--- title: "Innovation Design Contest with Virtual Hackathon" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b0d6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02b0d6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02b0d6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02b0d6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD" published: "2021-05-13" --- # Innovation Design Contest with Virtual Hackathon Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b0d6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02b0d6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02b0d6.json) ## Summary The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, led by Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, based in London, UK. This tender titled "Innovation Design Contest with Virtual Hackathon" falls under the IT services category, specifically consulting, software development, and Internet support. The process aims to assess market interest in cooperating with an innovation partner for implementing new solutions within Network Rail and the wider industry. Interested parties should note that a future notice date is set for 24 May 2021. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in IT services, software programming, and consultancy. Companies that can facilitate virtual events and provide innovative solutions are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The successful provider will engage closely with Network Rail to deliver a virtual hackathon, potentially leading to ongoing partnerships for future innovation events if the initial collaboration proves fruitful. ## Notice The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to engage with the supply market to assess the level of interest and considerations in the procurement of an innovation partner to work alongside us to implement innovative solutions into NR and the wider industry. In this instance, Network Rail is inviting interested parties to participate in a soft market engagement exercise to help promote our procurement activity and objectives. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Network Rail has run Hackathons in the past and struggled to contract for the solutions. This year we are thinking of the end to end process to allow us to complete the event quickly and seamlessly. We are seeking an innovation partner to help us to run a virtual hackathon within an innovation design contest to continue in supporting the business to rapidly solve key challenges whilst ensuring that solutions are implementable, successful and reach as many stakeholders as possible. We are looking for a partner to work with us alongside a dedicated Network Rail project manager to run this event. This contract will act as a proof of concept, if this contract is successful, we will be looking to role this process out across the business to hold innovation events annually. What will we expect? * The Provider to act as our partner for innovation. * The Provider to work closely with the Network Rail Project Manager to support the innovation drive. The Network Rail Project Manager will act as project lead. * The Provider to help us host a Virtual Hackathon as part of a wider official Innovation Design Contest process to make sure solutions are implementable, successful and reach as many suppliers and individuals as possible. * The Provider to be responsible for the overall planning, implementation, management, execution and administration of a Virtual Hackathon which will be held in July/August 2021, along with representing any successful individual that is not a corporate entity through the Design Contest to ensure ideas are developed and implemented. The challenge statements themselves have already been decided upon for this process. If you are interested in participating in this process and finding out more, please email your organisations name, contact details and a very short introduction to Catherine Burgess on catherine.burgess@networkrail.co.uk . We will then send further information about the process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010597-2021 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 May 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 May 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | North West London | | Postcode | NW1 2DN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Regent's Park | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services - 72400000 - Internet services - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73100000 - Research and experimental development services - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development ## Release History - 13 May 2021 at 21:55 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010597-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.networkrail.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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