Official UK procurement notice
Earthworks Stabilisation - Request for Information
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNetwork Rail has experienced problems with maintaining track quality on embankments located on soft foundations, in particular those associated with the fens in East Anglia. It is believed that the movements are due to a combination of:
- settlement due to compaction of the underlying soft ground,
- outwards movement of the soft ground due to the loading of the embankment, and
- peat wastage caused by oxidation.
To reduce the costs associated with maintenance of the track in these areas, Network Rail is keen to identify suitable approaches to confirm the significant mechanisms for the degradation and to reduce their impact. Any intervention approach needs to meet the following criteria:
- The solution needs to be suitable to install on an operational railway corridor with minimal disruption to the operation of the railway
- The solution should have an acceptable environmental footprint, with particular regard to the sensitive environment of the Anglian fens and the importance of this environment for the storage of carbon
- The solution needs to be capable of achieving a reasonable and quantifiable design life, ideally of at least 60 years.
CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services · Engineering design services · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works · Geotechnical engineering services · Ground-stabilisation work · Infrastructure works consultancy services · Railway construction works · Railway embankment construction work · Railway engineering services · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The purpose of this RFI is to engage with the supply base and request information…Planned
The purpose of this RFI is to engage with the supply base and request information relating to Earthworks Stabilisation. This RFI aims to inform Network Rail of the current market capabilities to support the development of the scope and approach to market.
Network Rail would like to invite prospective suppliers to submit a one page summary of research ideas or technologies which address this challenge statement. Network Rail reserves the right to hold discussions with Suppliers, following a response to this RFI.
Network Rail intends to select a Supplier(s) to deliver a trial of their solution (including Design, Development, Installation, Testing and Monitoring). Network Rail will award in line with the Utilities Contracts Regulations if a competitive process is required.
Please note, Suppliers are not required to hold Principal Contractor licenses to respond to this RFI and Network Rail may support installation through a Contractor.
Should you wish to respond to this RFI please follow the below instructions:
- Follow the link - networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
- From the welcome screen, access the “View Current Opportunities” link and select “#22533 - Earthworks Stabilisation”
- Download the attachments– “Request for Information – Earthworks Stabilisation” and “Annex 1: Company Information”.
- Complete “Annex 1: Company Information”.
- Please send your one page summary and completed “Annex 1: Company Information” document via email as attachments to briony.toogood@networkrail.co.uk with the email subject “#22533 - Earthworks Stabilisation”.
The response deadline for this RFI is 17:00 on Monday 23rd August 2021.
Any questions or clarifications in respect of this RFI should be addressed to briony.toogood@networkrail.co.uk.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-017726- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
26 Jul 2021 → 1 Dec 2021 · 2 dates- Notice published26 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
- Tender notice expected1 Dec 2021
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