Pre-Market Engagement: Commercial Filming Services
Description: Network Rail currently delivers an end-to-end commercial filming service across a diverse portfolio of railway assets, acting as the primary interface between the rail industry and the screen sector. With the transition to Great British Railways (GBR), Network Rail is exploring future options for delivering these services across a larger estate that will encompass both Network Rail and Train Operating Company assets. Through this market engagement exercise, Network Rail seeks to understand market capability, supplier interest, potential delivery models, opportunities for innovation, and the extent to which external providers could deliver some or all of the service currently carried out in-house. The exercise will help inform future strategy development by assessing market maturity, operational considerations, resource requirements, and the risks and benefits associated with different delivery approaches. Network (read more...)
Summary: Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd is examining future commercial filming services across a nationwide portfolio of railway assets. The service would provide an end-to-end interface between the rail industry and screen-sector clients, covering promotion of locations, enquiry management, suitability reviews, asset scouting and onboarding, stakeholder engagement, commercial negotiation, contracting, shoot planning, application assessment, review of risk assessments and method statements (RAMS) and insurance documentation, on-site support, and chaperoning in live operational environments. Potential locations include around 2,000 stations, disused buildings and tunnels, goods yards, depots, offices, training centres and car parks. The future estate could include Network Rail and Train Operating Company assets as part of the transition to Great British Railways. Delivery would take place across multiple sites nationwide.