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title: "ABANDONED - Land Referencing Common Platform"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-039430"
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buyer: "HS2"
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# ABANDONED - Land Referencing Common Platform

Buyer: HS2  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039430

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## Summary

High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd had planned to procure a central spatially-enabled Land Referencing Common Platform, aimed at ensuring consistency and integrity of land referencing data and services for the HS2 multi-phase programme. The procurement process, with an estimated value of £4,700,000, was set to last for 4 years, 6 months, with the option to extend for a further 4 years. The tender was in the planning stage with a future notice date of February 15, 2023, seeking Expressions of Interest from the market by January 23, 2023, at 17:00 (BST).

This planned procurement by HS2 Ltd could offer opportunities for businesses skilled in software package and information systems delivery targeting the railway services sector. The central platform would cater to up to 6 land referencing suppliers, providing a managed solution for software implementation, training, technical support, and maintenance. Businesses capable of integrating spatially enabled data and document management solutions consistent with HS2 specifications would be well-suited to compete in this tender process.

## Notice

As detailed in Contract Notice 2023/S 000-010140, HS2 Ltd was intending to award a contract for the provision of a Land Referencing Common Platform (a central, spatially-enabled Land Referencing Common Platform intended to enable consistency and integrity of land referencing data/ services delivered by multiple land referencing service suppliers to HS2 Ltd). The expected contract duration was four (4) years and six (6) months with the option to extend for a further period of four (4) years via single or multiple fixed terms. However, as a result of the Government's decision to cancel Phase 2 of HS2, the Land Referencing Common Platform procurement has been abandoned for the reasons outlined below: * there is an anticipated reduction in use of the platform, specifically due to cancellation of Phase 2 of the HS2 Project; * there is an anticipated reduction in users of any such platform, due to cancellation of Phase 2 of the HS2 Project; and, * due to the reduction in use, and the anticipated costs of such solution, utilisation of a common platform is no longer deemed by HS2 Ltd to constitute value for money. Full details of the service requirements prior to abandonment of the procurement can be found in the procurement documentation within the linked Contract Notice.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

As detailed in Contract Notice 2023/S 000-010140, HS2 Ltd was intending to award a contract for the provision of a Land Referencing Common Platform (a central, spatially-enabled Land Referencing Common Platform intended to enable consistency and integrity of land referencing data/ services delivered by multiple land referencing service suppliers to HS2 Ltd). The expected contract duration was four (4) years and six (6) months with the option to extend for a further period of four (4) years via single or multiple fixed terms. However, as a result of the Government's decision to cancel Phase 2 of HS2, the Land Referencing Common Platform procurement has been abandoned for the reasons outlined below: * there is an anticipated reduction in use of the platform, specifically due to cancellation of Phase 2 of the HS2 Project; * there is an anticipated reduction in users of any such platform, due to cancellation of Phase 2 of the HS2 Project; and, * due to the reduction in use, and the anticipated costs of such solution, utilisation of a common platform is no longer deemed by HS2 Ltd to constitute value for money. Full details of the service requirements prior to abandonment of the procurement can be found in the procurement documentation within the linked Contract Notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017729-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 26 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | 15 Feb 2023 |
| Award date | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2023 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,700,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Cancelled |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HS2 |
| Additional buyers | HIGH SPEED TWO (HS2) LIMITED |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 6GA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 7 Jun 2024 at 12:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017729-2024
- 6 Apr 2023 at 11:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010140-2023
- 23 Dec 2022 at 13:50 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036555-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hs2.org.uk
- https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk/web/index.html
- https://www.hs2.org.uk/

## Provenance

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