Planning

Asset Information Management System 2 (AIMS 2)

HIGH SPEED TWO (HS2) LTD

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Planning

12 May 2023 at 08:43

Summary of the contracting process

The High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd is planning to procure an Asset Information Management System (AIMS 2) to manage railway assets, with an estimated contract value of £12,000,000 GBP. The procurement is at the planning stage, with a deadline for market sounding feedback set for Monday 12th June 2023. The system is crucial for the lifecycle management of various railway assets, and the contract duration is expected to be 8 years with potential extensions.

This tender from HS2 Ltd presents an opportunity for businesses providing custom software development services and system support services to compete. Companies interested in providing services related to managing railway assets, including ecology, land, civils, stations, and systems assets, should consider participating. The procurement method is a tender, and the future notice date for the procurement is set for 2nd October 2023.

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Notice Title

Asset Information Management System 2 (AIMS 2)

Notice Description

HS2 Ltd is seeking to procure an Asset Information Management System (referred to as AIMS 2), with the aim of the new service commencing in April 2025. AIMS 2 will need to meet a defined group of capabilities required by the business over the short, medium and long-term programme. The system will be of paramount importance for managing the life cycle of the physical railway assets, which will include, but not limited to ecology, land, civils (bridges, viaducts), stations and systems assets (track, signalling). The purpose of this Period Indicative Notice (PIN) is to provide the market advanced notice of HS2's proposed procurement and to seek the market's feedback on the high level requirements for this opportunity. In order to provide feedback on the AIMS 2 high level requirements and access the Smart Survey questionnaire, please see Section VI.3 (Additional Information) of this Notice for further details on how to do this.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The technical solution must fulfil HS2's requirements which the business envisages will include support, maintenance, training and implementation conducted by the Supplier as part of the service offering. It is anticipated that the contract will be for an initial 8-year period with an option to extend by 2 further periods of 12 months, which is broadly in-line with the timescales required for HS2 to become an operational railway. Details of the procurement strategy will be finalised following this market sounding exercise.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c82d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013536-2023
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

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


CPV Codes

72230000 - Custom software development services

72250000 - System and support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2023Expired
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
HIGH SPEED TWO (HS2) LTD
Contact Name
Siobhan McDonald
Contact Email
siobhan.mcdonald@hs2.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 6GA
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

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