TenderUpdate

Operations processing system (TOPS & POIS)

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    13th September 2024 13:33:34 PM

  • Contract Summary

    The TOPS and POIS Replacement Project is required to deliver a solution to replace in-use functionality of the existing application under the adoption of modern technologies, thus avoiding innovation limitation, technical debt, operational risk and extended support agreements for these two mission critical services. TOPS is a mainframe system procured by British Rail (BR) from Southern Pacific in the early 1970s. It is a complex, command-driven system, originally designed for the management and control of freight vehicles and trains to provide real-time information of the whereabouts, loading, consignee, condition, etc. of freight vehicles. Since the introduction of TOPS to BR, the system has been expanded to handle locomotive activities and information about loco-hauled passenger operations, via a sub-system named POIS. The average freight traffic is currently 500 trains per day but may increase going forward.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-0492a0

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    TenderUpdate

    Procurement Method

    N/A

    Procurement Method Details

    N/A

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    72212100

    CPV Division(s)

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

  • Awarding Authority

    NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE

    Buyer Name

    Buyer Email

    Emma.Ditchfield@networkrail.co.uk

    Buyer Phone

    +44 1908781000

    Buyer Address

    Waterloo General Offices

    London

    SE1 8SW

    United Kingdom

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Planning

Operations processing system (TOPS & POIS)

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    21st August 2024 13:53:31 PM

  • Contract Summary

    The TOPS and POIS Replacement Project is required to deliver a solution to replace in-use functionality of the existing application under the adoption of modern technologies, thus avoiding innovation limitation, technical debt, operational risk and extended support agreements for these two mission critical services. TOPS is a mainframe system procured by British Rail (BR) from Southern Pacific in the early 1970s. It is a complex, command-driven system, originally designed for the management and control of freight vehicles and trains to provide real-time information of the whereabouts, loading, consignee, condition, etc. of freight vehicles. Since the introduction of TOPS to BR, the system has been expanded to handle locomotive activities and information about loco-hauled passenger operations, via a sub-system named POIS. The average freight traffic is currently 500 trains per day but may increase going forward.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-0492a0

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    Planning

    Procurement Method

    N/A

    Procurement Method Details

    N/A

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    72212100

    CPV Division(s)

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

  • Awarding Authority

    NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE

    Buyer Name

    Buyer Email

    Emma.Ditchfield@networkrail.co.uk

    Buyer Phone

    +44 1908781000

    Buyer Address

    Waterloo General Offices

    London

    SE1 8SW

    United Kingdom

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