Training and Simulation Method Review

Contract summary

Industry

• Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

• Personnel-training services - 79632000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £25,000

Procurement reference

tender_149919/602576

Published date

2 August 2017

Closing date

18 August 2017

Contract start date

21 August 2017

Contract end date

13 October 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

Overview of Requirement:

In order for High Speed Two (HS2) Limited (HS2 Ltd) to progress with a decision about the training and simulation approach, research is required on how training for operational staff is undertaken today and how the use of technology could be exploited to aid training activities and allow an on-going competence to be maintained with greater efficiency and reduced cost. This requirement is time critical and will feed into the rolling stock procurement and the respective contractual framework (in terms of provision of simulators, training content, hardware and software to deliver a blended training and competence environment).

Procurement Process and Next Steps:

The procurement exercise is being conducted using HS2 Ltd.'s e-Sourcing Portal Bravo. All messages should be sent through the Bravo secure messaging facility following publication of the ITQ documentation. In order to obtain a copy of the ITQ documentation and participate in this procurement exercise, prospective Applicants will need to initially register on Bravo e-Sourcing Portal as per the instructions included in the 'Additional Information' section below.

Timescales for the Procurement:

- Invitation To Quote (ITQ) documentation available on the Bravo e-Sourcing Portal: 2 August 2017
- Deadline for clarifications: 11 August 2017 (12 noon)
- Deadline for tender submissions: 18 August 2017 (12 noon)

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More information

Additional text

In order to express an interest and provide a quote for the contract, Tenderers will need to initially register on HS2's E-Sourcing Portal (please see http://www.hs2.bravosolution.co.uk/ for further details). Registration on the Portal is only required once.

To register on the Portal Tenderers will be required to complete the following steps:

a) Click the 'click here to register' link.
b) Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue'.
c) Enter your business and user details.
d) Note the username you use and click 'save' when complete.
e) You will then receive an e-mail with your unique password.

To access the ITQ documentation:
a) Log into the Portal with your unique username and password.
b) Click on the 'ITTs open to all suppliers' link.
c) Click on the relevant titled ITT item (this is where ITQ is published as well).
d) Click the 'express interest' button in the 'actions' box on the left hand side of the page (this will move the ITT pack into the 'my ITT' box). This is a secure area for projects only.
e) Click on the ITT code (you should then have access to all attachments by clicking the 'settings and buyer attachments' in the actions box).
f) Download the documents relating to the ITT.

Click 'attachments' on the left hand side. The number in brackets refers to number of documents that need to be downloaded. Click on the bold and underlined filename. Select 'save' and store on your PC.

Responding to the ITQ:

a) Instructions on completing the ITT through the Portal are contained in the documents.

For further assistance contact the Bravo Solution helpdesk which is available Monday to Friday (8:00 am to 18:00 pm) GMT on: a) email - help@bravosolution.co.uk or b) telephone +44 8003684850.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Igors Maslovs

Address

2 Snowhill, Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6GA
England

Email

igors.maslovs@hs2.org.uk