UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

This project is for a single partner to provide data centre infrastructure services (DCIS). The scope of the contract covers services needed to support NRIL’s data centre infrastructure hosted within data centers, LAN/Edge compute rooms and Cloud Platforms. It includes networks (LAN and WAN), platforms, mainframe, servers, specified applications including tools and services required to effectively operate the infrastructure.

This activity is for the purpose of pre-market engagement via a request for information regarding the future 'Installation and Hire of Large Output Generators for Temporary Power Supplies National Framework' tender. The future framework will provide the hire of Generators for the supply of temporary power. These items will be temporary diesel generators to provide power and will be outside of the scope of non-rail specific portable plant. These generators shall be used for a diverse range of applications in various locations such as sub-stations and signalling centres etc. The scope of the agreement shall include, delivery, installation, removal, maintenance, refuelling and remote monitoring etc.

Network Rail intends to procure a framework for the delivery of Development & Design Services required for the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) portfolio and the wider Integrated Rail Plan (IRP). This market engagement event seeks to update the market on the status and expected future requirements of the NPR and IRP portfolios and make a Request for Information to support the development of the associated procurement strategy. This future procurement strategy will focus on the Development & Design Services related to Projects Accelerated in a Controlled Environment (PACE) phases 1 and 2. The Request for Information will focus on how the market views the opportunity, the capacity and capability in the current market, as well as the potential contracting models to deliver the programme and service packages. Your feedback will help inform Network Rail how best to deliver potential procurement events for this complex and multidisciplinary Programme. THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION

Following the supplier engagement sessions held in Glasgow at the end of 2022 and early 2023, NR will be running further and final events ahead of commencing with our procurement activities this summer. This will cover our Scotland Civils Framework and Scotland Signalling, Power and Communications Framework. Briefings will take place via Microsoft Teams on the morning of Wednesday the 31st May and are scheduled to last 30 minutes. Topics to be covered are: • Update on the procurement timeline • Outline of the procurement event and scoring • Our Commercial Models The schedule shall be: 9.30 – 10.00 Update on Signalling Power and Communications 10.15 – 10.45 Update on Civils Framework (incl Geotechnical) These events are targeted to main contractor organisations considering bidding but are open to any interested parties within the supply chain. Please confirm your attendance and through the BravoNR procurement portal by 5pm Monday 29th May.

Network Rail wishes to engage with potential prime contractors to provide comprehensive Wayfinding & Signage Design & Supply Services under a framework agreement to ensure consistency, accessibility, and safety across the network. The services provided under this framework will support the efficient navigation of all station users, including passengers, staff, and other stakeholders, in line with the Network Rail Wayfinding Guidance Manual NR/GN/CIV/300/01 and Network Rail Assurance Wayfinding process NR/L2/CIV/150.

Engage the market to assess interest and capability for replacement MPV fleet and associated technology a questionnaire is to be completed.

To continue to enhance the safety environment for railway track workers, passengers and the public, Network Rail need to introduce technology which enhances safety controls and enables work to be undertaken more efficiently. This notice specifically relates to enabling the capabilities of enhanced Possession and Worksite management. Network Rail wish to use geofencing and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) enabled technology to provide live geospatial positioning and improve the performance of operations, with a focus on the following possession and worksite example use cases:

The purpose of this engagement is to understand supply market and vendor landscape for digital timesheet solutions, to enable digitisation of the current manual process of submitting supplier timesheets for contracted labour, equipment and plant used for maintenance of Network Rail infrastructure.

Provision of infrastructure haulage services and associated services to support the enhancement, renewal, maintenance and clearance of the UK rail infrastructure.

This Notice is to inform the market of a potential procurement event for the Anglia Route within the Eastern region for modular OHLE RRV (Overhead Line Equipment Road-Rail Vehicle) vehicles equipped with drum carrier modules. The successful contractor will be responsible for the development and production of one prototype OHLE RRV vehicle, modular options and drum carrier functionalities, testing, acceptance and successful validation of the prototype. Should the prototype vehicle be successful in testing, functionality, acceptance and entry into service, a subsequent 7 vehicles may be ordered to replace the existing fleet.

This soft market testing PIN and RFI questionnaire has been developed by Network Rail (NR) in advance of procuring a solution for the provision of Non Destructive Testing (NDT) Training Courses. NR wishes to incentivise the market to engage with the opportunity and contribute innovation, experience and delivery capability to the delivery of these courses. In line with NR’s procurement principles, NR is committed to becoming an ‘informed’ client with excellent visibility and understanding of the market and the supply chains and customers operating within them. At this stage, pre-procurement, NR are committed to engaging with the industry to inform and refine the overall sourcing strategy.

