Auction platform) and collect the trams from Long Marston Airfield within a specified time after the auction.

To register your interest in this unique opportunity, contact Chris Robinson, Metro Procurement Lead Officer, at: chris.robinson@wmca.org.uk

More information

Additional text

Persons who are 'consumers' for the purposes of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and/or the Consumer Rights Act 2015 shall not be eligible to participate in the e-Auction.

Condition Report: Full accounts and descriptions of the condition of the vehicles are available and can be obtained from Chris Robinson, Metro Procurement Lead Officer, at chris.robinson@wmca.org.uk

Inspection Visits: Visits to the storage facility are by appointment only and can be arranged by contacting Chris Robinson at chris.robinson@wmca.org.uk

The trams will be 'sold as seen' and neither the WMCA, RBS nor any other party makes any condition, warranty, representation or other term in respect of the description, state, fitness, quality, suitability for purpose, specification or performance of the trams.

About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Robinson

Address

West Midlands Combined Authority
Birmingham
B19 3SD
England

Email

chris.robinson@wmca.org.uk