Planning

Aerial Derived Data Repository RFI

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD

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Planning

20 Feb 2023 at 15:16

Summary of the contracting process

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd is planning to retender the Aerial Derived Data Repository system. Network Rail, a public body responsible for maintaining a vast railway network in the UK, is seeking a cloud-based image collaboration tool that can manage, view, maintain, and analyse the network. The tender, titled "Aerial Derived Data Repository RFI", falls under the IT services category and aims to accommodate the increased growth in image size and quality while eliminating hardware-specific image accuracy data. Interested suppliers must register with the Supplier Qualification System by July 2023, with responses to be submitted by the 31st of March 2023.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses involved in IT services, consulting, software development, and Internet support to compete for providing the required system capabilities. Companies with expertise in aviation test software, image-processing software, database systems, and storage media loading software packages may find this procurement particularly suited to their offerings. The future notice date for communication regarding this tender is set for January 31, 2024, providing potential bidders with essential timeline information to engage with Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd.

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Notice Title

Aerial Derived Data Repository RFI

Notice Description

The Network Rail Air Operations team sit within Route Services, the central Network Rail business function, and is looking to retender its current aerial derived data repository system. This should accommodate the increased growth in image capture and quality while removing the reliance on hardware specific (e.g. helicopter vs drone) data image accuracy. The requirement is to provide a system which can deliver the capabilities and functionalities, specified in the Request for Information Aerial Derived Data Repository Requirements Document, and support and maintain this as BAU. The system is currently cloud-based, stores approximately 1.7 million images and has around 17,000 users.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Network Rail is an arm's length public body that maintains a network which includes 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, 20 managed stations across the GBUK and thousands of signals and level crossings. The Network Rail Air Operations team sit within Route Services, the central Network Rail business function, and is looking to retender its current aerial derived data repository system. This should accommodate the increased growth in image size and quality while removing the reliance on hardware specific image accuracy data. The system currently in use is a cloud-based image collaboration tool that helps to manage, view, maintain and analyse the network. Requirement: * To replicate the capabilities and functionalities currently provided by the existing system, this includes a cloud-based repository system with support and maintenance services.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a6e6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005048-2023
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

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48132000 - Aviation test software package

48328000 - Image-processing software package

48610000 - Database systems

48750000 - Storage media loading software package

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

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Jan 2024Expired
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
Lauren Scanlon
Contact Email
lauren.scanlon@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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