Sub-Contract - Opportunity

1 Purchasing Organisation Details

1.1

Purchasing Organisation Name and Address

1.2

Obtaining Documentation

1.3

Further Information

Request for further information should be submitted through the Questions and Answers function on Sell2Wales. Please record your interest in the notice to submit a question.

1.4

Receipt of Documents

Completed documents should be returned through the Sell2Wales post box facility. Please record your interest in the notice to submit a response.

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

S&C Procurement Exercise (CVL-00063)

2.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting purchasing organisation

CVL-00063

2.3

Details of the Main Contract

Published ID: DEC276202

Title: CVL Transformation - Package 06B Permanent Way (Non Complex) - ITT

Purchasing Organisation: Transport for Wales

2.4

Description of the goods or services required

Scope:

Balfour Beatty Rail has been awarded the contract to supply and install the S&C requirements on project Core Valley Lines for the next 2-3years. As a result, Balfour Beatty Rail is looking to conduct a benchmarking exercise to determine which supplier can offer value for money. Following the results of the benchmarking exercise Balfour Beatty will propose that 1 supplier gets preferred supplier status for all S&C requirements on Core Valley Lines. This will need client approval pending the recommendation report.

Tender submissions will be evaluated based on the following:

> Capability and competency question sets.

> Manufacturing philosophies, policies, and accreditations.

> Sustainability credentials.

> Adherence to BBRL form of contract.

> BoQ rates.

This list is not exhaustive.

Stage 1 - Pre-qualification Requirements

Suppliers who express interest shall be subject to meeting Balfour Beatty Rail Ltd pre-qualification criteria for this procurement exercise. The pre-qualification process will be conducted offline, and suppliers will be contacted directly if any information is required.

Minimum pre-qualification requirements for this tender exercise are as follows:

> Dun & Bradstreet credit check - maximum financial risk rating which is acceptable is 'moderate'.

>Constructionline - associate membership.

>RISQS - appropriate approved competencies for S&C manufacturing.

Please do not express interest if you do not meet these minimum requirements.

Stage 2 - Invitation to tender (ITT)

Once stage 1 has been completed all suppliers will be contacted directly and invited to tender with further instructions. Suppliers who were unsuccessful during stage 1 will also be contacted directly.

Tender documents shall be issued to those who qualify via Balfour Beatty’s tendering portal ‘Jaggaer’. Access to the portal will be provided after the ITT letters have been released, agreed and tasks completed.

Responses, including any tender queries must be submitted via the Jaggaer portal mechanism only.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=116936.

2.5

Notice Coding and Classification

3 Administrative Information

3.1

Type of Procedure

Dual stage – Candidates must first pass a selection procedure before being invited to tender or negotiate.

3.2

Time Limits

3.3

Tender Submission Postbox

4 Other Information

4.1

Additional Information

Sub-contracting opportunities published on Sell2Wales are business-to-business transactions and are not subject to the normal public sector and EU rules regarding procurement. The Welsh Government does not accept responsibility or liability for the content, evaluation or award of sub-contracting opportunities.

(WA Ref:116936)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: More detail can be provided upon request.

4.2

Additional Documentation

4.3

Publication date of this notice