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title: "Infrastructure Monitoring Location Positioning"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04363d"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD"
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# Infrastructure Monitoring Location Positioning

Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04363d

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## Summary

The procurement process for the project titled "Infrastructure Monitoring Location Positioning" is currently at the planning stage. This project is being carried out by Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, based in London, United Kingdom. The main procurement category is goods related to global navigation and positioning systems. Network Rail is seeking solutions that provide absolute positional accuracy and a positioning service for data collected from Ultrasonic Testing Units. The procurement method is a tender initiated on 1st February 2024, with a future notice date of 1st October 2024.

This tender opportunity by Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd presents a chance for businesses involved in providing global navigation and positioning systems to compete. Companies specializing in GPS or equivalent technologies, vehicle location systems, and information technology services are well-suited to participate. Engaging with this procurement opportunity can lead to business growth, as it focuses on enhancing the accuracy and reliability of positioning systems for infrastructure monitoring, thereby creating potential business opportunities in the field of railway maintenance and data positioning services.

## Notice

Historically inspection and analysis of ultrasonic rail flaws has been a largely manual activity that required regular intrusive access to the infrastructure. The use of ultrasonic walking stick and hand probe equipment meant that this remained a labour-intensive exercise. Manual inspection also didn't necessarily identify all the areas of concern on the network as quickly or frequently. As a result, a train borne measurement system was developed and Ultrasonic Testing Units (UTUs) were introduced. A fundamental part of any train borne inspection process is a method of reliably, repeatably and accurately positioning measurements against a fixed reference. This ensures that maintenance teams are dispatched to the correct location to verify suspect locations identified by the UTUs. The positioning system currently deployed on the UTU fleet has been in existence since their introduction in the early 2000s. What is now required is a further step change in terms of absolute positional accuracy and a positioning service that further improves service resilience and is capable of supporting future recording system modernisation.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Network Rail are seeking to identify a solution that provides absolute positional accuracy and a positioning service for data that is collected from Ultrasonic Testing Units collected from a train borne measurement system. The purpose of this PIN is to: a) Engage with suppliers to generate and register interest. b) Provide clarity on the requirement and indicative procurement timelines. c) Identify the existing solutions available in the market and solutions that are likely to be ready within 6-12 months of this notice. d) Obtain feedback in relation to the requirement as currently defined so Network Rail can consider any suggested changes or updates before issuing the potential future tender. e) Ensure suppliers who are interested in any potential future tender activity relating to this requirement, are aware of the procurement platform and provide them with the steps to register on this platform (should they not have already done so). Responding to this PIN is an excellent opportunity to engage, share relevant information and provide each other with feedback. Should you wish to respond to this PIN please follow the instructions below: 1. Follow the link: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html 2. From the welcome screen, access the "View Current Opportunities" link and select "#35112 - UTU Locational System Tender - AIS". 3. Click on the attachment "Ultrasonic Rail Testing Data positioning - RFI Submission Template". Suppliers should be responding to questions in the excel document. 4. Once completed please send your RFI Submission Template via email to: mark.adams3@networkrail.co.uk with the email subject " Ultrasonic Rail Testing Data positioning RFI".

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003313-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| 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 | 1 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Sep 2024 |
| 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 | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8SW |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 38112100 - Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent)
- 42961300 - Vehicle location system
- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 1 Feb 2024 at 10:32 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003313-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.networkrail.co.uk
- https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

## Provenance

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