| ‘Candidate’ ‘Competitor’ |
refers to the individual, or collaborative design team who respectively intends to submit, or goes onto submit a set of design concept proposals to the Design Contest |
| ‘Design Contest’ | refers to the procedure and rules governing Design Contests as set out within Regulation 94 to 97 of The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 |
| ‘DfT’ | Department for Transport |
| ‘Information Provided’ | means all information disclosed to Candidates by Network Rail, its Advisers and RIBA Competitions in order for them to prepare their design concept proposals |
| ‘NR’ | means Network Rail |
| ‘Participant’ ‘Bidder’ ‘Bid Team’ |
The Winners identified from the Design Contest invited to participate in the subsequent procurement, this being the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Call for Competition |
| ‘Preferred Bidders’ ‘Preferred Bidder(s)’ |
The Preferred Bidders, or Bidder identified from the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Call for Competition who will be invited to enter into a Contract with Network Rail to undertake further design development work (‘Developed Design’) |
| Negotiated Procedure without Prior Call for Competition | refers to the procedure set out within Regulation 50 of The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 |
| ITT | means Invitation to Tender |
| ‘Service Contract Award’ ‘Contract Award’ |
means the Post-Competition appointment of Preferred Bidder(s)’ that are invited to enter into a Contract with Network Rail to undertake ‘Developed Design’ relating to their scheme proposals. It is anticipated that the Lead Consultant organisation from the preferred Bidder(s) will be appointed via the indicative Network Rail Framework Agreement for Construction Services [Network Rail 3 (MT) Special] as made available to Candidates. |
| UCR16 | means The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 |
| URN | means the Unique Registration Number issued to Candidates by RIBA Competitions on completion and submission of the on-line Request form |
| BIM | Building Information Modelling as per PAS 1192 |
| DIA | Diversity Impact Assessment. |
| OJEU | Official Journal of the European Union |
The Design Contest Sponsor and Contracting Authority is Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd.
RIBA Competitions are assisting Network Rail with the management and administration of the Design Contest and subsequent procurement process. RIBA Competitions involvement will end with the identification of the Preferred Bid Team(s) to be invited to enter into a Service Contract with Network Rail to undertake detailed design development work.
Representatives from Network Rail, the RIBA Architect Adviser or any other members of the Adjudication Panels should not be solicited for information as this may lead to disqualification from the process. All queries relating to the competition should be directed in the first instance to:
++44 (0) 113 203 1490
riba.competitions@riba.org
Please refer to clarification questions for the means and deadline for raising formal clarification queries.
The anticipated procurement programme, which may be subject to variation, is as follows:
| Milestone | Weeks from launch | |
|---|---|---|
| Design Contest [Open Design Competition] | ||
| Notice submitted for publication in OJEU, Launch of Design Contest & Registration opens |
Mon. 13 July 2020 Tues. 14 July 2020 |
Week 0 |
| Deadline to raise Questions on the Design Contest Brief | Tues. 04 Aug. 2020 | Week 3 |
| Issue of Memorandum in response to Questions | Tues. 18 Aug. 2020 | Week 5 |
| Deadline to apply for Unique Registration Number | Fri. 11 Sept. 2020 | Week 8 |
| Deadline for receipt of design submissions | 2pm, Tues. 15 Sept. 2020 | Week 9 |
| Evaluation of design submissions commences | Thurs. 17 Sept. 2020 onwards | Week 9 |
| Adjudication Panel meetings | Wed. 30 Sept. to Fri 02 Oct. 2020 (Tbc) | Week 11 |
| Notification to Winners and Unsuccessful Competitors | W/c Mon. 19 Oct. 2020 | Week 14 |
| Competitive Procedure without Prior Call for Competition [Shortlisted Concept Development] | ||
| Issue of Invitations to Winners identified from the Design Contest, together with design development requirements and feedback on proposals submitted to the Design Contest phase | W/c Mon. 19 Oct. 2020 | Week 14 |
| Group briefing session | Fri. 23 Oct. 2020 | Week 14 |
| Individual design approach workshops meetings | Wed. 11 and Thurs. 12 Nov. 2020 (Tbc) | Week 17 |
| Latest date to submit general clarification queries | Thurs. 19 Nov. 2020 | Week 18 |
| Memorandum issued in response to general queries | Tues. 01 Dec. 2020 | Week 20 |
| Deadline for submission of developed design proposals | Thurs. 17 Dec. 2020 | Week 22 |
| Commencement of Evaluation | Fri. 18 Dec. 2020 | Week 22 |
| Clarification Interview Presentations | W/c Mon. 11 Jan. 2021 (Tbc) | Week 26 |
| Issue of Intention to Award Contract(s), Commencement iof 10-day Standstill | (Tbc) | |
| Confirmation of Contract Award(s) | (Tbc) | |
| Public Announcement of Result | (Tbc) | |
| Commencement of Service Contract Award for ‘Developed Design’ | (Tbc) | |
The above Timetable is indicative only and Network Rail reserves the right to amend the programme or extend any period at its discretion. Registered Competitors will be notified by RIBA Competitions of any changes made to the programme.
