Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
1 Eversholt Street
London
NW1 2DN
Contact
Lauren Scanlon
Lauren.Scanlon@networkrail.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1908781000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
02904587
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Railway
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Aerial Derived Data Repository RFI
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Network Rail Air Operations team sit within Route Services, the central Network Rail business function, and is looking to retender its current aerial derived data repository system. This should accommodate the increased growth in image capture and quality while removing the reliance on hardware specific (e.g. helicopter vs drone) data image accuracy.
The requirement is to provide a system which can deliver the capabilities and functionalities, specified in the Request for Information Aerial Derived Data Repository Requirements Document, and support and maintain this as BAU. The system is currently cloud-based, stores approximately 1.7 million images and has around 17,000 users.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48132000 - Aviation test software package
- 48328000 - Image-processing software package
- 48610000 - Database systems
- 48750000 - Storage media loading software package
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Network Rail is an arm’s length public body that maintains a network which includes 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, 20 managed stations across the GBUK and thousands of signals and level crossings. The Network Rail Air Operations team sit within Route Services, the central Network Rail business function, and is looking to retender its current aerial derived data repository system. This should accommodate the increased growth in image size and quality while removing the reliance on hardware specific image accuracy data. The system currently in use is a cloud-based image collaboration tool that helps to manage, view, maintain and analyse the network.
Requirement:
• To replicate the capabilities and functionalities currently provided by the existing system, this includes a cloud-based repository system with support and maintenance services.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 January 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a request for information from Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd regarding the potential re-tender of the Aerial Derived Data Repository System. This request is for information purposes only.
Network Rail is a public body that maintains a network which includes 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, 20 managed stations across the GBUK and thousands of signals and level crossings. The Network Rail Air Operations team sit within Route Services, the central Network Rail business function, and is looking to retender its current aerial derived data repository system. This should accommodate the increased growth in image size and quality while removing the reliance on hardware specific image accuracy data. The system currently in use is a cloud-based image collaboration tool that helps to manage, view, maintain and analyse the network.
Any potential tender will be launched via the Supplier Qualification System, any supplier wishing to bid for any future tender should register for this system by July 2023.
More information can be found in the 2023 Aerial Derived Data Repository RFI document, any further questions should be directed to Lauren.Scanlon@networkrail.co.uk and responses should be submitted by the 31st of March 2023.
Opportunity Listing URL Here https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=55712