Notice Information
Notice Title
Common Safety Method (CSM) Support for Electrical Safety
Notice Description
To support the ESD Programme, we engage with specialist third-party organisations to provide Common Safety Method (CSM) assurance. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform potential suppliers of a future procurement opportunity for a CSM assessment partner; assess market capability and interest to provide these specialised skills and services; and invite interested parties to express their interest in participating in a future tender process.
Lot Information
Lot 1
At Network Rail, safety is paramount. The safety of passengers and other members of the public using our infrastructure; the safety of our employees; and safety in our partnerships. Safety assurance is essential in a health and safety management system, checking that risk controls are effective and being used. It helps us to continually improve and work towards achieving our vision of getting everyone home safe every day. Through the Electrical Safety Delivery (ESD) Programme, we strive to deliver improved electrical and workforce safety performance, to create a more efficient railway and to increase safety compliance with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EaWR). Our safety assurance programme helps us to make informed decisions. It provides us with the management information we need that relates to our safety, technical and engineering performance. To support the ESD Programme, we engage with specialist third-party organisations to provide Common Safety Method (CSM) support. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform potential suppliers of a future procurement opportunity for a CSM support partner; assess market capability and interest to provide specialised skills and services; and invite interested parties to express their interest in participating in a future tender process. The following is a high-level overview of the scope to be undertaken by the supplier, which shall include but not be limited to the following: * Support Hazard Identification (HazID) workshops for those work items that are deemed not CSM significant * Support HazID workshops and produce safety cases for those work items that are deemed CSM significant * Provide updates to programme-level system definitions * Provide support for human factors assessments at programme/workstream and network level as required. Duration of contract We envisage that the project will run for four (4) years. Project Indicative Timetable: Network Rail is looking to commence a tender process in the third quarter of the calendar year 2024 for these requirements. The tender will be conducted through the Network Rail e-tendering system, BravoNR and advertised via Find a Tender. Objectives The key objectives of this PIN are: * Assess market capability and interest to provide specialised skills and services required for CSM support. * Seek additional information from the market to help inform the future tender. Participation and Responding to this PIN To assist Network Rail in the process, interested parties are encouraged to express their interest by sending an email to PIN.Response@networkrail.co.uk by Friday 9th August titling your email 'Network Rail Common Safety Method PIN'. Following receipt of your email, we will send you a short questionnaire with questions that will help us to assess market interest and capability. We would request that you populate this response template and return it to PIN.Response@networkrail.co.uk by 16th of August 2024. Network Rail may request further engagement with suppliers who respond to this PIN, where clarifications would help provide further insight to the response already provided. All information requested in this PIN will remain confidential and will not be disclosed to any third parties. Further details regarding participating in any future procurement process, including the criteria for selection and award, will be provided in the contract notice, which will be published at a later date. This PIN does not constitute a call for competition, and it is not a prerequisite for participation in any subsequent tender process. Network Rail Infrastructure Limited looks forward to engaging with the market and receiving expressions of interest from potential suppliers. Additional information: The PIN is for informational purposes only. Network Rail Infrastructure Limited reserves the right to modify the procurement approach and timetable at any time. No liability is accepted for the accuracy or completeness of information contained in this notice. It does not bind Network Rail Infrastructure Limited to proceed with any future procurement described.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-048325
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022604-2024
- 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
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
71317000 - Hazard protection and control consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jul 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 11 Nov 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD
- Contact Name
- Enata George
- Contact Email
- pin.response@networkrail.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1908781000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 8SW
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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