--- title: "Digital Factory Low Code CP7 Contract- PIN" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0487f5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0487f5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0487f5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0487f5.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD" published: "2024-08-06" --- # Digital Factory Low Code CP7 Contract- PIN Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0487f5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0487f5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0487f5.json) ## Summary Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd is currently in the planning stage of the procurement process for their "Digital Factory Low Code CP7 Contract." The contract, classified under IT services (CPV code 72000000), aims to enhance development and support capabilities within the organisation through the utilisation of low code platforms such as the Microsoft Power Platform and Netcall Liberty Create Platform. The procurement includes three lots focusing on professional development and support capabilities for these platforms and establishing a Centre of Excellence for the Microsoft Power Platform. The deadline for responses to this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is 4th September 2024 by 17:00. Interested parties can download the necessary documents from Network Rail's procurement portal and need to address their submissions and any queries to Elise Gallacher at Network Rail. The "Digital Factory Low Code CP7 Contract" offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those with expertise in low code platforms. Companies capable of providing flexible development and support services, and those with experience in creating Centres of Excellence, especially for the Microsoft Power Platform and Netcall Liberty Create Platform, will find this tender appealing. The contract requires partners who can deliver strategic direction, governance, and augmented development capabilities, providing a robust support system to enable business growth and meet evolving technological demands within Network Rail. This tender provides an excellent opportunity for businesses to expand their footprint in the public sector by contributing to crucial IT service projects. ## Notice The Digital Factory team is currently grappling with optimising the utilisation of low code platforms to accelerate development and support capabilities across the business, particularly concerning the Microsoft Power Platform and Netcall Liberty Create Platform - which are the two current Low Code platforms that are in use across the organisation. Network Rail recognise that there is a need to establish a robust Centre of Excellence for the Microsoft Power Platform and the Netcall Liberty Create Platform to provide strategic direction and governance to citizen developers, supply chain partners, business customers and end users across the business. Alongside this, Network Rail additionally have a requirement to provide a professional development capability across both Low Code platforms that will augment internal team development capability, ensuring that we can deliver solutions to our customers to time, quality and cost. ### Lot Information Lot 1 - Resourcing of professional development and support capabilities for the Microsoft Power Platform Lot 1 - Resourcing of professional development and support capabilities for the Microsoft Power Platform Current components used are Canvas Apps, Model Driven Apps, Power Pages, Power BI, Power Automate, Microsoft Power Platform includes tools like Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate and CoPilot Studio. The organisation has a desire to explore and utilise other power platform components such as AI Builder and other future evolving products. We have a requirement for a flexible development capability that would be defined against specific work packages to enable delivery to our business customers. We also require a flexible support capability to assist with the ongoing maintenance and support of any existing and newly delivered Microsoft Power platform solutions. We would seek to leverage existing IT Helpdesk ServiceNow workflows to triage and manage the support work bank Lot 2 - Resourcing of professional development and support capabilities for the Netcall Liberty Create Platform Lot 2 - Resourcing of professional development and support capabilities for the Netcall Liberty Create Platform We have a requirement for a flexible development capability that would be defined against specific work packages to enable delivery to our business customers. We also require a flexible support capability to assist with the ongoing maintenance and support of any existing and newly delivered Netcall Liberty Create solutions. We would seek to leverage existing IT Helpdesk ServiceNow workflows to triage and manage the support work bank. Lot 3 - A Centre of Excellence for Microsoft Power Platform Lot 3 - A Centre of Excellence for Microsoft Power Platform In forming a centre of excellence for the Microsoft Power Platform within Network Rail, we would seek to focus on the following areas of challenge, though please note the below list in not exhaustive. We would appreciate to receive responses that include areas of value that are outside of this list. * Defining and implementing effective process, governance and strategy in order to successfully enable low code adoption and usage at scale. * Industrialisation of citizen developed apps that meet a specific user or value threshold to provide a production ready capability * Evaluate and implement a proactive strategy to address evolving and new low code technologies to meet the ever-growing demand of citizen and professional developers throughout the organisation. * Understand and implement appropriate licencing strategies across the organisation to empower end-users and drive platform value. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024637-2024 | | 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 | 6 Aug 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Nov 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 - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services ## Release History - 6 Aug 2024 at 10:00 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024637-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html - https://www.networkrail.co.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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