--- title: "2024/S 000-040296" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c802" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c802" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c802.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c802.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD" published: "2024-12-13" --- # 2024/S 000-040296 Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c802 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c802) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c802.json) ## Summary Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd is seeking to digitise the current manual process of submitting supplier timesheets for contracted labour, equipment, and plant used for maintenance of its infrastructure. This procurement process, titled "Digital Timesheet System" and classified under "Scheduling and productivity software development services" (CPV code 72212330), is currently at the planning stage, with an updated tender notice as of 13th December 2024. Interested parties have until 17th January 2025 to respond to the request for information (RFI) and download and complete the submission template provided through the link. The initiative aims to understand the supply market and vendor landscape for digital timesheet solutions, ensuring a smooth digitisation of Network Rail's processes. The procurement phase will continue with any potential future tender activity starting from 1st July 2025. This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses involved in software development, particularly those specialising in scheduling, productivity, and enterprise resource planning solutions. Companies experienced in providing industry-specific, administration, transaction server, and time accounting software packages would find this tender highly relevant. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with innovative digital solutions and capabilities to meet Network Rail's requirements, including software development, implementation, and configuration services, are well-suited to compete in this procurement process. Engaging in this tender could lead to significant business growth by enabling service providers to collaborate with a major infrastructure entity in the UK, thereby expanding their market presence and expertise. ## Notice The purpose of this engagement is to understand supply market and vendor landscape for digital timesheet solutions, to enable digitisation of the current manual process of submitting supplier timesheets for contracted labour, equipment and plant used for maintenance of Network Rail infrastructure. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The purpose of this RFI is to engage with the supply base and request information relating to the existing digital timesheet solutions available in the market, specifically this RFI will look to address the following areas * Identify existing digital timesheet solutions available in the market * Review if identified functionality and capabilities for timesheet solutions can be met by existing products available in the market * Identify indicative costs of the software solutions available in the market * Identify any additional capabilities that Network Rail may have not considered * Ensure suppliers who are interested in any potential future tender activity relating to this requirement are aware of the procurement platform that will be used, and provide them with the steps to complete qualification to this platform (should they not have already done so) Please forward any information regarding the above to emma.ditchfield@networkrail.co.uk by 17/01/25 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040304-2024 | | 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, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Jun 2025 | | 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 - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48100000 - Industry specific software package - 48219300 - Administration software package - 48219400 - Transaction server software package - 48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package - 48451000 - Enterprise resource planning software package - 72212330 - Scheduling and productivity software development services - 72212451 - Enterprise resource planning software development services - 72260000 - Software-related services - 72262000 - Software development services - 72263000 - Software implementation services - 72265000 - Software configuration services - 72268000 - Software supply services ## Release History - 13 Dec 2024 at 15:21 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040304-2024 - 13 Dec 2024 at 14:50 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040296-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://www.networkrail.co.uk - https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=59206 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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