This soft market testing document and questionnaire has been developed by Network Rail (NR) in advance of procuring a solution for the provision of Health Cash Plan services. NR wishes to incentivise the market to engage with the opportunity and contribute innovation, experience and delivery capability to the delivery of this service. In line with NR’s procurement principles, NR is committed to becoming an ‘informed’ client with excellent visibility and understanding of the market and the supply chains and customers operating within them. At this stage, pre-procurement, NR are committed to engaging with the industry to inform and refine the overall sourcing strategy. The purpose of this soft market testing is to: • Understand the markets capacity and capability to deliver Candidate Management Services • Provide potential suppliers the opportunity to give feedback to help inform the refinement of NR’s approach, • Obtain information from the market to understand the market perspective, The responses to this Questionnaire will be synthesised to identify key market themes, to be shared internally with key stakeholders, to both further inform the sourcing strategy and subsequent procurement process should it be commenced. This soft market testing is not itself a Call for Competition under any EU procurement process (whether pursuant to the Public Contracts regulations 2015, the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016, or otherwise). NR does not commit itself to commencing any such sourcing process.

The rail network that is a complex system of interdependent links and nodes. Every passenger journey starts and ends at a station – yet track & train capacity and station capacity are not considered as one. High frequency services, run as high capacity stock and operating with narrow headways deliver more people more frequently into our stations. Yet while we closely measure train punctuality performance, we have limited means of monitoring station performance. Monitoring footfall within stations and on trains should be a vital component of any operational state and is truly cross-functional in its usage, users and benefits. The industry should regard the deployment and renewal of footfall monitoring technology as it does any other renewal: vital to the safety, efficiency and operation of the railway. If we can’t measure how are stations are performing, we cannot improve them. Without a continuous and objective basis from which we understand, plan and manage our network can we truly deliver a 21st Century level of operations – or can we rightly claim to be putting passengers first?

Line blockage irregularities pose significant risks to the safety of track workers and the safe passage of trains. An analysis of line block irregularities in the Southern region has identified root causes in the quality of planning, plan validation, and plan execution. The Southern region seeks a line blockage tool that enables signallers to rely on the capability and integrity of the signalling system to identify omissions in either the planning or execution of line blockages. This tool must demonstrably reduce the risk of line blockage irregularities through improved or simplified processes enabled by technology. It should validate planned protection limits relative to a given worksite to calculate the 'minimum protection requirements' and suppress route-setting commands that could compromise worksite safety. The tool must be compatible with existing Network Rail line blockage systems and offer a user-friendly interface for operational deployment. It should also be modular, allowing for future functionality enhancements. The desired outcome of deploying this system is a reduction in irregularities and an increased likelihood of delivering planned work efficiently and safely. To facilitate prompt rollout to the operational railway, any future procurement will prioritize tools that are substantially developed, have a clear route to ergonomic approval and product acceptance, or are already product approved. The supplier of this tool must have a proven track record of delivering software and/or safety-critical systems within Network Rail, demonstrating an understanding of product acceptance, relevant safety authorization processes, and stakeholder acceptance. Full product requirements are explained later in this document. Project Objectives: 1. Safety Enhancement: o Suppress route-setting commands that could compromise worksite safety. o Provide additional protection to reduce the risk of line blockage irregularities. 2. System Integration: o Compatibility with multiple signalling interlocking systems. o Capability to function across multiple workstations. 3. Operational Efficiency: o Deploy protection to the signaller's workstation with minimal process steps. o Store and manage a library of cyclical and pre-planned line blockages. o Provide an overview of all active and planned line blockages to signallers. 4. User Interface and Ergonomics: o Design with ergonomics approval to minimize user interface risks. o Validate requests before deployment to the signaller's workstation. 5. Modular and Extensible Design: o Modular structure to link or update additional functionalities. o Potential to link to Railhub or similar platforms. 6. Emergency Management: o Capability to manage emergency requests and ensure safe system reset. o Provide appropriate alerts and system health indications. Functional Requirements: • Suppress unsafe route-setting commands. • Integrate with multiple signalling interlocking systems. • Provide demonstrable additional protection and risk reduction. • Deploy protection with minimal process steps and a single command. • Store cyclical and pre-planned line blockages. • Validate planned protection limits to calculate minimum protection requirements. • Operate across multiple workstations. • Offer an overview of active and planned blockages. • Validate requests before deploying to the signaller workstation. • Ensure ergonomics-approved design. Non-Functional Requirements: • System should be modular and easily extendable. • Capability to manage emergency requests. • Compatible with existing Network Rail line blockage systems. • Provide alerts, indications, and health status across workstations. • Safely reset after a failure. Supplier Capability and Experience Requirements: • Demonstrate active development in relevant areas for rapid progression to deployment. • Present a realistic development and trial plan within CP7. • Proven track record in delivering software and safety-critical systems for Network

