---
title: "Asset Information Management System 2 (AIMS 2)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c82d"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "HIGH SPEED TWO (HS2) LTD"
published: "2023-05-12"
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# Asset Information Management System 2 (AIMS 2)

Buyer: HIGH SPEED TWO (HS2) LTD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c82d

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## Summary

The High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd is planning to procure an Asset Information Management System (AIMS 2) to manage railway assets, with an estimated contract value of £12,000,000 GBP. The procurement is at the planning stage, with a deadline for market sounding feedback set for Monday 12th June 2023. The system is crucial for the lifecycle management of various railway assets, and the contract duration is expected to be 8 years with potential extensions.

This tender from HS2 Ltd presents an opportunity for businesses providing custom software development services and system support services to compete. Companies interested in providing services related to managing railway assets, including ecology, land, civils, stations, and systems assets, should consider participating. The procurement method is a tender, and the future notice date for the procurement is set for 2nd October 2023.

## Notice

HS2 Ltd is seeking to procure an Asset Information Management System (referred to as AIMS 2), with the aim of the new service commencing in April 2025. AIMS 2 will need to meet a defined group of capabilities required by the business over the short, medium and long-term programme. The system will be of paramount importance for managing the life cycle of the physical railway assets, which will include, but not limited to ecology, land, civils (bridges, viaducts), stations and systems assets (track, signalling). The purpose of this Period Indicative Notice (PIN) is to provide the market advanced notice of HS2's proposed procurement and to seek the market's feedback on the high level requirements for this opportunity. In order to provide feedback on the AIMS 2 high level requirements and access the Smart Survey questionnaire, please see Section VI.3 (Additional Information) of this Notice for further details on how to do this.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The technical solution must fulfil HS2's requirements which the business envisages will include support, maintenance, training and implementation conducted by the Supplier as part of the service offering. It is anticipated that the contract will be for an initial 8-year period with an option to extend by 2 further periods of 12 months, which is broadly in-line with the timescales required for HS2 to become an operational railway. Details of the procurement strategy will be finalised following this market sounding exercise.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013536-2023 |
| 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 | 12 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Oct 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £12,000,000 |
| 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 | HIGH SPEED TWO (HS2) LTD |
| 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

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72230000 - Custom software development services
- 72250000 - System and support services

## Release History

- 12 May 2023 at 08:43 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013536-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hs2.org.uk
- https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/OU0R2O/

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