Market Engagement - Non Destructive Testing Training

The purpose of this RFI and 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; and
• Understand the appetite from Non Destructive Testing service providers to consider tendering with the use of 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 and to further inform the sourcing strategy. This soft market testing is not itself a Call for Competition under the Find a Tender Services (FTS) (whether pursuant to the Public Contracts regulations 2015, the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, the Concession Contracts Regulations 2r016, or otherwise). NR does not commit itself to commencing any such sourcing process.

The supplier must:

• Provide high quality training;
• Ensure that trainers have enough knowledge of NR and/or the rail industry, and a detailed knowledge of the subject area concerned;
• Ensure all trainers are approved as per the Associate Trainer Process (ATP), as set out below (NB Suppliers do not need ATP approval to tender for this opportunity but this will need to be in place following the award of a contract);
• Ensure that all personnel and trainers maintain all appropriate and current qualifications and/or competences necessary;
• Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion as per NRs strategy Equity, diversity and inclusion - Network Rail; and
• Ensure that its personnel and trainers adhere to the relevant assurances set out in NR standard NR/L2/CTM/202. This standard specifies requirements for the quality assurance of training/assessment organisations and individuals involved in the delivery of training/assessments which award a Network Rail competence which is deemed Safety Critical and requires an 'Authority to Work'.

An overview of the NR designed & completed training courses for “Non Destructive Testing” (NDT) are included in the RFI document located on the NR opportunity page on Bravo at

www.networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗. View current opportunities and select the link for "Soft-Market Engagement NDT RFI December 2024"

The purpose of this RFI and 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; and
• Understand the appetite from Non Destructive Testing service providers to consider tendering with the use of 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 and to further inform the sourcing strategy. This soft market testing is not itself a Call for Competition under the Find a Tender Services (FTS) (whether pursuant to the Public Contracts regulations 2015, the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, the Concession Contracts Regulations 2r016, or otherwise). NR does not commit itself to commencing any such sourcing process.

The supplier must:

• Provide high quality training;
• Ensure that trainers have enough knowledge of NR and/or the rail industry, and a detailed knowledge of the subject area concerned;
• Ensure all trainers are approved as per the Associate Trainer Process (ATP), as set out below (NB Suppliers do not need ATP approval to tender for this opportunity but this will need to be in place following the award of a contract);
• Ensure that all personnel and trainers maintain all appropriate and current qualifications and/or competences necessary;
• Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion as per NRs strategy Equity, diversity and inclusion - Network Rail; and
• Ensure that its personnel and trainers adhere to the relevant assurances set out in NR standard NR/L2/CTM/202. This standard specifies requirements for the quality assurance of training/assessment organisations and individuals involved in the delivery of training/assessments which award a Network Rail competence which is deemed Safety Critical and requires an 'Authority to Work'.

An overview of the NR designed & completed training courses for “Non Destructive Testing” (NDT) are included in the RFI document located on the NR opportunity page on Bravo at

www.networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗. View current opportunities and select the link for "Soft-Market Engagement NDT RFI December 2024"