PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education Other (Please specify) urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services

Section II.A: Object of the Contract(WORKS)

II.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Dingwall Road Tram Loop Construction Project — Early Market Engagement.

II.2)

Type of contract and location of works

II.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.4)

Short description of nature and scope of works

London Trams, a subsidiary company of Transport for London (TfL), is seeking to conduct an early market engagement exercise in advance of a procurement process to appoint a principal construction contractor for the proposed build of an extension to the existing tram network in Croydon centre. The proposed new section, known as the ‘Dingwall Road Loop’ will take the form of an anticlockwise loop of new tramway to the east of the network in the town centre along Dingwall Road and Lansdowne Road. The project also requires the construction of a new tram stop on Lansdowne Road and the refurbishment of the existing tram stop on Wellesley Road.

This new tramway is required to support the projected increase in passenger numbers generated by the opening of the new Westfield shopping centre in Croydon due for opening in 2020 as well as numerous other developments occurring in the area. Croydon has been identified as an opportunity area within London and both population and employment growth are expected to be significant over the period up to 2030. The project aligns with Croydon Council's ‘Connected Croydon’ programme to upgrade and improve the town centre.

London Trams wishes to conduct a market engagement exercise with potential contractors who may be interested in tendering for the main construction contract to inform the procurement strategy taken forward. It should be noted that this market engagement exercise will in no way contribute to the outcome or participation in any future procurement process.

Interested parties are invited to submit their request to participate in the market engagement exercise via email to supplychainintelligence@tfl.gov.uk quoting ‘Dingwall Road’ by no later than 17:00, 17.9.2015.

Upon receipt of your request TfL will provide you with the Dingwall Road Supplier Engagement Questionnaire. Please provide your response to the questionnaire via email by no later than 17:00 on 25.9.2015.

We anticipate that following initial questionnaire submissions, a sample pool of potential contractors may be invited to attend further face-to-face discussions on the project.

II.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.6)

Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract

II.7)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.8)

Additional information

For further information, please submit your request to participate via email to supplychainintelligence@tfl.gov.uk quoting ‘Dingwall Road’ by no later than 17:00 on 17.9.2015.

Upon receipt of your expression of interest we will send you the market engagement questionnaire which also contains further information regarding the project. Please provide your response via email by no later than 17:00, 25.9.2015.

As part of your response, please provide a single point of contact for your organisation.

Please note that participation or non-participation in the early market engagement will in no way effect the outcome of any future formal procurement process.

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them

III.2)

Conditions for participation

III.2.1)

Reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community fund

VI.2)

Additional information

Further information on the project can be found at the following on the Transport for London website:

https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/tramlink/dingwall-road-loop-extension

VI.3)

Information on general regulatory framework

VI.4)

Date of dispatch of this notice