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COV - Live Environment Construction Testing (LECT) Operator
COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL · £100,000 · closes 13 Feb 2025
£100,000
Estimated value
Closed
Deadline
29 Jan 2025
Published
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About this contract
Coventry City Council ("the Council") are seeking a vehicle operator to operate the Coventry Very Light Rail ("CVLR") vehicle through a 4-week period from 19 May 2025 to 15 June 2025. The awarded Operator will be required to perform some pre-work such as creation of Safety Management System ("SMS") and driver training.
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Published29 Jan 2025
Submission deadline13 Feb 2025 Add to calendar ↓
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The Council are developing the innovative CVLR project. This seeks to introduce a low-cost
urban light rail system into the heart of Coventry.
The primary objective of the Coventry Very Light Rail Project is to create an affordable integrated transport system that comprises a lightweight low-cost vehicle and innovative
trackform. The low cost means it can be implemented at scale, thereby driving significant
mode shift to a low carbon mode, with an ambition to achieve zero carbon ultimately by using renewable energy to power the system.
A full CVLR network is envisaged in the future but to allow this to be managed in a safe and
effective manner, the first stage will be a CVLR Live Environment Construction Testing
(LECT) route.
CVLR LECT will be operational for a four (4) week period from Monday 19 May 2025 through Sunday 15 June 2025. The vehicle will be transferred to Coventry on Monday 19 May 2025.
The awarded Operator will be required to perform some pre-work such as creation of Safety
Management System ("SMS") and driver training.
A vehicle operator is required to operate the CVLR vehicle through the period outlined
above. A concept of operations (ConOps) has been developed and outlines how Coventry
Very Light Rail (CVLR) Live Test Environment Construction Testing (LECT) is expected to be
operated under normal, degraded and emergency scenarios.
The Council published a Prior Information Notice (reference 2024/S 000-040263) on 13 December 2024, utilising Regulation 27(4) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as
amended) to reduce the tender period to 15 days.
Coventry City Council conducts all of its tendering exercises on its e-procurement portal,
www.csw-jets.co.uk. Interested Operators should register with www.csw-jets.co.uk to access the tender documentation Additional information: The Council published a Prior Information Notice (reference 2024/S 000-040263) on 13 December 2024, utilising Regulation 27(4) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as
amended) to reduce the tender period to 15 days.Value not published
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