The Design Contest is open internationally to individuals, businesses and collaborative teams from the design, built environment and manufacturing industries (e.g. architects, engineers, product designers, fabricators and manufacturers etc.). As per The Design Competition, inter-disciplinary collaboration is encouraged, as is collaboration between individuals and organisations of different size, expertise and experience.
Network Rail is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community. Entrants will not be excluded on the grounds of sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race, marital status, disability, age, religion, belief or sexual orientation.
Individual candidates or at least one member of a collaborative team must hold a recognised qualification appropriate to the design specialism and/or be fully qualified members of a professional body and/or registered with an appropriate regulatory authority.
Students enrolled on related courses at a recognised higher education establishment and/or part-qualified individuals undertaking a work placement associated with their studies may also participate as part of a collaborative team containing a fully qualified member of a professional body and/or registered with an appropriate regulatory authority.
Candidates should bear in mind the output requirements of both the Design Contest phase, and subsequent procurement phases. The latter will require Invited Bidders to demonstrate their commercial ability to deliver the project requirements, seeking appropriate advice and supplementary resource accordingly to develop the concept proposals to address the multi-faceted nature of the design challenge, and more prescribed technical requirements of the phase. The continued involvement of the individual or organisation that participated in the Design Contest submission will however be a prerequisite.
The following parties are excluded from participating in the Competition and may not compete or assist a Competitor in any way:
Questions relating to the Design Contest Brief and Conditions of Participation should be submitted to RIBA Competitions before close of business on Tuesday 04 August 2020 (17.00hrs BST) referencing Network Rail Station Design Competition in the Subject header line, with the body of the text clearly identifying to which section of the Brief the question relates. Please reference questions to the section/sub-section numbers used in the downloadable PDF version of the Brief. The intention will be to make advice arising from queries received available to all Candidates (where doing so is in the interest of maintaining transparency and fairness in the procedure and would not constitute a breach of confidentiality).
An explanatory Memorandum in response to all questions raised will be circulated to all registered Candidates after Tuesday 18 August 2020. This Memorandum will form part of the Design Contest Brief. Oral questions will not be accepted.
The Judging Panel [which may be subject to change] for the Phase 1 Design Contest is expected to comprise:
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Lucy Musgrave Hon FRIBA OBE | Founding Director of Publica [acting as the Judging Panel Chair] |
| Jonathan McDowell RIBA FRSA | Director, Matter Architecture [acting as the RIBA Architect Adviser] |
| Chris Wise FREng FICE FIStructE RDI Hon FRIBA FRSA | Senior Director, Expedition Engineering [acting as the External Expert Engineer] |
| Dinah Casson Hon FRIBA RDI CBE | Consultant Designer |
| Victoria Lee FRSA | Lead Programme Manager [Infrastructure], Design Council |
| Paul Beaty-Pownall RIBA | Managing Director, BPR Architects Ltd. |
| Sahar Fikouhi | Founder, ARki |
| Anthony Dewar FICE FRSA | Professional Head Buildings and Architecture, Network Rail |
| Frank Anatole RIBA FRSA | Principal Architect, Network Rail |
| Ian Grimes MCIOB | Principal Engineer, Network Rail |
A representative from RIBA Competitions will attend all assessments to document the selection process and provide procedural support.
The Judging Panel will, subject to later amendment, be provided with advisory assistance from Network Rail representatives and/or consultants employed by them.
In the event of a Judging Panel member being unable to continue to act through illness or any other cause, Network Rail, in consultation with RIBA Competitions, reserves the right to appoint an alternative Panel member.
