Planning

Digital Factory Low Code CP7 Contract- PIN

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD

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Planning

06 Aug 2024 at 10:00

Summary of the contracting process

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd is currently in the planning stage of the procurement process for their "Digital Factory Low Code CP7 Contract." The contract, classified under IT services (CPV code 72000000), aims to enhance development and support capabilities within the organisation through the utilisation of low code platforms such as the Microsoft Power Platform and Netcall Liberty Create Platform. The procurement includes three lots focusing on professional development and support capabilities for these platforms and establishing a Centre of Excellence for the Microsoft Power Platform. The deadline for responses to this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is 4th September 2024 by 17:00. Interested parties can download the necessary documents from Network Rail's procurement portal and need to address their submissions and any queries to Elise Gallacher at Network Rail.

The "Digital Factory Low Code CP7 Contract" offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those with expertise in low code platforms. Companies capable of providing flexible development and support services, and those with experience in creating Centres of Excellence, especially for the Microsoft Power Platform and Netcall Liberty Create Platform, will find this tender appealing. The contract requires partners who can deliver strategic direction, governance, and augmented development capabilities, providing a robust support system to enable business growth and meet evolving technological demands within Network Rail. This tender provides an excellent opportunity for businesses to expand their footprint in the public sector by contributing to crucial IT service projects.

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Notice Title

Digital Factory Low Code CP7 Contract- PIN

Notice Description

The Digital Factory team is currently grappling with optimising the utilisation of low code platforms to accelerate development and support capabilities across the business, particularly concerning the Microsoft Power Platform and Netcall Liberty Create Platform - which are the two current Low Code platforms that are in use across the organisation. Network Rail recognise that there is a need to establish a robust Centre of Excellence for the Microsoft Power Platform and the Netcall Liberty Create Platform to provide strategic direction and governance to citizen developers, supply chain partners, business customers and end users across the business. Alongside this, Network Rail additionally have a requirement to provide a professional development capability across both Low Code platforms that will augment internal team development capability, ensuring that we can deliver solutions to our customers to time, quality and cost.

Lot Information

Lot 1 - Resourcing of professional development and support capabilities for the Microsoft Power Platform

Lot 1 - Resourcing of professional development and support capabilities for the Microsoft Power Platform Current components used are Canvas Apps, Model Driven Apps, Power Pages, Power BI, Power Automate, Microsoft Power Platform includes tools like Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate and CoPilot Studio. The organisation has a desire to explore and utilise other power platform components such as AI Builder and other future evolving products. We have a requirement for a flexible development capability that would be defined against specific work packages to enable delivery to our business customers. We also require a flexible support capability to assist with the ongoing maintenance and support of any existing and newly delivered Microsoft Power platform solutions. We would seek to leverage existing IT Helpdesk ServiceNow workflows to triage and manage the support work bank

Lot 2 - Resourcing of professional development and support capabilities for the Netcall Liberty Create Platform

Lot 2 - Resourcing of professional development and support capabilities for the Netcall Liberty Create Platform We have a requirement for a flexible development capability that would be defined against specific work packages to enable delivery to our business customers. We also require a flexible support capability to assist with the ongoing maintenance and support of any existing and newly delivered Netcall Liberty Create solutions. We would seek to leverage existing IT Helpdesk ServiceNow workflows to triage and manage the support work bank.

Lot 3 - A Centre of Excellence for Microsoft Power Platform

Lot 3 - A Centre of Excellence for Microsoft Power Platform In forming a centre of excellence for the Microsoft Power Platform within Network Rail, we would seek to focus on the following areas of challenge, though please note the below list in not exhaustive. We would appreciate to receive responses that include areas of value that are outside of this list. * Defining and implementing effective process, governance and strategy in order to successfully enable low code adoption and usage at scale. * Industrialisation of citizen developed apps that meet a specific user or value threshold to provide a production ready capability * Evaluate and implement a proactive strategy to address evolving and new low code technologies to meet the ever-growing demand of citizen and professional developers throughout the organisation. * Understand and implement appropriate licencing strategies across the organisation to empower end-users and drive platform value.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0487f5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024637-2024
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

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


CPV Codes

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

72200000 - Software programming and 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
6 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
elise.gallacher@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

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