Network Rail Weather Systems Tender
In addition to service provision, Network Rail seeks that the future weather service supplier embraces innovation and creativity throughout the contract’s life to ensure that Network Rail’s emerging requirements and advancements in technology are ensured in future service provision.
United Kingdom-Milton Keynes: Weather-forecasting services
2014/S 204-362106
Contract notice – utilities
Services
Directive 2004/17/EC
Section I: Contracting entity
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
1 Elder Gate, The Quadrant
Contact point(s): National Supply Chain — Procurement
For the attention of: Mark Satterthwaite
MK9 1EN Milton Keynes
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 7718004074
E-mail: mark.satterthwaite@networkrail.co.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.networkrail.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/1542.aspx
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Main activity
I.3)Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 7: Computer and related services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: United Kingdom.
NUTS code UK
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 5
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Weather Forecasting.
1.1 Network Rail receives weather information via a number of Centre and Route funded contracts. The data is received in various formats ranging from simple emails to sophisticated analytical displays with considerable variance across the Routes.
1.2 Currently, a wide range of weather services are provided to Network Rail via a range of contracts and differing suppliers. The main legacy contract is scheduled for renewal from March 2015 and this Notice outlines Network Rail’s requirement for the provision of services post March 2015 with the majority of future services being provided to Network Rail and its Routes through a single contract.
1.3 In addition to service provision, Network Rail seeks that the future weather service supplier embraces innovation and creativity throughout the contract’s life to ensure that Network Rail’s emerging requirements and advancements in technology are ensured in future service provision.
2. Network rail weather stations.
2.1 Network Rail purchased a number of weather stations (Circa 200) in 2013. In excess of 100 stations have been rolled out across Scotland, Anglia and Wessex as part of Network Rail’s High Wind Strategy which necessitates more granular forecasting and near real-time monitoring of wind.
2.2 It is envisaged that support for and data from these stations will be covered under future contract arrangements.
3. Headline Outcomes ?nd Requirements.
3.1 Network Rail seeks the following high level outcomes and requirements from the Weather Services Partner procurement:
Outcomes:
— An all-encompassing weather system that captures and provides timely information where and when needed to avoid potential safety incidents;
— An enhanced weather forecasting and real-time weather reporting system capable of predicting the impact of single or multiple weather events on Network Rail Assets;
— A high confidence weather trigger, alerting and alarm mechanism linked to enhanced local and line-side Weather Data Service;
— A multi-layered geospatial weather mapping capability that allows users to select a wide range of weather and information management data displays.
Requirements:
— The solution shall be tested and evaluated in a ‘model office’ environment;
— The all-encompassing weather system shall be capable of displaying weather data and support capabilities from 3rd Party suppliers;
— The Solution shall enable a capability to provide localised weather forecast for user defined Geographic areas;
— The provision of enhanced local and line-side weather data in near real time monitoring specifically for wind;
— The solution shall ultimately interface with Network Rail systems such as ORBIS (Offering Rail Better Information Services), GEO-RNIM (Geo — Rail Infrastructure Network Model) and METEX (GIS Tool Asset Vulnerability Tool).
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
71351600, 38127000, 38128000, 71351600, 71351610
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Information about lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.2)Information about options
Description of these options: Network Rail shall retain the option to award an ‘evergreen’ contract with an initial term of 3 to 5 years with rolling mutual extension thereafter, until terminated by either party subject to reasonable notice to be agreed.
It is Network Rail’s intention to contract using the standard NR03 Contract template.
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Other financial and performance guarantees may be requested as deemed appropriate and will be advised and agreed with participants during the course of the tender process.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
III.2.3)Technical capacity
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures): no
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information:
When submitting an EOI, supplier must request a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire from the contact as listed in this notice.
For the avoidance of doubt the contact for submission of EOI and request of PQQ is mark.satterthwaite@networkrail.co.uk
Expression of Interest and completed PQQ response documents must be received no later than 28.11.2014, 17.00 hours.
Suppliers must ensure that all communication with Network Rail in relation to this Notice and any subsequent tender must only be via the contact as listed in this Notice; failure to comply with this condition of tender may result in the removal of that supplier from this process and exclusion from any subsequent tender.
Any supplier that is invited to tender following evaluation of their PQQ response will be required to formally present their offer (e.g. PowerPoint based presentation); such Supplier presentation may be required on an appropriate client site of the Supplier.
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
The High Court
The Strand
WC2A 1AA London
UNITED KINGDOM
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
1 Elder Gate, The Quadrant
MK9 1EN Milton Keynes
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: mark.satterthwaite@networkrail.co.uk
Telephone: +44 7718004074
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: