Official UK procurement notice
Aerial Derived Data Repository RFI
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Network Rail Air Operations team sit within Route Services, the central Network Rail business function, and is looking to retender its current aerial derived data repository system. This should accommodate the increased growth in image capture and quality while removing the reliance on hardware specific (e.g. helicopter vs drone) data image accuracy.
The requirement is to provide a system which can deliver the capabilities and functionalities, specified in the Request for Information Aerial Derived Data Repository Requirements Document, and support and maintain this as BAU. The system is currently cloud-based, stores approximately 1.7 million images and has around 17,000 users.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Network Rail is an arm’s length public body that maintains a network which includes…Planned
Network Rail is an arm’s length public body that maintains a network which includes 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, 20 managed stations across the GBUK and thousands of signals and level crossings. The Network Rail Air Operations team sit within Route Services, the central Network Rail business function, and is looking to retender its current aerial derived data repository system. This should accommodate the increased growth in image size and quality while removing the reliance on hardware specific image accuracy data. The system currently in use is a cloud-based image collaboration tool that helps to manage, view, maintain and analyse the network.
Requirement:
- To replicate the capabilities and functionalities currently provided by the existing system, this includes a cloud-based repository system with support and maintenance services.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Feb 2023, 15:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Feb 2023, 15:16 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-005048- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a6e6Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a request for information from Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd regarding the potential re-tender of the Aerial Derived Data Repository System. This request is for information purposes only. Network Rail is a public body that maintains a network which includes 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, 20 managed stations across the GBUK and thousands of signals and level crossings. The Network Rail Air Operations team sit within Route Services, the central Network Rail business function, and is looking to retender its current aerial derived data repository system. This should accommodate the increased growth in image size and quality while removing the reliance on hardware specific image accuracy data. The system currently in use is a cloud-based image collaboration tool that helps to manage, view, maintain and analyse the network. Any potential tender will be launched via the Supplier Qualification System, any supplier wishing to bid for any future tender should register for this system by July 2023. More information can be found in the 2023 Aerial Derived Data Repository RFI document, any further questions should be directed to [email protected] and responses should be submitted by the 31st of March 2023.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Feb 2023 → 31 Jan 2024 · 2 dates- Notice published20 Feb 2023, 15:16 GMT
- Tender notice expected31 Jan 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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