Planning

Access Planning Tool

  • Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-033564

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-038894

Published 25 November 2022, 4:50pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

1 Eversholt Street

London

NW1 2DN

Contact

Chid Oriaku

Email

Chidozie.Oriaku@networkrail.co.uk

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

Other type

Railway

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Access Planning Tool

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48100000 - Industry specific software package

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Network Rail have an issue with the time it takes to obtain and handback a possession on the railway. Network Rail would like to begin trialling a tool from February 2023 of an access planning tool and we are inviting suppliers who have an off the shelf solution available to make contact.

This notice is being published to gauge the level of interest within the market to provide this service to Network Rail. Anyone who is interested in providing this service is to notify Network Rail at the email address stated in I.1 of this notice by the 02nd of December 2022 and provide a high-level overview of your product available.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48140000 - Railway traffic control software package

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

Network Rail Eastern Region

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Network Rail have an issue with the time it takes to obtain and handback a possession on the railway. Network Rail would like to begin trialling a tool from February 2023 of an access planning tool and we are inviting suppliers who have an off the shelf solution available to make contact.

This notice is being published to gauge the level of interest within the market to provide this service to Network Rail. Anyone who is interested in providing this service is to notify Network Rail at the email address stated in I.1 of this notice by the 02nd of December 2022 and provide a high-level overview of your product available.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

31 January 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: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This notice is not a call for competition. Network Rail will determine the appropriate procurement route having considered the responses (if any) to this notice. The publication of this notice does not constitute any level of confirmation or commitment by Network Rail as to whether or not (or how) it will procure the provision of these services. The estimated date of publication of contract notice in II.3 is therefore entirely provisional and completed only because it is a mandatory field for this notice and is not a commitment by Network Rail to publish a contract notice or to otherwise advertise, or run, any competitive procurement process.