Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Waterloo General Offices
London
SE1 8SW
Contact
Thomas Hedges
Telephone
+44 1908781000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.networkrail.co.uk/
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 Infrastructure Maintenance and Construction
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply of Composite Sleepers
Reference number
project_40606
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34947100 - Sleepers
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
This notice is for Soft Market Testing (SMT) via a questionnaire to ascertain information on the supply of composite sleepers, their performance characteristics and their supply chains.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £0.01
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34946000 - Railway-track construction materials and supplies
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
N/A - as this is a PIN and a procurement is not yet planned nor guaranteed to take place from the PIN, this cannot be confirmed at this point in time.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This PIN covers the supply of composite sleepers for use in high and regular speed settings for use with a variety of rail traffic. It may help inform Network Rail generally about the market and the availability of supply and may also inform any future procurement strategies.
two.2.14) Additional information
Network Rail does not guarantee this PIN will result in any procurement activity and at this stage it is for gathering information only. Submissions must be made via Network Rail's system BravoNR by 12:00 19/08/2024. In the event of queries, please only raise these directly with Network Rail via the BravoNR messaging function.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 December 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: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This PIN seeks to explore via a Soft Market Testing questionnaire some key information regarding the supply of composite railway sleepers. This will help inform Network Rail generally about the supply market and also help inform any strategies should a procurement event take place. The topics of interest include the following below and all instructions relating to submission can be found within the PIN document which is accessed via BravoNR.
Questionnaire submissions, should your organisation wish to take part, are to be submitted by 12:00 19/10/2024 via BravoNR unless this deadline is extended. In the event of queries, please only raise these directly with Network Rail via the BravoNR messaging function. Access details for the PIN can be found below:
1) Organsiational Details
2) Technical Performance, Solutions & Materials
3) Sustainability & Safety
4) Manufacturing Capacity, Logistics & Supply Chains
5) Commercial
URL: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/
PIN/PQQ Code: pqq_3465
Title: Prior Information Notice Regarding Composite Sleepers