--- title: "Ely Area Capacity Enhancement ( EACE ) Programme - Market Engagement PIN & invitation to market engagement briefing" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02cf02" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02cf02" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cf02.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cf02.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED" published: "2021-07-30" --- # Ely Area Capacity Enhancement ( EACE ) Programme - Market Engagement PIN & invitation to market engagement briefing Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02cf02 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02cf02) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cf02.json) ## Summary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited is initiating the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement (EACE) Programme, focusing on railway construction works to improve the transport infrastructure in the UK. This is currently at the planning stage, with a market engagement briefing scheduled for 9th August 2021 at 10:30 AM. Interested parties must confirm their participation via the BravoNR portal by 6th August 2021 at 3:00 PM. The procurement process will gather insights to inform the future procurement strategy for the EACE programme, which addresses increased capacity for train services in the Ely area due to rising demand. This market engagement offers significant opportunities for businesses in the construction and engineering sectors, particularly those specialising in railway infrastructure, signalling equipment, and civil engineering services. Companies engaged in site preparation, track construction, and engineering design could greatly benefit from participating in this consultation phase. By expressing interest, suppliers can influence the development of effective delivery methods and enhance their chances of being involved in future procurement events related to this important project. ## Notice Network Rail Eastern Region seeks to obtain views from the supply chain to support the development of the procurement strategy for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement ( EACE ) Programme. This notice is not a call for competition but serves as an advertisement of a market engagement briefing session and subsequent market engagement questionnaire. For the avoidance of doubt, this notice and any responses relating to it, do not serve as a call for competition. Any comments, indications of interest, participation or non-participation by any organisation at this stage will not influence the process, selection or award decision for any future possible procurement, nor will it be taken as an organisation's committed position. The EACE programme aims to increase the infrastructure's ability to run additional train services in the Ely area to address capacity issues due to a growing demand for: 1) more frequent and longer passenger services and 2) intermodal traffic into and out of the Port of Felixstowe. The Market Engagement Briefing session is scheduled to be held on TEAMS on Monday 9th August 2021 at 10:30 and will last for approximately 30 minutes. Please note that this PIN is linked to PQQ2344 which has been created on the BravoNR portal to enable and capture expressions of interest relating to the proposed briefing session and to facilitate responses from those who confirm their interest in completing the questionnaire. This PQQ reference does not relate to or imply that this activity relates to a procurement event. If your organisation is interested in attending this market engagement briefing session, please confirm your interest via the BravoNR portal to ensure your inclusion. A Market Engagement Questionnaire will be issued post-briefing session. Any suppliers that wish to complete the questionnaire should express their interest after the briefing session via the BravoNR portal, noting the response deadline of 15:00 on Friday 6th August 2021. This market engagement exercise may or may not progress to subsequent engagement stages including, but not limited to, workshops and testing of principles. There is no guarantee that the market engagement will progress into a procurement event and participation in this market engagement process will not support or hinder supply chain involvement in any future possible procurement event relating to EACE. ### Lot Information Lot 1 It is Network Rail Eastern's intention to engage early with the market to enhance the probability of successful outcomes for this project and to: 1) inform potentially interested parties about the EACE programme 2) request ideas regarding the most efficient delivery methods / consult on the value drivers of those interested parties and 3) test some delivery, commercial and procurement proposals. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018324-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | 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 | 30 Jul 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Sep 2022 | | 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 LIMITED | | 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 - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 45 - Construction work - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 34942000 - Signalling equipment - 45000000 - Construction work - 45100000 - Site preparation work - 45111213 - Site-clearance work - 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work - 45213130 - Bank construction work - 45213321 - Railway station construction work - 45221111 - Road bridge construction work - 45221112 - Railway bridge construction work - 45232210 - Overhead line construction - 45233000 - Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads - 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads - 45233120 - Road construction works - 45234100 - Railway construction works - 45234116 - Track construction works - 45234140 - Level crossing construction works - 71320000 - Engineering design services - 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings - 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works - 71322300 - Bridge-design services - 79311100 - Survey design services ## Release History - 30 Jul 2021 at 21:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018324-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.networkrail.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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