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05 Contract Notice (Utilities)

Provision of Gate Lines and Platform Validators and Associated Installation and Maintenance Services

  • First published: 21 February 2025
  • Last modified: 06 March 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-148310
Published by:
Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)
Authority ID:
AA80566
Publication date:
21 February 2025
Deadline date:
11 April 2025
Notice type:
05 Contract Notice (Utilities)
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
Yes

Abstract

Sole supplier for the provision of Gates, Platform Validators, associated implementation and maintenance service and back office software. This procurement will cover all current and future stations in Wales and cross borders managed by Transport for Wales Rail Ltd. CPV: 30123100, 51100000, 48000000, 30233300, 48100000, 50317000.

Full notice text

Contract notice – utilities

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)

3 Llys Cadwyn, Pontypridd

Rhondda Cynon Taf

CF37 4TH

UK

Telephone: +44 2920720500

E-mail: Procurement.Help@tfwrail.wales

NUTS: UKL

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.tfwrail.wales

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA80566

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html


I.6) Main activity

Railway services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Provision of Gate Lines and Platform Validators and Associated Installation and Maintenance Services

Reference number: TFW0857.00

II.1.2) Main CPV code

30123100

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

Sole supplier for the provision of Gates, Platform Validators, associated implementation and maintenance service and back office software. This procurement will cover all current and future stations in Wales and cross borders managed by Transport for Wales Rail Ltd.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 25 000 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

51100000

48000000

30233300

48100000

50317000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL


Main site or place of performance:

Railway stations across Wales and Borders.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Transport for Wales Rail Limited (TfWRL) are proud to support Welsh Government's vision of a high quality, safe, integrated, affordable and accessible transport network of which the people of Wales are proud. To that end, we have successfully piloted and implemented Metro Train and Bus Services and PAYG ticketless travel in parts of South Wales.

TfWRL is seeking to expand these services via the appointment of a single technology provider who can deliver the required hardware and software infrastructure.

Our core objectives are to:

- Standardise the technology being used at all stations that require ticket gates and/or platform validators.

- Standardise the customers experience and staff operational requirements at all stations that require ticket gates and/or platform validators

- Achieve a single back office process for all station based validation of ticket based journeys which currently includes Magstripe and PRT QR/Barcode paper tickets, QR/Barcode digital tickets, and Season tickets on ITSO smart card.

- Ensure all ticketless journeys via PAYG are integrated into our existing 3rd party back office system.

- Implement remote gate monitoring and management capabilities for staff to see and help passengers who are unable to pass through the gate.

- Ensure that staff supporting customers at the gate line can open the gate safely and with speed and efficiency to avoid unnecessary queues and station overload. This includes remote web or app based services as well as physical gate based controls.

- Provide a suite of essential operational reports, data integrations, and self-service style data extraction capabilities.

- Ensure all interactions with the gate to set up, monitor, maintain, and use the gate are captured and are auditable and that gate ticket process rules are configurable as needed.

- Provide appropriate solutions for stations with event based and seasonal swells.

- Enable the development by TfWRL and our partners, a system of connected interfaces through modern APIs for station help and remote gate line functions.

Decommission existing gate and PVAL infrastructure currently in place.

Decommission gate and PVAL infrastructure upon exit of contract or at individual stations during the term of the agreement as befits the delivery of TfWRL station strategy.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 84

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

Provision to extend this agreement for a period of a further 3 years in whole or in part, at the discretion of the Authority.

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

The ITT pack describes the core requirements and further options subject to future funding over a phased period.

Additional options may include variations to scope/volume of equipment for which orders are placed, in order for Transport for Wales to deliver its Station GateLine Strategy which factors in developments in technology and whether stations are gated or ungated.

This agreement also includes options to call of additional products and services to meet any new station builds or any additional stations as may fall under the management of Transport for Wales Rail Ltd during the term of this agreement.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required:

As per ITT document pack.

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

Service management and key performance indicators are a requirement for this contract and are as described in the ITT pack.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 28/03/2025

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 28/03/2025

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.3) Additional information

The ITT documents can be found on eTender Wales (https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml) reference

ITT Code: itt_115867 - Provision of Gate Lines and Platform Validators and Associated Installation and Maintenance Services.

The final estimated contract value is difficult to calculate due to several variables as may arise over the contract term e.g. changes to Station Gateline Strategy, available funding for future phases and potential for new stations etc.

The Authority estimates the contract value to range between GBP 10m and GBP 25m including the provisions to extend. Figures quoted are excluding VAT.

A Prior Information Notice was dispatched on Sell2Wales (WA Ref:146390) on the 28/11/25.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148310

(WA Ref:148310)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

UK

Telephone: +44 2079477501

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

21/02/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
48100000 Industry specific software package Software package and information systems
51100000 Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment Installation services (except software)
50317000 Maintenance and repair of ticket-validation machinery Maintenance and repair of office machinery
30233300 Smart card readers Media storage and reader devices
48000000 Software package and information systems Computer and Related Services
30123100 Ticket-validation machines Office and business machines

Delivery locations

ID Description
1017 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1015 Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1013 Conwy and Denbighshire
1020 East Wales
1023 Flintshire and Wrexham
1016 Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1012 Gwynedd
1011 Isle of Anglesey
1021 Monmouthshire and Newport
1024 Powys
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1018 Swansea
1000 WALES
1010 West Wales and The Valleys

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
21 February 2025
Deadline date:
11 April 2025 00:00
Notice type:
05 Contract Notice (Utilities)
Authority name:
Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)
Publication date:
06 March 2025
Notice type:
14 Corrigendum
Authority name:
Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)

About the buyer

Main contact:
Procurement.Help@tfwrail.wales
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

Further information

Date Details
06/03/2025 14:00
Notice date(s) changed
IV.2.2) Time limit
Old date: 28/03/2025 12:00
New date: 11/04/2025 12:00

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Old date: 28/03/2025 12:00
New date: 11/04/2025 12:00

Closing date and time extended to allow more time for Bidders to respond.

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