Upgrade of the mobile signal repeaters on Pendolino Fleet of Trains - Proof of Concept

Official notice

Authority: FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED (Public body)

Goods

Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 30 May 2022from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

FTWCR (Avanti West Coast) is investigating the opportunity to upgrade the mobile signal repeaters on our Pendolino fleet.

To help with the ongoing connectivity program at Avanti West Coast we are looking to enhance the experience to allow customers to have the ability to make voice calls as well as use their personal data whilst onboard our trains.

We are therefore engaging with the market to test our assumptions and explore the range of products, functionality and integrations that could support our business

CPV: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Avanti West Coast (AWC) is investigating the opportunity to upgrade the mobile signal…Planned

Avanti West Coast (AWC) is investigating the opportunity to upgrade the mobile signal repeaters on our Pendolino fleet. The new system must cover at least the bandwidths which are available today plus the inclusion of 5G.

As a minimum this will need to be able to work on the current supported networks of EE, O2 and Vodafone.

While this is for a Proof Of Concept with respect to a 9 car Pendolino, if successful then we would look at progressing further to a full fleet rollout. The Pendolino fleet comprises of:

9 car trains = 21 = 189 carriages
11 car trains = 35 = 385 carriage

o total 574 carriages

We are engaging with the market to test our assumptions and explore the range of products, functionality and integrations that could support our business. We are also interested in the time and cost constraints that are allocated to the deployment of such solutions. Through better understanding the market capability, it will support the internal review of the requirement to support the development of a business case. Additional information: It is the intention of AWC to install the new repeaters on one train as a POC and trial this for 6 months to see the benefits it will bring to AWC customer service and satisfaction.

If successful, we will then return with the benefits from the POC trial to further the rollout across the fleet.

Delivery: UK · UK - West Coast Main Line Railway

32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

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: 29 Apr 2022, 10:57 BST
Last source update: 29 Apr 2022, 10:57 BST
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-011086
Classification (CPV): Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0331eb Find a Tender

Publisher note: This notice is to create early market engagement with suppliers. Should you wish to support this activity please send an email to the email address stated on this notice and in addition please provide your responses to the questions below to the same email address should you wish to do so It is FTWCR intention to launch a formal procurement process, for which a contract notice will be published. This process will be subject to the review of the outcome of the responses from this early market engagement and the ability to continue with this project. • Proposed Deployment of POC - Aug - Sept 22 1. System 1.1 Customer Experience Please provide an overview of your solutions functionality to support an enhanced customer experience. a. How would your solution enhance the customer experience to our customers? 1.2 Back Office System Please provide an overview of your solutions Back Office functionality to support with management and reporting a. Describe what information would be available in your back-office systems? b. How configurable is your back-office system? 2 Maintenance and Support Please outline your typical maintenance arrangement 2.1. How do you ensure maximum reliability of the solution? 2.2 How do you support the business operation when hardware/ software fails? 2.3.How does your solution support accurate identification, reporting and management of faults? 3 Deployment Please outline your typical deployment timescales with reference to the indicative dates provided. How do you support staff with training on your solution (if any)?

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 13 May 2022
Accepted languages: en

Timeline

29 Apr 2022 → 30 May 2022 · 3 dates

Notice published
29 Apr 2022, 10:57 BST
Submission deadline
13 May 2022
Tender notice expected
30 May 2022, 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

FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRailway services 8th Floor, The Point, 37 North Wharf Road, London, London, W2 1AFContact name, email

Official documents & specifications

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