Notice Information
Notice Title
Isolation Training Courses (OLE and CRE)
Notice Description
Network Rail has a requirement for the provision of services related to Isolation Training Courses for both Conductor Rail Equipment and Overhead Line Equipment. Network Rail is therefore conducting soft market testing with potential service providers. The purpose of this soft market testing is to provide insight into Network Rail's current ideas, as well as to gain insights from the market on market capability and additional information. This is not a call for competition., nor does it constitute the invitation to tender opportunity or otherwise.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This soft market testing questionnaire has been developed by Network Rail (NR) in advance of procuring a solution for the provision of Single Approach to Isolations for Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) & Conductor Rail Equipment (CRE) Training Courses. NR wishes to incentivise the market to engage with the opportunity and contribute innovation, experience and delivery capability to the delivery of these courses. In line with NR's procurement principles, NR is committed to becoming an 'informed' client with excellent visibility and understanding of the market and the supply chains and customers operating within them. At this stage, pre-procurement, NR are committed to engaging with the industry to inform and refine the overall sourcing strategy. The purpose of this soft market testing is to: - Understand the markets capacity and capability to deliver the courses and to further develop the procurement strategy, - Provide potential suppliers the opportunity to give feedback to help inform the refinement of NR's approach, - Obtain information from the market to understand the market perspective, - Understand the appetite from Small / Medium Enterprises (SME) to consider tendering. - Understand the appetite from Engineering service providers to consider tendering with the use of subject matter experts to deliver the training. The responses to this Questionnaire will be synthesised to identify key market themes, to be shared internally with key stakeholders, to both further inform the sourcing strategy. This soft market testing is not itself a Call for Competition under any EU procurement process (whether pursuant to the Public Contracts regulations 2015, the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016, or otherwise). NR does not commit itself to commencing any such sourcing process. All responses will be carefully considered but will not bind NR to any approach or strategy. Information contained within this document which is related to an eventual sourcing activity is subject to change and is to be used for information purposes only. NR does not bind or commit itself to any proposed model, milestones, or dates. If your organisation would like to partake in this soft market testing please contact Clare Hamblin via email - clare.hamblin@networkrail.co.uk - with the subject line "Isolation Training Courses - Questionnaire" and the following information before Wednesday 18th September 2024. - Company name - Contact details (including e-mail address) A document containing further information and a questionnaire will then be sent to you. Alternatively, you may visit https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/ and search the Opportunities Listing interface for Isolation Training Courses (OLE and CRE) to access the documents. Requests for participation after 18th September 2024 may not be read or considered due to the programme of the project.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0497e2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028207-2024
- 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
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
80531000 - Industrial and technical training services
80531200 - Technical training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Sep 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 24 May 2022Expired
- 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
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- clare.hamblin@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
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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