--- title: "TfL 95407 RFLI - Signalling Competency Assessment for Rail for London Infrastructure- Maintenance Assessment" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c64506a6-db12-45e9-a7d8-5c127b11bff8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c64506a6-db12-45e9-a7d8-5c127b11bff8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c64506a6-db12-45e9-a7d8-5c127b11bff8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c64506a6-db12-45e9-a7d8-5c127b11bff8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "TRANSPORT FOR LONDON" published: "2020-10-13" --- # TfL 95407 RFLI - Signalling Competency Assessment for Rail for London Infrastructure- Maintenance Assessment Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR LONDON Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c64506a6-db12-45e9-a7d8-5c127b11bff8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c64506a6-db12-45e9-a7d8-5c127b11bff8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c64506a6-db12-45e9-a7d8-5c127b11bff8.json) ## Summary The contract titled "TfL 95407 RFLI - Signalling Competency Assessment for Rail for London Infrastructure- Maintenance Assessment" is being issued by Transport for London (TfL), specifically under its subsidiary, Rail for London Infrastructure (RFLI). This procurement process, categorised under construction work, focuses on assessing the signalling competency of RFLI staff, who will be taking over operations for the Crossrail Central Operating Section. The tender is currently in the open stage, with an expression of interest deadline set for 22nd October 2020. Invitations to tender will be issued on the TfL e-tendering portal in the week commencing 26th October 2020, and the contract period is expected to commence on 23rd December 2020 and continue for two years, with a possible one-year extension. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in training and assessment services, particularly those with expertise in signalling and rail infrastructure. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to compete, as the procurement process is designed to be inclusive. Firms capable of demonstrating relevant competence and capability in safety management and staff training within the transport sector will find this procurement process particularly well-suited to their offerings. ## Notice Rail for London Infrastructure (RFLI), a Transport for London (TfL) subsidiary company, will take over responsibility for the Safety, Operations, Maintenance and Renewal of the Crossrail Central Operating Section (CCOS) that runs mostly in tunnels between Paddington, Stratford and Abbey Wood. RFLI staff will need to be competent and have an approved Safety Management System (SMS) necessary to become the Infrastructure Manager for the CCOS. RFLI must train, assess and maintain the competence of its staff and demonstrate such to gain the authority to operate. RFLI wishes to engage a Service Provider to provide Assessors who can conduct signalling competency assessment of RFLI staff. The Assessments will be against RFLI Competence Standards for Signal Engineering. The purpose of the Assessment is to ensure that RFLI staff have the skills, knowledge and behaviours that can be demonstrated with evidence gathered to be deemed competent and awarded a licence/ permit/ authority to work. Service Provider can subcontract the technical expert knowledge and form an assessor panel. The contract will be for 2 years with an option to extend for a further 1 year. Full details will be provided in the scope of specification to those providers invited to compete. The competition will be undertaken on TfL e-tendering portal: https://procontract.due-north.com Invitations to tender will be issued on the e-tendering platform to those Suppliers who express an interest by the date stated below. Timeline Expression of Interest - Supplier response: Thursday 22nd October 2020 ITT issue (via ProContract) w/c Monday 26th October 2020 ITT return w/c Monday 16th November 2020 Contract Award w/c Monday 21st December 2020 The above dates are for indicative purposes only and may be subject to change. If you are interested in being considered for this work please respond to this expression of interest by Thursday 22nd October 2020. We would encourage you to ensure your organisation is registered on ProContract and/or your details are up to date by the 22nd October to enable TfL to invite you to tender, so you can gain access to the tender documentation and submit a tender ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea90af7e-4811-48a5-926e-f24b35e7fe7a | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Oct 2020 | | Submission deadline | 22 Oct 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 23 Dec 2020 - 31 Dec 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £260,000 | | 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 | TRANSPORT FOR LONDON | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 0BD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 45000000 - Construction work - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 80400000 - Adult and other education services - 80500000 - Training services - 80600000 - Training services in defence and security materials ## Release History - 13 Oct 2020 at 14:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea90af7e-4811-48a5-926e-f24b35e7fe7a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea90af7e-4811-48a5-926e-f24b35e7fe7a 13th October 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com - https://tfl.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c64506a6-db12-45e9-a7d8-5c127b11bff8. 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