Submissions to the Design Contest will be judged anonymously, via use of the Unique Registration Number (NR#) and Declaration of Authorship form issued following on-line Registration. The URN should be prominently displayed on each element of the design submission and in the digital file names, as per the Submission Requirements.
Any submission that has identifying marks [including logos, text, insignia, or images that could be used to identify the submission's authors] will be automatically disqualified.
The submission must be accompanied by the Declaration of Authorship form which should be duly completed with the URN entered in the box provided. Each Competitor must be able to satisfy the Competition organisers that the submitted design is an original piece of work [prepared for the express purposes of the Design Contest], and that he/she is the bona fide author of the design proposals he/she has submitted.
Submission of the Declaration of Authorship form acknowledges authorship of the design ideas, and by signing it, Competitors accept all conditions pertaining to the competition and agree to abide by the decision of the Judging Panel. The practice name, company details or individuals stated on the Declaration of Authorship form will be used in all press releases so please ensure the accuracy of the information provided.
Candidates should confirm on the Declaration of Authorship form that, should they be unsuccessful, whether they would be content for their particulars to be made available to the Winners in the event that any such party requires additional resource to develop their design concepts to satisfy Network Rail’s requirements, including working within the regulated UK railway environment. It is anticipated that an on-line gallery resource of publicity images will be uploaded to the Competition web site on conclusion of the Design Contest and/or subsequent procurement process. Any Competitor who does not wish to be identified as the author of a scheme on the web gallery should indicate accordingly on the submitted Declaration of Authorship form.
Submissions shall be excluded from the Design Contest:
There are three elements to the digital anonymous design submission, each of which should bear the Unique Registration Number [URN] only.
[i] A2 Design Sheets
At the Design Contest concept phase, Competitors are required to prepare schematic proposals in response to the challenges set-out in the Brief.
Submissions should take the form of 2 No. A2 digital sheets, but the layout should be presented such that it can be readily viewed on-screen and also be legible when printed at A3 size. The A2 sheets should be prepared in landscape format with the Unique Registration Number prominently displayed in the top right-hand corner, together with the sheet number (1 of 2 etc.). The sheets should be illustrated in a clear and succinct manner to enable Panel members to readily understand the approach and design drivers behind the proposals. The A2 sheets should include:
The digital A2 sheets should be presented in landscape format, as a single PDF file of <25Mb. The file name should consist of the URN and item description, for example:
URN#_A2 sheets.pdf
[ii] Publicity Images
Up to 3 No. images should be provided for potential future media-use purposes, which may include an on-line gallery of all competition entries and/or a physical exhibition of selected submissions. The images should be representative of the ideas proposed and be readily identifiable as such - one of the images should be the 3D visualisation depicting the overall proposed built form. Applicants should bear in mind that plans do not necessarily reproduce well in the printed media and/or on-line.
Each publicity image should be submitted in JPEG format with high (300dpi) and low (72dpi) resolution versions of each image. The file name should consist of the URN and item description, for example:
URN#_PublicityImage1_LowRes.jpg
URN#_Publicity Image1_HighRes.jpg
[iii] Declaration of Authorship form
A PDF version of the duly completed Declaration of Authorship form, with the file name to consist of the URN and item description:
URN#_Declaration Form.pdf
Deadline for Return: 14.00hrs (BST), Tuesday 15 September 2020.
Items [i] to [iii] of the submission requirements must be submitted via RIBA Competitions' digital submission portal [RIBASubmit]. All required elements of the submission must be received by the stated deadline. A unique link for this purpose will have been e-mailed to the contact address provided at the time of registration. Candidates are strongly advised to familiarise themselves with the submission portal and allow sufficient time for their entry to successfully upload prior to the submission deadline. RIBA Competitions and Network Rail will not be responsible for any files that are delayed, lost or otherwise damaged or corrupted during transmission, however so caused. The portal will not accept any material to upload once the submission deadline has expired.
