Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
1 Eversholt Street
London
NW1 2DN
Kishan.Rajapaksa@networkrail.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1908781000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ - South East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Southern Security Testing
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79710000 - Security services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
We would like to implement within stations a contractor who can provide assurance for our security testing regimes. This includes assessing the stations response to unattended items (suspicious), unattended items (non-suspicious), suspicious behaviours and penetration testing.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79710000 - Security services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A service to deliver:
We would like to implement within stations a contractor who can provide assurance for our security testing regimes. This includes assessing the stations response to unattended items (suspicious), unattended items (non-suspicious), suspicious behaviours and penetration testing.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
28 December 2022
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
What we are doing:
The Network Rail Southern Region Stations teams have a requirement to engage external security testing companies to enter into a 5 year framework contract to deliver covert tests across seven of our managed stations within the Southern Region.
The contract will deliver tests at London Bridge, Waterloo, Charing Cross, Victoria, Clapham Junction, Canon Street, and Guildford Stations. (the contract may also incorporate St Pancras at a later stage and may be extended to retail units and platforms). This program is designed to test the quality of security searches at Network Rail managed stations and provide assurance that the security product we deliver at our stations is compliant with the National Rail Security Programme (NRSP). It will also highlight any potential weaknesses or trends that we can address proactively to better enhance our levels of security.
The contract will include placed bag tests, hidden bag tests, suspicious behavioural tests and penetration tests (accessing restricted areas).
The tests will be conducted on an independent and anonymous basis. The Supplier will comply with the BTP covert testing protocol and have been consulted with the DFT Covert testing team.
The tests are not designed to be conducted on any areas of the stations that the security checks are not carried out on.
Why we are doing this:
The testing will offer an impartial assurance assessment of our security regime within our stations and potentially identify any new areas of vulnerability and enable us to be able to upskill and take preventative measures, where applicable, to better deliver our security product.
At this stage, Network Rail is seeking to gain a better understanding of the Market for these works. If you have experience in delivering Security Assurance Testing as described above, please contact Kishan Rajapaksa at – Kishan.rajapaksa@networkrail.co.uk
Please respond by Midday Friday 6th January. A market engagement event will be held on Microsoft Teams on 13/01/2023. All supplier responding to this PIN shall be invited to attend.
PLEASE NOTE: This is not an official expression of interest. A Contract Notice will be issued at a later date to which all suppliers will be able to respond, whether or not they responded to this PIN.