United Kingdom-Cardiff: TfW – Substations with Contained Gas Insulated Switchgear

Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2020/S 064-154346/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Transport for Wales
Postal address: Southgate House, Wood Street
Town: Cardiff
Postal code: CF10 1EW
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Tamara Evans
Telephone: +44 2921673434
Email: Procurement@tfw.wales
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other activity: Transport Related Activities

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: TfW – Substations with Contained Gas Insulated Switchgear
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 31600000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
This is a VEAT notice of Transport for Wales (TfW) intention to award a contract. TfW intends to award a supply contract to Siemens Mobility for the purchase of Side entry 8DA11 CGIS (Contained Gas Insulated Switchgear). TfW has identified that it needs to ensure that the side entry 8DA11 CGIS is purchased in line with PADS approvals and do so in a manner that is achievable within capital and revenue budget and programme.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:4500000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 31000000
Main CPV code: 31210000
Main CPV code: 31600000
Main CPV code: 31682540
Main CPV code: 45232220
Main CPV code: 45234170

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKL15, UKL16, UKL17, UKL2, UKL22 Main site or place of performance:South East Wales Core Valley Railway Lines

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
TfW intends to award a supply contract to Siemens Mobility for the purchase of Side entry 8DA11 CGIS (Contained Gas Insulated Switchgear). Transport for Wales (TfW), and its delivery partners, are responsible for the development and delivery of the South Wales Metro, including the CVL Transformation programme, which will integrate public transport services and systems in South East Wales. Part of this programme includes the electrification of the Core Valley Lines in South East Wales (comprising Rhymey to Cardiff Queen Street, Coryton Spur, Merthyr Tydfil to Cardiff Queen Street, Aberdare to Cardiff Queen Street, Aberdare to Hirwaun, Treherbert to Cardiff Queen Street, Cardiff Queen Street to Cardiff Central and Cardiff Central to Cardiff Bay) and will require supply and fixing of substations to create the power network.
TfW has identified that Siemens Mobility is the only supplier capable of meeting TfW’s requirements, for the following reasons. The required items must be supplied by a Network Rail Parts and Drawings System (“PADS”) approved supplier of side entry 8DA11 CGIS (Contained Gas Insulated Switchgear) in order to conform to Network Rail and TfW standards, namely NR/L1/ELP/27000, NR standard NR/PS/ELP/27236 and PADS Certificate PA05/00637, including as well the following British Standards policies and legislations as detailed in NR/L1/ELP/27000:
BS7671 – Requirements for electrical installations;
BS EN 50119 – Railway applications. Fixed installations. Electric traction overhead contact lines;
BS EN 50122 – Railway applications. Fixed installations. Electrical safety, earthing and the return circuit;
BS EN 50149 – Railway applications. Fixed installations. Electric traction. Copper and copper alloy grooved contact wires;
BS EN 50163 & A1 – Railway Applications. Supply voltages of traction systems;
BS EN 50367 – Railway applications. Current collection systems. Technical criteria for the interaction between opantograph and overhead line (to achieve free access);
BS EN 50388 – Railway Applications. Power supply and rolling stock. Technical criteria for the coordination between power supply (substation) and rolling stock;
BS EN 50463-4 – Railway Applications. Energy measurement on board trains. Communication;
CDM – Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015;
Electrical Power Asset Policy 2012;
Electrical Power Asset Policy Appendices 2012;
Electrical Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002;
Electrical at Work Regulations 1989;
ENE TSI – Commission Regulation)EU) No 1301/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘energy’ subsystem of the rail system in the Union;
Environmental Protection Regulations 2000;
Fire Precautions Sub Surface Railway Stations Regulations 1989;
Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2009;
GL/RT 1210 – AC Energy Subsystem and Interfaces to Rolling Stock Subsystem;
IEC 61850 – Power Utility Automation.
The supplier must be PADS approved because the product acceptance process gives TfW the assurance that products accepted for use on or about the infrastructure are safe, compatible, reliable, fit for purpose and do not export unacceptable risks to Network Rail and/or TfW infrastructure. The supplier must also have side entry cable capacity to ensure conformity with the standards detailed above and to meet the system design requirements where due consideration was given to all types of design and decisions based on concerns regarding land take and consents and potential for vandalism have led to the requirement for CGIS Switchgear. TfW’s expert advisers have conducted market investigations and on the basis of these it appears that Siemens is currently the only PADS approved supplier of CGIS switchgear with side entry which meets the above requirements.

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project:TfW South Wales Metro Enhancement Projects
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below
(please complete point 2 of the Annex D)
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: TfW238
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2020-03-27
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Siemens Mobility Limited
Postal address: 3 Rye Hill Office Park, Birmingham Road, Allesley
Town: Coventry
Postal code: CV59AB
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 7808826343
Nuts code: UKG
The contractor is an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at
(WA Ref:100384)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: High Court
Postal address: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2079477501

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2020-03-27

Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition
in the Official Journal of the European Union
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
The products can be provided only by a particular supplier for reasons that are technical and connected with the protection of intellectual property rights and conformity with design and safety standards. This VEAT notice is alerting the market of TfW’s intention to award a contract via a sole source procedure and not via a competitive tender via OJEU. TfW intends to award a contract for the above once a 10 day standstill period has ended. The 10 day standstill period will commence from the publication of this notice in OJEU.