The proposals submitted to the Design Contest will be assessed against the following criteria and respective weightings:
| Criterion | Weighting | |
|---|---|---|
| I | Overall quality, creativity, innovation, and resonance of response to:
|
60% |
| II | Potential of the response to be developed into systems to enable efficient design and delivery of replacement facilities at sites already occupied by small to medium sized stations as well as those not served by an existing facility | 30% |
| III | Clear communication of ideas to explain the ethos and drivers behind the proposals | 10% |
The Judging Panel will use the scoring approach outlined below to evaluate each design submission against the Evaluation Criteria.
| Score | Definition | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Excellent response to question | In the opinion of the evaluators, the Competitor’s response or information provided is exceptional or exemplary in relation to the project and the criterion being scored. |
| 8-9 | Very Good response to question | In the opinion of the evaluators, the Competitor’s response or information provided addresses all requirements and exceeds the normal expectation in relation to the project and the criterion being scored. |
| 6-7 | Good response to question | In the opinion of the evaluators, the Competitor’s response or information provided is acceptable and meets the normal requirement/expectation in respect of the project and the criterion being scored. |
| 4-5 | Sub-optimal response to question | In the opinion of the evaluators, the Competitor’s response or information provided falls below the normal requirement/expectation in respect of the project and the criterion being scored. |
| 2-3 | Poor response to question | In the opinion of the evaluators, the Competitor’s response or information provided does not adequately address the stated requirement/expectation in respect of the project and the criterion being scored. |
| 1 | Deficient | The Competitor fails to provide a response or provides information which in the opinion of the evaluators provides insufficient detail for evaluation, and/or does not address the requirements. |
| 0 | Not answered | |
| Notes | |
|---|---|
| I | Panel members will undertake an initial review of the submitted Design Proposals, prior to a moderation meeting being held to collectively review the submissions and agree the scores to be awarded against each criterion. |
| II | The overall score achieved and consensus score for each scoring criteria will be released to each Competitor upon conclusion of the Design Contest. Additional feedback will only be provided upon request. |
On conclusion of the Design Contest, anonymity will be lifted and the authors of the Winning design proposals (up to Six) identified. A public announcement of the result will be made after notification has ben given to all participating Competitors. Please note that any requests for feedback should be submitted to RIBA Competitions within one calendar month of the result being announced.
Candidates and participating Bid Teams will be required to maintain confidentiality throughout the procurement process and not identify themselves; the names of short-listed participants; or the names of successful or unsuccessful bidders; or release any design proposal images etc. to any third parties or media outlets until after an official announcement has been made, and/or any related embargoes/mandatory standstill periods have elapsed. In this context this includes (but without limitation) radio, television, newspapers, trade and specialist press, the internet and email accessible by the public at large and the representatives of such media.
Network Rail and RIBA Competitions reserve the right to publicise the Competition, any design submission, and the result in any way or medium they consider fit. Illustrations of any design - either separately, or together with other designs, with or without explanatory text - may be used without cost. This may potentially include a future on-line gallery of all competition entries and/or a physical exhibition of selected submissions such as those identified for further design development and/or the subject of the subsequent Contract Award(s).
Once anonymity has been lifted, authors will be credited and recognised in all associated media and publicity.
The Negotiation phase will require the Winners identified from the Design Contest to develop their design concepts in response to general and scheme-specific feedback and a more prescribed set of technical requirements that are expected to include due consideration of construction methodology, future delivery and working within the regulated UK rail environment. It is anticipated that design concepts will need to be developed to the equivalent of RIBA Work Stage 2 with advice sought accordingly from consultants from other design disciplines where appropriate.
At the start of the negotiation phase short-listed Participants will be invited to attend a ‘physical’ or ‘virtual’ group briefing session with key Network Rail representatives and their appointed advisers, which may also provide attendees with the opportunity to visit a representative existing small to medium-sized railway station (subject to the on-going travel and social distancing restrictions associated with the Coronavirus pandemic being lifted). It is anticipated that the negotiation will be limited to a defined period as per the procurement programme and will be principally restricted to design-related considerations. Bid Teams will, however, be invited to comment on the draft Terms of Appointment for the Services Contract. Participants will be given the opportunity to individually meet with Network Rail project team representatives (and/or their appointed advisers) on one further occasion, these being the workshops referred to below. These workshops will be confidential to individual Participants, with the exception of any general clarifications where circulating advice arising from queries will be in the interest of maintaining transparency and fairness in the procedure and would not constitute a breach of commercial confidentiality.
Although not currently the intention, Network Rail will reserve the right to successively reduce the number of solutions to be discussed via the application of the appropriate Award Criteria.
