Rail Terminal Operations

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: RAIL TERMINAL OPERATIONS
2. Awarding Authority: Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture (SCS JV), GB. Web:
3. Contract type: Supply contract
4. Description: The awarded subcontractor will be required to provide all terminal services at Specified Location portal access. The services include:
all ground staff requirements to undertake marshalling, shunting, train preparation, etc.;
provision of all plant, machinery and staff to manage the inbound tunnel arisings into WET;
all stock pile management and profiling;
loading rail wagons; and
maintaining the terminals’ integrity.
5. CPV Code(s): 42418910, 42418000, 42418900
6. NUTS code(s): UKG, UKG3, UKG31, UKI
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Delivery point Willesden Euroterminal (WET) and West Ruislip, both in NW London.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Supply chain ID 12364-SCS
9. Estimated value of requirement: Estimated contract value (GBP) N: GBP 10m – 20m
10. CompeteFor response deadline 9.10.2019 (23:45:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: Note: This is a CompeteFor opportunity. Opportunities may be with both public and private sector businesses. To apply, please click the following link to register on the CompeteFor portal Web:
12. Other information: Opportunity Method Contract Opportunity
Opportunity Status Open
Opportunity Type Public Sector
Notice Type Notice
Nature of Opportunity Works
About the buyer’s selection process:
Following responses to this publication, the supply chain will be shortlisted and those that are successful will be invited to prequalify to receive a tender enquiry for the subcontract works. Prequalification will consist of business assurance, which will focus on the supply chain’s capability, competence and capacity to deliver works of any nature on behalf of SCS JV, as well as technical assurance which provides an opportunity to assess the supply chain’s ability to deliver the works in question. Further to a tender process, final selection will be based upon a balanced scorecard assessment. The criteria of this assessment will consider commercial, technical and qualitative evidence provided by the tenderers.
About the buyer:
SCS JV is an unincorporated joint venture between Skanska, Costain and STRABAG working on behalf of HS2 to deliver the Main Works Civils Contracts for Lot S1 and S2. At present, the contract is in the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) stage where SCS JV are developing a scheme design, programme and target cost to deliver the detailed design and construction phase of the project. Not only have the individual companies delivered high speed rail, major infrastructure and some of the most iconic structures internationally, the Joint Venture also has a proven record of working together. Skanska and Costain have a long history of successfully delivering civil engineering projects together in the UK, dating back 30 years. In Joint Venture they have delivered many major infrastructure projects, including the M25 in the 1980s, High Speed 1 in the early 2000s and the current Crossrail endeavour coming to completion under the streets of London in 2018. STRABAG and Skanska have worked together for over 15 years on European projects in Switzerland, Slovakia and Norway. As a Joint Venture, we are bringing together our collective strength to deliver world-class engineering, contributing to the long term economic growth of local and international markets. This is perfectly encapsulated in our mission; to draw everyone together to create a strong foundation from which to launch a transformative legacy.
Details of specialist staff required (if any) Ground staff will be required hold Personal Track Safety (PTS) certification, as endorsed on their Sentinel cards.
Estimated tender close date 19/12/2019
Estimated contract award date 15/03/2020
Estimated contract start date 21/06/2020
Additional information for bidders Include any special notes for bidders Ground staff will need to adhere to the following requirements:
Currently certified against GORT3452 Train Movement – Medical Fitness Requirements;
Holds (Providing evidence) of a current certificate of competence for shunting/Ground staff based against the following criteria:
GERM8000 Train Operations manual (Rule Book)
GO/RT3056 Working Manual for Rail Staff (White Pages)
GO/RT3053 Working Manual for Rail Staff – Handling and Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Pink Pages).
Can demonstrate at which locations they are competent to carry out these tasks (e.g. Wembley Yard)
The company will need to hold a UK mainline operating licence.
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