Official UK procurement notice
Data Loggers · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAt Network Rail, we are modernising our approach to managing the railway infrastructure. As part of this we need to collect data in near real time from the hundreds of thousands of assets that make up our railway system. We want an intelligent and resilient infrastructure monitoring system that collects, analyses and delivers asset data and insights that our engineering teams can rely on, learn from, identify potential faults, and diagnose the cause of faults that occur.
In the last five years, Network Rail has spent over £24 million on data loggers and related equipment used in remote condition monitoring and digital event recording to monitor thousands of track circuits, points operating equipment, relay interlockings, level crossings, cable insulation, points heating, room environment and a range of bespoke assets across Britain’s railway infrastructure. We want this technology to play an increasing role in a modern railway and are interested in understanding the capabilities in the market.
We are looking for suppliers to provide hardware, associated equipment and services that can deliver against our requirements.
In order to view further background information and express an interest in this requirement please follow the instructions below:
- Follow the link - networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
- From the welcome screen, access the "View Current Opportunities" link and select "Data Loggers".
- Click on the attachments "Data Loggers PIN" which contains more information about our requirement, and the "Data Loggers - RFI Submission Template".
CPV: Data capture services · Data carriers · Data equipment · Data services · Data supply services · Data transmission services · Data-acquisition system · Data-bearing media · Data-communications equipment · Data-processing services · Data-transmission cable · Data-transmission cable for special applications · +50 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The purpose of this PIN is to:Planned
The purpose of this PIN is to:
(a) Engage with suppliers to generate and register interest.
(b) Provide clarity on the requirement and indicative procurement timelines.
(c) Identify the existing solutions available in the market.
(d) Obtain feedback in relation to the requirement as currently defined so Network Rail can consider any suggested changes or updates before issuing the potential future tender.
(e) Ensure suppliers who are interested in any potential future tender activity relating to this requirement, are aware of the procurement platform and provide them with the steps to register on this platform.
Please note the responses to this PIN will be used for information purposes only to inform the future procurement strategy and will not be deemed as forming part of any proposed bid now, or any future tender.
Network Rail may be looking to tender this requirement in the near future, any potential tender event in relation to this requirement may be issued via the Network Rail procurement platform - BravoNR, Technology - Supplier Qualification System (SQS).
The SQS has been established to provide a single platform for suppliers to register against multiple technology specific categories. Qualification will negate the need for a supplier to complete Network Rail’s mandatory and discretionary questions every time they are invited to participate in a competitive process. Registered and qualified suppliers on the SQS can be considered by Network Rail for contract opportunities without further notification of requirements published via Find a Tender Service.
If you wish to be invited to any potential tender opportunity in relation to this requirement, then please refer to the link and instructions below which provide information on:
- How to register an account for BravoNR.
- How to register and qualify for the SQS and select technology categories.
- Follow the link - networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login/html ↗
- From the welcome screen, access the “View Current Opportunities” link and select "Data Loggers".
- Click on the attachment “Supplier Guidance SQS" to find out how to register an account for BravoNR and how to register for the Supplier Qualification System (SQS) under the following categories:
- Infrastructure Monitoring of Infrastructure
- Software as a Service
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Jul 2023, 16:55 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jul 2023, 16:55 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019065- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ded4Find a Tender
Publisher note: Responding to this PIN is an excellent opportunity to engage, share relevant information and provide each other with feedback. Should you wish to respond, please complete the attached document titled “Data Loggers - RFI Submission Template”, this can be accessed via the link and instructions below: 1. Follow the link - https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html 2. From the welcome screen, access the “View Current Opportunities” link and select “Data Loggers". 3. Click on the attachment – “Data Loggers - RFI Submission Template”. Supplier should be responding to questions in the excel document. 4. Once completed please send your RFI Submission Template via email to [email protected] with the email subject "Data Loggers RFI". The response deadline for this RFI is the 1st of August 2023. Any questions or clarifications in respect of this RFI should be addressed to [email protected] Network Rail would like to thank you in advance should you wish to respond to this Request for Information. Please note any discussions which do occur will cease immediately should a formal competition ultimately be announced. Network Rail is committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency, and to following UK procurement regulations. The Periodic Indicative Notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting pre-procurement market engagement via a request for information and does not constitute any commitment to undertake any procurement in the future. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the PIN event and a response to this PIN does not guarantee any invitation to participate in this event or any future procurement. This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works mentioned in this PIN and Network Rail will not accept any proposals offered in response to this PIN. Network Rail is not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to or attending any PIN event. Any procurement of any services, supplies or works by Network Rail will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 Jul 2023 → 29 Sept 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published4 Jul 2023, 16:55 BST
- Tender notice expected29 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.