Tender

Mobile Connectivity and Services

  • Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-023314

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-036199

Published 22 August 2022, 2:51pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

1 Eversholt Street

London

NW1 2DN

Contact

Elaine Clarke

Email

Elaine.Clarke@networkrail.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1908781000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.networkrail.co.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=54693

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.6) Main activity

Railway services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Mobile Connectivity and Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 64200000 - Telecommunications services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Network Rail is seeking Mobile Connectivity and Supporting services for the Network Rail Corporate estate.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £76,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 31712112 - SIM cards
  • 32200000 - Transmission apparatus for radiotelephony, radiotelegraphy, radio broadcasting and television
  • 32250000 - Mobile telephones
  • 32252000 - GSM telephones
  • 32252100 - Hands-free mobile telephones
  • 32400000 - Networks
  • 32412100 - Telecommunications network
  • 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
  • 32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system
  • 64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services
  • 64200000 - Telecommunications services
  • 64210000 - Telephone and data transmission services
  • 64212000 - Mobile-telephone services
  • 64212100 - Short Message Service (SMS) services
  • 64212300 - Multimedia Message Service (MMS) services
  • 64212400 - Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) services
  • 64227000 - Integrated telecommunications services
  • 71316000 - Telecommunication consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The scope of this procurement is for the delivery of Mobile Connectivity and Services for the whole of Network Rail.

These services include:

• Tariffs to provide mobile communications connectivity and data

• Interactive messaging services; the purchasing of mobile hardware

• Service management to support hardware, tariffs, and messaging services (post

transition)

• Hardware renewals once in live

Additionally, Network Rail is seeking mobile device management and hardware asset management services, to be articulated at the ITT stage, and optioned at the contract award phase. Mobile device management will be achieved by way of reactive and preventative maintenance, and improvement via releases and patches to agreed levels of service.

Please note all relevant documents are available to download in the supplier attachments section of the PQQ on BravoNR.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

extension 1 + 1 (please note estimated value is for the full 5 years)

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

21 September 2022

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 12 April 2023


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Network Rail Infrstructure Ltd

1 Eversholt Street

London

NW1 2DN

Country

United Kingdom