Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Waterloo General Offices
London
SE1 8SW
Emma.Ditchfield@networkrail.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1908781000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Operations processing system (TOPS & POIS)
Reference number
2024-042465
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72212100 - Industry specific software development services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The TOPS and POIS Replacement Project is required to deliver a solution to replace in-use
functionality of the existing application under the adoption of modern technologies, thus avoiding
innovation limitation, technical debt, operational risk and extended support agreements for these
two mission critical services.
TOPS is a mainframe system procured by British Rail (BR) from Southern Pacific in the early 1970s. It
is a complex, command-driven system, originally designed for the management and control of
freight vehicles and trains to provide real-time information of the whereabouts, loading, consignee,
condition, etc. of freight vehicles. Since the introduction of TOPS to BR, the system has been
expanded to handle locomotive activities and information about loco-hauled passenger operations,
via a sub-system named POIS. The average freight traffic is currently 500 trains per day but may
increase going forward.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-026695
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
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Original end date of this notice for submission previously read as 12/09/24. This has now been extended to 26/09/24.
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The response deadline for this RFI is the 12th September 2024.
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The response deadline for this RFI is the 26th September 2024.