Official UK procurement notice
Infrastructure Monitoring Overhead Line Measurement Services
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Infrastructure Monitoring Programme has engaged extensively with the route and regional engineering teams to understand their future requirements for measurement and monitoring of the Overhead Line.
Network Rail currently collects dynamic measurement data using a dedicated vehicle, which has a permanently fitted Instrumented Pantograph measurement system. This train is over 60 years old and unable to reach speeds over 90mph. Network Rail has also installed a permanently fitted Instrumented Pantograph measurement system on a Passenger Train that operates on the West Coast Mainline between London and Scotland.
It is recognised that there are now a broad range of systems that can remotely monitor OLE. To meet Network Rail’s current standard (NR/L2/ELP/27325), Network Rail would like to be able to collect data on overhead line assets using measurement systems that are temporarily fitted to Passenger Trains to increase the frequency and coverage of data currently being collected.
CPV: Railway-track inspection services · Train monitoring services · Train-monitoring system
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Network Rail are looking for suppliers to provide hardware, associated equipment and…Planned
Network Rail are looking for suppliers to provide hardware, associated equipment and services to monitor overhead line assets with two aims - reducing service affecting failures by routinely monitoring, and also streamlining the commissioning of new overhead line assets.
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.
(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:
- Follow the link: networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
- From the welcome screen, access the “View Current Opportunities” link and select
“Overhead Line Measurement System”.
- Click on the attachment “OLE measurement - RFI Submission Template”. Suppliers should be responding to questions in the excel document.
- Once completed please send your RFI Submission Template via email to:
[email protected] with the email subject " OLE measurement RFI".
The response deadline for this RFI is the 6th March 2024.
Any questions or clarifications in respect of this RFI should be addressed to [email protected]
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Feb 2024, 11:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2024, 11:04 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003838- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043778Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=57709 ↗
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
6 Feb 2024 → 30 Jun 2024 · 2 dates- Notice published6 Feb 2024, 11:04 GMT
- Tender notice expected30 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Official documents & specifications
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