--- title: "HS2 Project 745 - Life Cycle Assessment" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1f117c04-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1f117c04-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1f117c04-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1f117c04-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HIGH SPEED TWO (HS2) LIMITED" published: "2016-11-18" --- # HS2 Project 745 - Life Cycle Assessment Buyer: HIGH SPEED TWO (HS2) LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1f117c04-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1f117c04-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1f117c04-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The procurement process involves High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, which is seeking expressions of interest for the "HS2 Project 745 - Life Cycle Assessment." This tender falls under the services category, focusing on a Cloud Based Life Cycle Assessment solution to evaluate the environmental impacts of HS2's infrastructure throughout its life cycle. The procurement is currently in the Tender stage and was published on 2nd September 2016, with the closing date for submissions set for 9th September 2016. The services are required to be delivered in the West Midlands and London regions, with an estimated budget of £175,000. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software development, particularly those with expertise in environmental assessment tools and life-cycle analysis. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can provide innovative, intuitive, and user-friendly systems, as well as software implementation and support services, would be especially well-suited to compete for this contract. Given the focus on sustainable practices in construction, firms positioned within the environmental consultancy and software industries have a potentially advantageous opportunity to engage with HS2's infrastructure projects. ## Notice HS2 proposes to engage the services of a supplier who can offer a Cloud Based Life Cycle Assessment solution and is inviting expressions of interest. HS2's objective is to put in place a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method for assessing the potential environmental aspects and potential aspects associated with the programme by: *Utilising an inventory of relevant inputs and outputs, *Evaluating the potential environmental impacts associated with those inputs and outputs, *Interpreting the results of the inventory and impact phases in relation to the objectives of the study. An LCA system is required as a tool to assess the environmental impacts of HS2's infrastructure products throughout its life cycle; from the extraction of raw materials through to processing, transport, use and disposal. There are four linked functions that we are keen to use the tool to deliver: *Goal definition and scoping: identifying the LCA's purpose and the expected products of the study, *Life-cycle inventory: quantifying the energy and raw material inputs and environmental releases associated with each stage of production; *Impact analysis: assessing the impacts on the environment associated with energy and raw material inputs and environmental releases quantified by the inventory; *Improvement analysis: evaluating opportunities to reduce energy, material inputs, or environmental impacts at each stage of the product life-cycle. The key objectives of the project are to source a system that can: *Calculate the environmental impacts of HS2 using Lifecycle Assessment. *Allow for data to be organised into a logical hierarchy for example, route-wide or asset, with further classification and categorisations and for results to be aggregated at different levels within this hierarchy. *Utilise LCI data which is representative of average UK construction and consistent with the BS EN 15804 requirements. *Calculate a range of LCI indicators as defined in the BS EN 15804 standard and required by BREEAM. *Analyse variations of a model to enable optioneering and allow the user to apply adjustments and analyse the results at any level within the model hierarchy. *Analyse trends over defined periods using check-pointed data in a repository at various level in the model hierarchy. *Produce ad-hoc reports compatible with the BS EN 15804 life cycle stages. *Be an intuitive and user friendly system. *Be modified and grown in the future without requiring extensive re-configuration or development. Expressions of interest should be emailed to the HS2 IT Procurement Manager, Stephen Mann, email: Stephen.mann@hs2.org.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37deb22c-ce75-434b-91f5-f8b7fef1d0ae | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 | | Submission deadline | 9 Sep 2016 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 6 Oct 2016 - 5 Oct 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £175,000 | | 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 | HIGH SPEED TWO (HS2) LIMITED | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B4 6GA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Ladywood | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48422000 - Software package suites - 72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software - 72261000 - Software support services - 72263000 - Software implementation services ## Release History - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37deb22c-ce75-434b-91f5-f8b7fef1d0ae ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37deb22c-ce75-434b-91f5-f8b7fef1d0ae 2nd September 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/hs2 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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