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# Innovation Design Contest with Virtual Hackathon

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/innovation-design-contest-with-virtual-hackathon-ocds-h6vhtk-02b0d6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "Innovation Design Contest with Virtual Hackathon". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/network-rail-infrastructure-limited-coh-02904587)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Design and execution of research and development, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Internet services, Research and development consultancy services, Research and development services and related consultancy services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b0d6`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/innovation-design-contest-with-virtual-hackathon-ocds-h6vhtk-02b0d6#tl-md)

## Description
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to engage with the supply market to assess the level of interest and considerations in the procurement of an innovation partner to work alongside us to implement innovative solutions into NR and the wider industry. In this instance, Network Rail is inviting interested parties to participate in a soft market engagement exercise to help promote our procurement activity and objectives.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 72200000, 72400000, 73000000, 73100000, 73200000, 73300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Network Rail has run Hackathons in the past and struggled to contract for the solutions. This year we are thinking of the end to end process to allow us to complete the event quickly and seamlessly. We are seeking an innovation partner to help us to ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010597-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-13T21:55:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T14:09:33.472Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02b0d6