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title: "1000000"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02bc5f"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD"
published: "2021-06-15"
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# 1000000

Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02bc5f

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## Summary

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd is seeking tenders for a project titled "1000000" aimed at developing drone technology for aerial and related services, particularly to enhance access to railway infrastructure. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a budget of £1,000,000. Interested parties can expect a future notice to be released on 11th June 2021. The project will take place across the UK and focusses on maximising access while keeping staff off ballast, thus ensuring safety and efficiency in inspections and surveys.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in drone technology and related services, particularly those offering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Companies with expertise in vegetation surveys, monitoring of earthworks, and railway infrastructure inspections would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The advancement of drone solutions in this context not only aims to enhance operational efficiency but also reinforces the importance of innovation and safety in the railway industry.

## Notice

The project seeks to identify the opportunity to develop drone technology / solution which can remove the need for staff to visit site, pre, during and after a renewal. Access to the network is becoming more and more difficult and this impacts the ability to capture, reuse or hand over data to the customers. Therefore, to maximise access and keep boots off ballast - We are looking at what drone technology could be used to maximise the access currently available and keep staff off the railway infrastructure.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Services to maximise access and keep boots off ballast - We are looking at what drone technology could be used to maximise the access currently available and keep staff off the railway infrastructure. To develop drone technology to help remove the need for: * Vegetation surveys * Scrap surveys * Fencing condition surveys * Monitoring of unstable earthworks * Prep4Safety inspections (in conjunction with train-borne inspection data) * Scoping / Specification surveys (in conjunction with train-borne inspection data) * Detection of Buckles - software assisted flagging of track misalignments * Remote Rail Temperature monitoring via thermal imaging * Snagging / Defect identification (in conjunction with train-borne inspection data) * Detection of buried catchpits and outfalls via thermal imaging (the former is perhaps best confined to the cold season, where the temperature differential is more obvious) * Confirm function of points heating / POE heating via thermal imaging (PIAF benefits?) * Detect Presence of poor electrical connections (PIAF benefits?) * Dilapidation survey and TOC walkouts * Contractor preparation surveys * Maintenance visual inspections (undertaken by patrollers, TSMs and TMEs) * Verification of asset data (Rail / Ballast / Sleeper volumes and locations) prior to entry into INM * Assist validation of correlation diagrams * Red zone working, * CRT monitoring * S&C inspection, * Points heating

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013548-2021 |
| 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 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 10 Jun 2021 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000 |
| 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

- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 35613000 - Unmanned aerial vehicles
- 60440000 - Aerial and related services

## Release History

- 15 Jun 2021 at 21:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013548-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

## Provenance

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