Digital Roadside Advertising · UK public procurement notice

This Market Sounding Briefing and Questionnaire (“Market Sounding”), has been issued by Network Rail in advance of finalising a proposal to procure the asset and installation of between 70 and 100 Digital 48 sheet (D48) advertising panels. The Network Rail Retail Property team is responsible for generating sustainable income from the estate for re-investment in our rail infrastructure.

Network Rail is working to upgrade a number of static advertisement boards on its roadside estate to digital. The assets will be installed across a range of environments from railway embankments, railway bridges and adjoining railway land.

Requirement:

The current requirement is to procure between 70 - 100 digital 48 sheet advertising screens, as well as the installation of the screens. Network Rail will provide the foundations, steelwork, and power to all locations. We are looking for a business that provides both high quality screens and can facilitate the installations.

The purpose of this PIN is to engage with the supply base and request information relating to the existing solutions available in the market. Specifically this PIN will look to address the following areas:

• Identify suitable suppliers available in the market
• Identify the functionality and capabilities of the suppliers available in the market
• Understand how the supplier will take our estate to market and the sales strategy they may use
• Identify indicative costs and forecast timescale for delivery
• Understand how suppliers work in a safe and sustainable manner
• Understand the current innovation within the marketplace to support Network Rail in developing requirements for any potential future tender activity

Information Required

Is your business currently operational? – Do you have products currently in situ in the UK

Does your business offer both screen and installation services? If not, do you plan to work with another business?

Can you confirm the type and brand of D48 screen you would suggest for the Network Rail estate?

Can you confirm how your D48’s are sourced and manufactured?

Can you confirm that your proposed D48 display meets the minimum specifications outlined in the accompanying ‘Specification for Roadside D48 Display Product – minimum required’ document?

Can you confirm the indicative pricing for both screen installation and commissioning?

Can you confirm the total loading/weight of your D48 including frames/secondary steel and surround?

Can you confirm the average power consumption of the display you are proposing for the Network Rail estate?

Can you confirm the average asset life of the installed D48?

Can you confirm the types of warranties that normally come with each D48?

Can you confirm the average pitch of screens you have installed in the UK?

Can you confirm the pre – work

required by Network Rail to allow you to install – for example foundations, primary steel work, power etc.?

Please provide a basic installation design covering how the display would attach to either the primary steel (installed by Network Rail) or a vertical surface such as a wall or bridge parapet. (Please attach in response).

Do you hold a Principal Contractor Licence (PCL), either ‘Trackside’ or ‘Non-Trackside’ or work with a PCL holder?

If you do hold a PCL then please confirm your PCL number?