Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2019-04-04
Buyer: Transport for London
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 34000000 | 48000000 | 48900000 | 72000000
Estimated value: 1 EUR

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Transport for London (TfL) is committed to the Mayor’s Vision Zero to reduce road deaths to zero by 2041. This strategy engages with the issue of suicide on the rail and underground network. The majority of suicide attempts occur on the deep tube lines, but suicides can happen at any time across the network.
To achieve this aim TfL has launched the Technology Preventing Suicide (TPS) project. A feasibility study to assess potential options for technological innovation to prevent suicide on the network. As part of the study, TfL are conducting market engagement which should help shape how we define, contract for and procure and develop a totally new and innovative solution through assessing the current market capabilities as well as appetite from the market to partner with TfL to develop a new solution.
This Prior Information Notice is to notify the market of TfL’s intention to carry out market engagement and to provide details of how the process is to be conducted.
TfL is committed to setting London on the path to eliminating death and serious injuries on our transport network by 2041. As part of achieving this goal this early market engagement aim is to identify technologies that can help prevent suicide attempts on the Rail and Underground network, to prove the viability and feasibility of a technology, while also taking into consideration the possibility to scale up the deployment of the technology across the network to help reduce suicide attempts.
Accompanying this PIN is a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) containing further details of the TPS project. along with a Questionnaire) to facilitate input to the feasibility study. To receive the MSQ Expression of Interest (EOI) should be sent to roberthughes@tfl.gov.uk
Responses to the MSQ should be provided to roberthughes@tfl.gov.uk and are politely requested by no later than Friday 29.4.2019.
This Prior Information Notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting a market engagement exercise and does not constitute any commitment by TfL to undertake any public procurement exercise in the future.
TfL will manage the early market engagement process in an open and transparent manner to maximise the possible benefits. Direct or indirect canvassing of any Transport for London employee or agent by any supplier concerning this requirement, or any attempt to procure information from any TfL employee or agent concerning this PIN outside of the formal process described in this document may result in the disqualification of the supplier from consideration of any future procurement activity.
TfL will not enter into a contract based solely on the responses to this PIN and no information contained in this document or in any communication made between TfL and any supplier in connection with this shall be relied upon as constituting a contract, agreement or representation that any contract shall be offered in accordance with this PIN.
TfL is under no obligation to follow up this market engagement exercise in any way or with any interested parties. TfL is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in this market engagement exercise. TfL cannot guarantee it will incorporate all or any feedback received into any subsequent procurement.


Award value: 1