LNE Programme Alliance - Lead Design Organisation.

Descriptions

This is a two phase contracting approach, the first phase being to appoint a Lead Design Organisation (LDO) for the LNE Programme Alliance and the second phase being to appoint four disciplines of Systems (Signalling & Communications), Railway Infrastructure (Track), Construction (Civils, Structural & Building and Non Rail environment) and Power and Distribution (Electrical, Plant, Mechanical and Overhead Line). The appointed LDO supplier will enter into a contract to develop design definition for an initial number of multi-disciplinary projects under the programme. Network Rail is undertaking a series of separate tender events to select work contractors for the second phase (see contract notice 2013/S216-376594 of 07/11/2013). An Alliance will consequently be formed between all successful works contractors, the LDO and Network Rail (as Alliance Member), for an initial period of 5 years (covering the Control Period (“CP”) 5 (2014 – 2019)) and Network Rail reserves the right to extend the contract for up to a further 6 years to cover CP 6 (2019 – 2024) and the early part of CP 7 (2025). The objective of the Alliance is to define and deliver a series of rolling projects, producing optimal results for all Alliance Members as measured by safety, performance, value for money, enhanced financial returns and betterments of the programme. Alliance Members will be desirous that the Works are performed in the spirit of co-operation and co-operative behaviour utilising the strengths of the Alliance Members. The Alliance will have an output of achieving capacity, journey time and interchange improvements, and enhancing or maintaining the reliability of the railway asset within the UK, predominantly in the London North East and East Midlands area. The initial LDO scope, approved for the first 12 months of the contract, is anticipated to be in the region of £8m and further approvals will be given on an annual basis (or as required) during the remaining 10 years of the contract; the overall contract value will reflect the 11 year duration.