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title: "Contract Award Notice- Remote Condition Monitoring for Track Buckle Risk and Detection"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038732"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD"
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# Contract Award Notice- Remote Condition Monitoring for Track Buckle Risk and Detection

Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038732

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## Summary

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd has awarded a contract for Remote Condition Monitoring for Track Buckle Risk and Detection services. This procurement process involved a Design Contest and negotiations with contest winners. The contract was awarded following a clear procurement method, with key dates for track testing and safety improvements. The buying organization, Network Rail, in London, UK, oversaw this procurement, enhancing railway safety and performance.

This tender for Track Buckle Risk and Detection presents business growth opportunities for companies providing research and development services, railway equipment, track maintenance, and inspection services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like DSRailTech and RailSense Solutions Ltd, as well as larger firms like Ove Arup & Partners and University of Leeds, were among the suppliers awarded contracts. The procurement stage involved open procedures with detailed technical and commercial criteria, creating a platform for innovation and industry advancement in railway safety.

## Notice

A Design Contest was completed under regulations 94-97 of the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016 (UCR 2016). Following the completion of this Design Contest, a phase of negotiations was completed with the Design Contest winners in line with regulation 50 (J) of the UCR 2016, allowing the direct award of the proposed contracts within this procurement. The Track Buckle Risk and Detection Design Contest was completed via BravoNR between 18th November 2022 and 5th January 2023. The outcome of this Design Contest was that 6 participants were selected as Design Contest Winners in line with the Design Contest Criteria and Scoring. Solutions will be tested on a test-rig and if successful will then go onto be trialled on a piece of live railway. These trials will help improve safety on the railway alongside preventing train delay situations caused by the track buckles which have not been identified earlier. The desired solution associated with this trial is part of a safety critical inspection to prevent the occurrence of a track buckle. Wrong-side failure of the associated system may lead to unsafe track geometry and impaired track performance, with the risk of disruption of the train service, collision, derailment and potential injury or loss of life.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016720-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Feb 2023 |
| 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 | 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 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | DSRAILTECH; OVE ARUP & PARTNERS; RAILSENSE SOLUTIONS; UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS; WISEN INNOVATION; YELTECH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 34900000 - Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts
- 34941200 - Track rails
- 34945000 - Track-alignment machinery
- 50225000 - Railway-track maintenance services
- 71631470 - Railway-track inspection services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 13 Jun 2023 at 12:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016720-2023
- 22 Nov 2022 at 09:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033038-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=53140

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