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Infrastructure Monitoring Location Positioning

Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent)
Information technology services
Vehicle location system
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd: "Infrastructure Monitoring Location Positioning". Published status: planned. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNetwork Rail Infrastructure LtdScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planned
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
4.8Bids / Report
8.6% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
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Coverage: 192 active published awards; 128 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNetwork Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanned
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published1 Feb 2024, 10:32 GMT
Last source update1 Feb 2024, 10:32 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationGlobal navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent), Information technology services, Vehicle location system
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04363d
What is being bought
Historically inspection and analysis of ultrasonic rail flaws has been a largely manual activity that required regular intrusive access to the infrastructure. The use of ultrasonic walking stick and hand probe equipment meant that this remained a labour-intensive exercise. Manual inspection also didn’t necessarily identify all the areas of concern on the network as quickly or frequently. As a result, a train borne measurement system was developed and Ultrasonic Testing Units (UTUs) were introduced. A fundamental part of any train borne inspection process is a method of reliably, repeatably and accurately positioning measurements against a fixed reference. This ensures that maintenance teams are dispatched to the correct location to verify suspect locations identified by the UTUs. The positioning system currently deployed on the UTU fleet has been in existence since their introduction in the early 2000s. What is now required is a further step change in terms of absolute positional accuracy and a positioning service that further improves service resilience and is capable of supporting future recording system modernisation.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to planned
    1 Feb 2024, 10:32 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    1 Feb 2024, 10:32 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    1 Feb 2024, 10:32 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planned
    Published valueNot published
    Network Rail are seeking to identify a solution that provides absolute positional accuracy and a positioning service for data that is collected from Ultrasonic Testing Units collected from a train borne measurement system. 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 and solutions that are likely to be ready within 6-12 months of this notice. 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 (should they not have already done so). Responding to this PIN is an excellent opportunity to engage, share relevant information and provide each other with feedback. Should you wish to respond to this PIN please follow the 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 “#35112 - UTU Locational System Tender - AIS”. 3. Click on the attachment “Ultrasonic Rail Testing Data positioning - RFI Submission Template”. Suppliers should be responding to questions in the excel document. 4. Once completed please send your RFI Submission Template via email to: mark.adams3@networkrail.co.uk with the email subject " Ultrasonic Rail Testing Data positioning RFI".
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    1 Feb 2024, 10:32 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Contracting authority GB-FTS-79855
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  • Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
    buyer
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    Waterloo General Offices, London, UK, SE1 8SW
    Mark.adams3@networkrail.co.uk
    +44 1908781000
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