--- title: "Automation and Datamatics installation" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-036479" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-036479" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-036479.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-036479.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD" published: "2022-08-31" --- # Automation and Datamatics installation Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036479 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-036479) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-036479.json) ## Summary The Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd has awarded a contract to Plasser UK Limited for the Automation and Datamatics installation within the services category. The contracting process was initiated through a limited procurement method without the publication of a contract notice, based on intellectual property rights considerations. The contract value is GBP 7,548,313.77. The contract was signed on August 31, 2022, with the main procurement location in the United Kingdom. This tender for Automation and Datamatics installation by Network Rail provides an opportunity for businesses with expertise in repair and maintenance services of rolling stock. Companies with experience in critical safety enhancements for railway infrastructure are well-suited to compete for this contract. The voluntary ex ante transparency notice highlights the intended contract between Network Rail and Plasser UK Limited, emphasising the importance of intellectual property rights and safety considerations in the procurement process. ## Notice This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that Network Rail intends to contract with Plasser UK Limited, for the Automation and Datamatics installation to Ballast Cleaning Systems. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Network Rail seeks to retrofit its Ballast Cleaning Systems with critical safety enhancements, this activity is essential to protect safety of trackside workers. The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) is responsible for the safe integration of these modifications with other on-board systems and technology . Changes and modifications to these systems require the vehicle safety case to be validated following the change, regardless of whether the change is mechanical, electrical or software based. This validation requires access to the design data for the vehicle. In cases where the IPR for the design data is held by the OEM, changes to these vehicles must be designed, developed and implemented by the OEM. Only the OEM holds the information through exclusive rights driven by IPR retention and the OEM is required to underwrite the safety of the OTM. Additionally, and inflated by the IPR retention the supplier holds the technical competence required to carry out the works, it is considered unsafe for any other supplier to complete the works due to the intrusive nature of the modification which will include mechanical, electrical and software changes. ### Procurement Information Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd ('NR') intends to place a contract with Plasser UK Limited for the BCS Automation and Datamatics installation. Competition is absent due to intellectual property rights, compatibility and safety case considerations for the intrusive interoperable safety modification to the Ballast Cleaning Systems. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procurement Without Prior Publication pursuant to Article 50 (c) (ii) and (iii) of Directive 2014/25/EU of the UK Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016. The value of the contract is GBP 7,548,313.77 Please note that this is a voluntary transparency notice and the contracts have not yet been awarded. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024315-2022 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 30 Aug 2022 | | 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 | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## 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 | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | PLASSER | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 50 - Repair and maintenance services ### Codes - 50222000 - Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock ## Release History - 31 Aug 2022 at 13:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024315-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html - http://www.networkrail.co.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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