Planning

Innovation Design Contest with Virtual Hackathon

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD

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Planning

13 May 2021 at 21:55

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, led by Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, based in London, UK. This tender titled "Innovation Design Contest with Virtual Hackathon" falls under the IT services category, specifically consulting, software development, and Internet support. The process aims to assess market interest in cooperating with an innovation partner for implementing new solutions within Network Rail and the wider industry. Interested parties should note that a future notice date is set for 24 May 2021.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in IT services, software programming, and consultancy. Companies that can facilitate virtual events and provide innovative solutions are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The successful provider will engage closely with Network Rail to deliver a virtual hackathon, potentially leading to ongoing partnerships for future innovation events if the initial collaboration proves fruitful.

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Notice Title

Innovation Design Contest with Virtual Hackathon

Notice Description

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to engage with the supply market to assess the level of interest and considerations in the procurement of an innovation partner to work alongside us to implement innovative solutions into NR and the wider industry. In this instance, Network Rail is inviting interested parties to participate in a soft market engagement exercise to help promote our procurement activity and objectives.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Network Rail has run Hackathons in the past and struggled to contract for the solutions. This year we are thinking of the end to end process to allow us to complete the event quickly and seamlessly. We are seeking an innovation partner to help us to run a virtual hackathon within an innovation design contest to continue in supporting the business to rapidly solve key challenges whilst ensuring that solutions are implementable, successful and reach as many stakeholders as possible. We are looking for a partner to work with us alongside a dedicated Network Rail project manager to run this event. This contract will act as a proof of concept, if this contract is successful, we will be looking to role this process out across the business to hold innovation events annually. What will we expect? * The Provider to act as our partner for innovation. * The Provider to work closely with the Network Rail Project Manager to support the innovation drive. The Network Rail Project Manager will act as project lead. * The Provider to help us host a Virtual Hackathon as part of a wider official Innovation Design Contest process to make sure solutions are implementable, successful and reach as many suppliers and individuals as possible. * The Provider to be responsible for the overall planning, implementation, management, execution and administration of a Virtual Hackathon which will be held in July/August 2021, along with representing any successful individual that is not a corporate entity through the Design Contest to ensure ideas are developed and implemented. The challenge statements themselves have already been decided upon for this process. If you are interested in participating in this process and finding out more, please email your organisations name, contact details and a very short introduction to Catherine Burgess on catherine.burgess@networkrail.co.uk . We will then send further information about the process.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b0d6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010597-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

72400000 - Internet services

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

73100000 - Research and experimental development services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 May 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 May 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
catherine.burgess@networkrail.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1908781000

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
NW1 2DN
Post Town
North West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
Regent's Park
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

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