Isolation Training Courses (OLE and CRE)

This soft market testing questionnaire has been developed by Network Rail (NR) in advance of procuring a solution for the provision of Single Approach to Isolations for Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) & Conductor Rail Equipment (CRE) Training Courses.

NR wishes to incentivise the market to engage with the opportunity and contribute innovation, experience and delivery capability to the delivery of these courses.

In line with NR’s procurement principles, NR is committed to becoming an ‘informed’ client with excellent visibility and understanding of the market and the supply chains and customers operating within them.

At this stage, pre-procurement, NR are committed to engaging with the industry to inform and refine the overall sourcing strategy.

The purpose of this soft market testing is to:

• Understand the markets capacity and capability to deliver the courses and to further develop the procurement strategy,
• Provide potential suppliers the opportunity to give feedback to help inform the refinement of NR’s approach,
• Obtain information from the market to understand the market perspective,
• Understand the appetite from Small / Medium Enterprises (SME) to consider tendering.
• Understand the appetite from Engineering service providers to consider tendering with the use of subject matter experts to deliver the training.

The responses to this Questionnaire will be synthesised to identify key market themes, to be shared internally with key stakeholders, to both further inform the sourcing strategy.

This soft market testing is not itself a Call for Competition under any EU procurement process (whether pursuant to the Public Contracts regulations 2015, the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016, or otherwise). NR does not commit itself to commencing any such sourcing process.

All responses will be carefully considered but will not bind NR to any approach or strategy. Information contained within this document which is related to an eventual sourcing activity is subject to change and is to be used for information purposes only. NR does not bind or commit itself to any proposed model, milestones, or dates.

If your organisation would like to partake in this soft market testing please contact Clare Hamblin via email - clare.hamblin@networkrail.co.uk - with the subject line "Isolation Training Courses - Questionnaire" and the following information before Wednesday 18th September 2024.

• Company name
• Contact details (including e-mail address)

A document containing further information and a questionnaire will then be sent to you.

Alternatively, you may visit networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ and search the Opportunities Listing interface for Isolation Training Courses (OLE and CRE) to access the documents.

Requests for participation after 18th September 2024 may not be read or considered due to the programme of the project.