Public procurement notice: Periodic Indicative Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2020-06-25
Buyer: Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72212100: Industry specific software programming services | 72212517 | 72212610 | 72230000: Custom software development services

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
In CP6 year one the programme manager for timetable performance undertook a bespoke Proof of Concept (POC) activity to assist Capacity Planning Analysts and Planners who wanted to understand how punctuality trains were against the Working Timetable (WTT) in order to assist with performance based considerations for service alterations. The POC was created using Tableau, a business intelligence application that allows visualisation of data. Users could access the POC via the internet using a web browser. The POC of Performance Hub currently uses Tableau and requires user interaction to run updates to the data. It is now proposed that a ‘productionised’ and supported version of the Proof of Concept Performance Hub is developed. Please see full scope document - https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=49303
Network Rail is issuing a Periodic Indicative Notice (PIN) to gather an understanding of a productionised Performance Hub for automating performance assessments which allows for more reliable analysis, and helps identify issues and risks before timetable changes are implemented.
• automatically contain and refresh data for every timetable type and every day across the three tools, for Train Describer (TD) and Performance Systems Strategy (PSS — Network Rail performance reporting system which acts as a data warehouse for performance data) data on a weekly basis;
• be hosted on a platform so that a network rail user can login using single sign-on process and external user can be given access based on needs E.G. Performance Analyst Rail Operator.
Please see the Productionised Performance Hub PIN Scope and additional documentation - https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=49303
Interested Suppliers should complete the 'Supplier response questionnaire' and return to james.barclay@networkrail.co.uk by 10 July 2020.
Please note any discussions which do occur will cease immediately should a formal competition ultimately be announced. Network Rail is committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency and to following EU procurement regulations. The periodic indicative notice (PIN) is issued solely for the purpose of conducting pre-procurement market engagement via a request for information and does not constitute any commitment to undertake any procurement in the future. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the PIN event and a response to this PIN does not guarantee any invitation to participate in this event or any future procurement.
This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works mentioned in this PIN and Network Rail will not accept any proposals offered in response to this PIN. Network Rail is not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to or attending any PIN event. Any procurement of any services, supplies or works by Network Rail will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.