Network Rail owns the railway infrastructure in England, Scotland and Wales. That’s 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and the thousands of signals, level crossings and stations. We manage 20 of the country’s largest stations, while all the rest – over 2,500 – are run by the train operating companies. We will be tendering our requirement for OHLE Steel Structures and seeking engagement from the supply market to help inform our sourcing strategy. We are really interested in what you think as potential suppliers in the market, and we value any input you can give us. We have set out a number of questions that will help us to understand the steelwork fabrication market. To assist Network Rail in our market engagement, we kindly request that you complete the questionnaire which can be found at the following location: https://forms.office.com/e/5C5ZQfrX86. Please could you respond to this questionnaire by 08/11/2024. Any received responses will be used to help form the tender strategy. During this market engagement process, we may contact you to ask follow up questions, or seek feedback on various elements or options within the strategy. Additionally, we may seek to arrange site visits to further grow our understanding of the market. Network Rail is committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency. The Periodic Indicative Notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting pre-procurement market engagement and does not constitute any commitment to undertake any procurement in the future. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the PIN event and a response to this PIN does not guarantee any invitation to participate in this event or any future procurement. Any information shared by Network Rail, during the pre-procurement market engagement will be shared with all companies who respond to the PIN. It will also form part of the tender information and be shared with all interested parties at tender stage. Network Rail is not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to or attending any PIN events. Any procurement of any services, supplies or works by Network Rail will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2023.

The project will design and build a central repository of digitally mastered, human readable and searchable TPR (Timetable Planning Rules) values for Network Rail planners and the industry.

Scotland's Railway will soon be commencing procurement of a Lineside Framework for Tree and Vegetation Management (Clearance & Maintenance) and boundary renewals. The Framework will be split into two distinct categories and this event is focused on category 2 which is an exciting opportunity, particularly for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as the intention is to split this category into 4 boundaries (3 suppliers in each) to support our delivery units across Scotland. This will provide a great opportunity for up to 12 suppliers to get on to the Framework. Ahead of procurement beginning later this year, Network Rail will be holding a Supplier Engagement Event where SMEs and other interested suppliers can find out more about this opportunity, including; The importance of SME involvement in Lineside Vegetation What is required to work Lineside in the Railway industry Overview of the Procurement process - an SME friendly approach What to expect Post Contract if successful Opportunity for questions and to feedback on the proposed strategies. Network Rail intends to hold this in-person at the following time and location: Thursday 24th October 2024 at 3:30pm - 5pm. The Studio, 67 Hope Street, Glasgow, G2 6AE Interested parties are invited to confirm attendance via the BRAVO platform (https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk) by 12noon on Tuesday 22nd October 2024. Should you experience any issues with Bravo, please contact Lyle.Musuraca@networkrail.co.uk. Please note that spaces are limited to one representative from each business. Invite links will then be sent - to everyone that has registered via BRAVO – by close of business on Tuesday 22nd October, ahead of the call on the Thursday.

Network Rail (NR) requires a digital solution to develop signalling scheme designs and facilitate the integration of that design into the operational railway providing interfaces to a target signalling system. The Target 190plus Synthetic Environment (SE) is a significant Research & Development project that will define, develop and deliver capabilities that will enable efficient design, integration, testing, and validation of Future Control Command Signalling (F-CCS) schemes and products.

Before the launch of the Control Period 7 (CP7) procurement exercise(s) for the North West & Central Region, Network Rail wishes to update the market on CP7 objectives, transformation activities and to outline the contracting strategy it will be adopting relating to Capital Delivery projects. CP7 covers the 5 year period from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2029. The North West & Central Region is formed of 3 routes, North West, Central and West Coast South. Additional information on the region (including the geographical areas covered by these 3 routes) can be found at: North West & Central region - Network Rail. . Network Rail is therefore holding a CP7 North West & Central Region Market Update Event and the purpose of this notice is to invite interested parties to attend. This event will take place online as an MS Teams Live Event on 11th May 2022 at 11:00 – 13:00. Please register your interest via the below Eventbrite link by the 10th May 2022, 18:00hrs https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cp7-market-update-may-2022-network-rail-north-west-central-region-tickets-306491864417 PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS NOTICE IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION. Non-participation in the event shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any future procurements. Following this Market Update Event and before the launch of the CP7 procurement exercise(s) for the Network Rail North West & Central Region, Network Rail is intending on planning a further market event to engage with organisations that may be interested in participating in the specific procurement exercise(s) and may wish to understand more about the specific projects.