Midland Metro Limited (MML) - Overhead Line Equipment Services Single Supplier Framework Contract

Tender description

The West Midlands Combined Authority on behalf of Midland Metro Limited (MML) is looking to procure a suitably experienced and qualified provider of Overhead Line Equipment Services including the completion of a fault-bank of works, maintenance works, resilience works, and emergency response provision. The framework will be the NEC4 Framework Contract 2017, with each package of works being called off under a NEC4 Engineering and Construction Short Contract or a NEC4 Terms Service Short Contract. This tender is being evaluated on the basis of 45/45/10 quality/price/social value. Please input your responses to the quality questions in the Technical Envelope, your costings in the Commercial Envelope and please complete the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SSQ) in the Qualification Envelope. Please note that a financial assessment will be undertaken as part of the SSQ process. If a bidder fails their self-assessment but agrees a range of mitigating measures during the clarification period of the ITT, their tender responses will be scored in line with our published criteria providing the remaining requirements of the SSQ have also been met. An additional financial assessment may be conducted on the proposed supplier immediately prior to contract award, to provide extra assurance and to consider the latest financial information. This may be necessary due to the protracted tender duration between the SSQ stage and the final contract award. Please see the covering letter which includes further details of the framework and how to register to attend the tender site visit on 20th October 2023. There is also a separate document outlining details of how to submit your Social Value responses directly to the Social Value Portal by the tender closing date. A single specialist provider is required for this 4 year Framework The closing date for submissions is 1200 noon on 14th November 2023 and the deadline for clarification questions is 1200 noon on 3rd November 2023.