Each short-listed Participant will have the opportunity to individually meet with Network Rail project team representatives (and/or their appointed advisers) on a further separate occasion to participate in a Design Approach Workshop. Subject to the lifting of travel and social distancing restrictions associated with the Coronavirus pandemic, the preference will be for ‘physical’ meetings to take place in London. However, should this prove not to be possible, ‘virtual’ workshop meetings will be held.
Participants will be required to make a presentation on their progress to date but will be free to structure the workshop as they see fit to enable them to get the best out of the session and raise briefing and design questions. Network Rail will not in this context be evaluating Participant’s emerging design proposals and accordingly they should not feel constrained in terms of exploring solutions with the Network Rail project team. Network Rail does, however, intend to take into account as part of the overall evaluation how the Participant's team interact with each other and how they interact with the Network Rail project team.
Participants will be required to submit developed proposals based on the solutions presented and specified during the negotiation, together with a Pricing Schedule. It is anticipated that this will take the form of submission of the following material:
[i] Phase 2 Design Submission
The design submission will outline the Participant’s developed design approach including its understanding of Network Rail’s requirements.
Three A1 Design Boards illustrating the developed design concept. Detailed requirements will be confirmed after Phase 1.
Design Report, limited to 15 single-sided pages, to expand on the material presented on the A1 boards with explanatory sketches and drawings and including:
[ii] Pricing Schedule and other Documentation
Bid Teams will be required to submit:
[iii] Statement on Capex and Opex Costs and Appraisal of Headline Budget
A Statement on Costs and Appraisal of Headline Budget to demonstrate the proposals potential capability of being delivered within an identified construction budget will be required. As such the importance of expertise necessary to develop these robust costings for a railway environment is highlighted.
Bid Teams will be invited to present their proposals to the Evaluation Panel at a clarification interview. The purpose of the interviews will be to provide Bid Teams with an opportunity to explain their proposals as tendered, and to enable Panel members to seek clarification on any issues that are un-clear from their initial appraisal of the submission return. The presentations will be held in London in early 2021, with the preference for ‘physical’ presentations subject to the lifting of travel and social distancing restrictions associated with the Coronavirus pandemic. However, should this prove not to be possible, ‘virtual’ clarification interview presentations will be held.
The aim of the procurement is for Network Rail to select up to x3No. Preferred Bidders on the basis of design, value and potential future deliverability. Further details of the Award Criteria will be included in the Phase 2 documentation issued to Short-listed Participants but are expected to comprise:
| Award Criterion | Indicative Weighting | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Response to feedback, refinement and development of the philosophy submitted to the Design Contest | 20% |
| 2 | Quality, distinction and potential realisation of the emerging system, with a clear balance of creativity versus pragmatism, to ensure future commercial viability of the proposed approach. | 20% |
| 3 | Satisfaction of technical requirements and understanding of expectations, particularly of working within the regulated UK railway environment | 20% |
| 4 | Proposed team structure and ability to work in partnership with Network Rail as demonstrated through the overall approach, mid-term workshop and presentation at interview | 20% |
| 5 | Capacity to manage and deliver the project within budget and to programme, including demonstration of a sufficient level of resourcing to deliver the quality and scope of design services required | 20% |
As for the Design Contest, Network Rail and RIBA Competitions reserve the right to publicise the project, any design submission, and the result in any way or medium they consider fit.
The Panel that will evaluate the Phase 2 Returns is expected to consist of senior representation from Network Rail, together with representatives from the built environment and/or rail sector and a sub-set of the Phase 1 Technical Advisers. It is anticipated that the Panel will be named prior to the commencement of Phase 2.
A representative from RIBA Competitions will not score but will attend the clarification interview meetings to document the selection process and provide procedural support.
The Evaluation Panel will be provided with advisory assistance from Network Rail representatives, and/or other consultants employed by them. In the event of a Panel member being unable to continue to act through illness or any other cause, Network Rail, in consultation with RIBA Competitions, reserves the right to appoint an alternative Panel member.
Each Participant invited to submit a Final Tender at the end of Phase 2 and who submits a bona fide Final Tender and provides a clarification interview presentation will receive an honorarium payment of GBP £20,000 (+VAT). However, in the event that Network Rail carries out deselection during the negotiation phase, Participants who participated in the interim design workshops in Phase 2 but were not invited to submit a Final Tender will receive an honorarium of GBP £5,000 (+VAT).
