Public procurement notice: Periodic Indicative Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2019-11-15
Buyer: Translink
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 50111100
Estimated value: 2000000 GBP

Technical requirements: Translink has recently reviewed its procurement strategy for condition based monitoring (CBM) for rail services across Northern Ireland.
The Translink urban fleets (Class 3 000 k and Class 4000 k) have their own ‘base station PC’s’ which allows access via mobile communications to the train management system on each train set to obtain data from a limited number of systems on the train set (i.e. engines). Currently, it is a labour intensive and slow method to obtain this data and analyse it for operational and maintenance requirements.
Translink require the installation of a condition based monitoring (CBM) system that will provide a replacement communications network across the urban fleets. It is to also bring additional benefits to the operational and maintenance monitoring of these vehicles.
The solution is required to provide on vehicle analysis to automatically report potential service impacting defects allowing fleet engineering to respond. The ability to monitor OTMR (On Train Monitor and Record) devices would also be beneficial.
Before embarking on a tender process, we wish to engage with the market place to gather intelligence which will inform the sourcing strategy for this contract and thus, the procurement process. It is the intention of Translink to invite suitably interested economic operators to present during January 2020 (days, dates and times to be confirmed).
It is the intention of Translink to invite suitably interested economic operators to present during January 2020 (days, dates and times to be confirmed). Interested suppliers are requested to e-mail their contact details to: Greer Campbell, Infor Systems Manager (greer.campbell@translink.co.uk) no later than 15.00 on 10.1.2020.
1) This notice is to initiate a market engagement and information gathering exercise and does not indicate the start of a procurement exercise. It is instead intended to act as an informal market research document providing a brief synopsis of Translinks’ future requirements. This document is not intended to provide a definitive list of requirements;
2) We intend to invite interested suppliers to present to a range of Translink personnel to discuss the range contractor(s) can offer;
3) This document is not a tender specification nor request for quotation. Translink is merely investigating market opportunities at this stage without entering into any contractual or financial commitments;
4) Please note, progress in the project will be subject to the availability and timing of funding. If this requirement is given financial approval, it will be tendered under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016. Any documents, discussions, presentations, demonstrations, or clarifications submitted for this market research will not be considered as any part of the tender exercise. If Translink does decide to proceed with a competitive tender process, a separate detailed tender specification document will be produced as part of that process;
5) Nothing in this advertisement or any other documents or information provided by Translink or any of its advisers or agents is to be construed as implying a commitment by Translink to place any contract, now or in the future with any participating supplier in respect of the requirement under consideration;
6) Translink takes no responsibility for any actions or decisions taken, costs incurred or commitments made by interested parties in responding to this notice or by being involved in any subsequent discussions in this market engagement and information gathering exercise;


Award value: 2000000