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/
Buyer's 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
Infrastructure Maintenance and Construction
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Wagon Modules for Long Switch Transportation
Reference number
Project 38075
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34621100 - Railway freight wagons
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Soft Market Testing for the supply of wagon modules for railway Long Switches.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34940000 - Railway equipment
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
Network Rail is issuing a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to assess the feasibility and availability of module supply options which can be attached to wagons to allow the delivery of Long Switches.
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 on potential solutions only. Requests to participate must be submitted via Network Rail's system BravoNR by 12:00 17/10/2023. 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
18 September 2023
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 is not a Contract Notice or an intention to issue a Contract Notice, rather a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for Network Rail to ascertain information about potential solutions that exist within the market for the supply of modules that can be used for the transport and deployment of Long Switches for the railway as more precisely defined within the PIN documentation issued.
Requests to participate must be submitted by 12:00 17/10/2023 via BravoNR. 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:
URL: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/
PIN/PQQ Code: pqq_3222
Title: Prior Information Notice Regarding Wagon Module for Long Switch Transportation