--- title: "Rail Innovation Factory Core Team" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0ae42444-f7a3-4cfd-8bf1-3119a1284f0f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0ae42444-f7a3-4cfd-8bf1-3119a1284f0f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0ae42444-f7a3-4cfd-8bf1-3119a1284f0f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0ae42444-f7a3-4cfd-8bf1-3119a1284f0f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CONNECT PLACES CATAPULT / HIGHWAYS ENGLAND" published: "2021-10-14" --- # Rail Innovation Factory Core Team Buyer: CONNECT PLACES CATAPULT / HIGHWAYS ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0ae42444-f7a3-4cfd-8bf1-3119a1284f0f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0ae42444-f7a3-4cfd-8bf1-3119a1284f0f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0ae42444-f7a3-4cfd-8bf1-3119a1284f0f.json) ## Summary The procurement process is initiated by Connect Places Catapult / Highways England, which is seeking expertise for the "Rail Innovation Factory Core Team" project. This tender falls under the category of services related to the transport equipment and auxiliary products industry and is set within the United Kingdom. The tender is currently in the active phase, with a submission deadline of 29 October 2021. The contract is expected to commence on 22 November 2021 and conclude by 31 March 2022. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialised in transport technology, innovation consultancy, or engineering services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community sector enterprises (VCSEs). Companies that can demonstrate their ability to engage with stakeholders and contribute to technical projects would be well-placed to compete. Engaging with the core team requires expertise in stakeholder management, technical assessment, and collaborative innovation, making this a fitting opportunity for businesses looking to expand within the rail sector. ## Notice We are looking to procure a company to provide expertise to the rail innovation factory core team We anticipate this engagement will include: 1.1 Work with the BDM for rail to maintain a stakeholder engagement strategy, while engaging with new and existing key customers at director and programme manager level. 1.2 Set up and chair collaborative interactions with key customer stakeholders, such as ideation workshops, in order to develop an understanding of technical challenges. 1.3 Work with the rail portfolio team to define challenges, assess and prioritise, and then present back to the customer. 1.4 Work with technical team and BDM to shape technical projects around challenges, and agree these with customer stakeholders at appropriate levels, e.g. technical leadership, budget holders, etc. 1.5 Investigate potential collaborative opportunities for technical innovation that could be delivered through CPC's network, drawing on expertise of other CPC colleagues and the customer 1.6 Understand the offering of CPC from across the rail portfolio and more widely, with the aim of introducing rail customers to opportunities to innovate technology and address technical challenges 1.7 Contribute to bid development with understanding gained through customer interactions in order to ensure proposals are in line with customer requirements. If interested in this opportunity please register at link below if not already registered and download the tender documents: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register Additional information: If interested in this opportunity please register at link below if not already registered and download the tender documents: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac7fdd4f-de97-4c35-a3f2-3006bf561836 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Oct 2021 | | Submission deadline | 29 Oct 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 22 Nov 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CONNECT PLACES CATAPULT / HIGHWAYS ENGLAND | | Locality | MILTON KEYNES | | Post town | Milton Keynes | | Postcode | MK9 1BP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes | | Local authority | Milton Keynes | | Electoral ward | Central Milton Keynes | | Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation ### Codes - 34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 34600000 - Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts ## Release History - 14 Oct 2021 at 14:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac7fdd4f-de97-4c35-a3f2-3006bf561836 - 14 Oct 2021 at 14:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d9c3a5c5-a25d-4e84-9dd7-3b48a1027437 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac7fdd4f-de97-4c35-a3f2-3006bf561836 14th October 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d9c3a5c5-a25d-4e84-9dd7-3b48a1027437 14th October 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://cp.catapult.org.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/Register ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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