Published date: 13 August 2019

This notice was replaced on 19 September 2019

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Awarded contract (published 19 September 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • System quality assurance assessment and review services - 72225000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£15,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

ORR/CT/19-19

Published date

13 August 2019

Closing date

2 September 2019

Contract start date

20 September 2019

Contract end date

16 December 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The ORR are seeking support from a suitably informed consultant who has a demonstrable knowledge of UK rail infrastructure standards and procedures regarding management and structural assessment of structures.
The requirements for the assessment of structures on the railway were given in NR/SP/CIV/035: Assessment of Structures (NR, 2004). Network Rail's standard adopted a two stage assessment process comprising of Level 1 and Level 2 assessment. Level 1, the simplest level, and Level 2 typically including advanced methods of structural analysis.
In 2011 Network Rail developed an assessment technique to support the rapid delivery of an Assessment Programme which covered 13,431 bridge assessments across the network. The new assessment technique is described as a Level 0 assessment.
The Level 0 assessment is a simplified assessment based on principal checks of critical sections and conservative load distribution. First time assessment of structures using a Level 0 approach is generally based on recorded information and supplementary site investigations as determined by the Asset Engineer.
We require the successful consultant to review the use of the Level 0 tool, assessment processes and its impact in the asset's long term management as set out in 2.2.

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About the buyer

Address

1 Kemble Street
LONDON
WC2B4AN
England

Email

barbara.augusto@orr.gov.uk