Honorarium payments will be paid to the Lead Consultant firm from each multi-disciplinary design team. Network Rail will undertake to make the honorarium payments within 30 calendar days of the clarification interview presentations (or issue of notification letters in the case of Participants not invited to submit a final tender) and on submission of an Invoice to RIBA Competitions. No payments will be made in respect of the Design Contest phase.
The ownership of Copyright in the work of all Competitors will by default remain with the Competitor or other author of the work, as per the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
It is a condition of participation that Participants agree that Network Rail will have a royality free irrevocable licence (to include the right to confer reasonably necessary sub-licences) to use the design outputs of Phase 1 and Phase 2 for the purpose of developing, illustrating and promoting this competitive process and for inclusing in illustrative record material. Such licence does not extend to use to deliver a built or fabricated project.
The intention is that design outputs from Phase 3 will form part of a future ‘Plan/Pattern Book’ catalogue of ‘station’ designs, whose implementation will be available for use by others (e.g. Developers, Design and Build Contractors etc.) including the ability to make changes to such designs. As part of the Service Contract Award at Phase 3, the Preferred Bidders so appointed will therefore be required to grant Network Rail a royalty free, non-exclusive license to use the proposals arising from the detailed design development both with and without further input of the authors of the designs.
Candidates should refer to the document outlining the full requirements that the Lead Consultant firm each Bid Team will need to satisfy in order to be able enter into Contract with Network Rail in Appendix 2.
On conclusion of the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Call for Competition, it is Network Rail’s intention to invite up to x3No. Preferred Bidders to enter into a Single Supplier Framework Agreement (indicative technical workscope is provided in Appendix 2) and produce ‘Developed Designs’ which are non-site specific, standardised design solutions to a level of detail equivalent to RIBA Work Stage 4 (indicative techcnial workscope is provided in Appendix 3). A fee of up to £250,000 is available for Phase 3 subject to negotiation of scope of services at Phase 2 subject to negotiation, with payments to be made against agreed milestone targets to deliver the Scope of Services.
As part of the Contract Award, the right will be reserved for potential future call-off by Network Rail, or by others at its discretion, to produce ‘Technical Designs’ which are site specific solutions equivalent to RIBA Work Stage 5 (an indicative technical workscope is provided in Appendix 4). Please note, Appendices 2 through 4 are provided in the downloadable PDF version of the Brief.
Network Rail will however reserve the right to proceed with a lesser number of Preferred Bidders, or not to proceed with the Procurement in the event that the schemes developed during Phase Two are not adjudged to meet the requirements and aspirations set for the project. However, Honorarium payments as indicated will be awarded.
On appointment, the organisation leading each of the Preferred Bidders will be required to act in the role of Lead Consultant for the project. Network Rail intends to enter into a single contract with each of the (up to) x3No. Lead Consultant firms, who will be responsible for ensuring that contracts with their sub-consultants are aligned with the Network Rail contract.
Each Preferred Bid Team will be required to include provision of an organisation or individual with sufficient knowledge, experience and ability to perform the role of Principal Designer with responsibility for co-ordination of Health and Safety during the pre-construction phase as per the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. It will also be expected that the Bid Team will include the winner of Phase 1 selection process as a member of the team. Since design data for the project will be managed and co-ordinated using BIM, each Preferred Bid Team will be expected to have appropriate capability to manage the BIM model, with constructive input from all other design disciplines accordingly. Network Rail currently anticipates that it will want to implement BIM to Level 2.
On appointment, each Lead Consultant firm will be required to retain Professional Indemnity insurance cover of GBP £1m each and every claim (as a minimum) for ‘Developed Design’ stage.
It is anticipated that (subject to fee and appointment terms agreement) the design team proposed by each Lead Consultant firm will be retained. However, Network Rail will reserve the right to negotiate with the Lead Consultant the composition of the design team appointed for any Phase 3 role and this may include the appointment of consultants that are not suggested within the competitor’s bid. For the avoidance of doubt this is to ensure the correct mix of skills and expertise and will not be imposed unreasonably.
Candidates should refer to the document outlining the full requirements that the Lead Consultant from each Bid Team will need to satisfy in order to be able enter into Contract with Network Rail in Appendix 2 (supported by indicative technical workscopes in Appendix 3 and Appendix 4).
Brief and Appendices
Download the PDF version of the Competition Brief which includes Appendices 1-5