--- title: "Structural Condition Monitoring System for Lighting Columns" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0355b9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0355b9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0355b9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0355b9.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD" published: "2022-07-26" --- # Structural Condition Monitoring System for Lighting Columns Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0355b9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0355b9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0355b9.json) ## Summary Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd is planning a procurement process for a "Structural Condition Monitoring System for Lighting Columns". This initiative falls under the category of monitoring and control services, targeting the UK region. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a specific focus on evaluating technology solutions that can enhance the efficiency of condition monitoring for approximately 100,000 lighting columns owned by Network Rail. Parties interested in engaging must submit responses to a Request for Information (RFI) by 9 August 2022, addressing the need for remote condition monitoring solutions that avoid traditional manual inspections. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in technological innovations related to asset management, particularly those that provide remote monitoring systems or solutions for condition assessment in infrastructure settings. Companies involved in developing non-destructive testing methods, IoT solutions, or Geographic Information Systems (GIS) would find this opportunity particularly relevant. Engaging in this procurement could lead to partnerships with Network Rail and enhance visibility in the railway services industry, potentially paving the way for future contracts and collaborations. ## Notice Network Rail owns around 100,000 lighting columns, a proportion of which must be manually inspected on an annual basis to determine their condition. Network Rail are seeking to understand whether technology can be used to remove the need for time-based manual inspections so that we can move towards remote condition monitoring and a 'plan and prevent' maintenance routing for lighting columns. The Technical Authority issued a challenge statement addressing this which is detailed below. Related Challenge Statement: "Provide a Safe and Efficient Method to Enable Non-Destructive Testing of Hidden Metallic Standalone Column" ### Lot Information Lot 1 Network Rail is seeking a remote condition monitoring and decision support tool which can provide the following services/outcomes: 1. Remotely determine the structural performance level of lighting columns and enable informed asset management decision making without the need for physical inspection of the column. 2. Remotely determine the performance status of the luminaire (i.e., whether it is operational or it has failed. 3. Enable communication of real time notifications to persons responsible for asset management for either structural or luminaire failures of the lighting columns. 4. Provide an asset management system utilising modern Geographic Information Systems which includes asset data and asset performance data for lighting columns. 5. Enable data collection and associated data analysis capability for predictive deterioration modelling to inform future business plan interventions. - Remote condition monitoring and early warning detection of asset failure is required for lighting columns. How can we identify what is normal and abnormal within lighting columns and trigger alerts based on this information? - How do other asset owners monitor their assets? Can we adopt any effective methods or techniques from other industries? - What are the common failure modes for particular material types? What are the risks for these failure modes? - How can remote condition monitoring findings be easily and clearly communicated to surveyors and asset engineers and give time-framed action recommendations? Output vision: An inspection methodology and reporting solution that will allow Network Rail to fully understand the condition of its lighting columns with maximum safety, minimum cost, and minimum disruption. The output should enable Surveyors and Asset Engineers to understand the condition and enable them to make time-framed decisions clearly and easily. Potential Tenderers will need to inform if they have the ability to meet each of the points above in their response. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020241-2022 | | 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 | 26 Jul 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 25 Jul 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 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 - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71700000 - Monitoring and control services ## Release History - 26 Jul 2022 at 08:14 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020241-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk - https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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