Published date: 8 December 2021

This notice was replaced on 23 March 2022

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Opportunity (published 23 March 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

BS1 6HA

Value of contract

£600,000

Procurement reference

tender_283452/1020483

Published date

8 December 2021

Closing date

19 January 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

10 March 2022

Contract end date

10 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The existing engineer terminal or tester devices for Signals, Signs and MIDAS
and Roadside Device Simulators are no longer currently supportable due to
technology advances and migrations. The purpose of this requirement is to
procure a Roadside device tester and simulator that operates with roadside
operational technology equipment in current, legacy and future technology
assets.

Operational Technology of Message Signs, Signals and MIDAS requires a
tool that will enable us to investigate, demonstrate, test, certify and monitor
the operational performance of these devices. National Highways is looking for
a supplier to work with to develop a new 'Open Source' tool which is intended
to operate in the following areas:

- Strategic Road Network (SRN) as a maintenance tool with the Roadside
Technology Maintenance Contractors and commissioning and testing and
commissioning tool with Delivery Partners on Smart Motorway Schemes.

- Technology Operational Centre and Test and Innovation Centre as a test tool
for investigation, analysis, compatibility testing, and performance testing and
trailing technology. Supporting the Traffic Technology Division Operational
Technology Strategy 2016 being consistent in testing and using agreed
standards.

- Third Line Repair Centre as a test tool for performance, acceptance and
certification testing.

- Roadside Technology Supplier development tool to enable investigation,
acceptance testing, demonstrations, investigation and certification of
operational technology.

- Remote Monitoring by data exchange from both RMAS and the RTS enabling
system efficiencies and open working.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Highways England - Roadside Device Diagnostic Tester and Simulator

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 10 September 2021

Additional text

The contract is for three years from development and delivery within three months of contract award to full operation. After the three-year development contract the RDDT requires a support service contract to continue for the remaining product life cycle. Therefore, this requirement needs to be Open Source, so any replacement contract can be openly and fairly tendered.

To support Economic operators, there is an opportunity to attend a 'Supplier Briefing Event' on Wednesday 15th December remotely via a Microsoft Teams Meeting.

Economic operators that wish to attend the event can register by completing the event registration form on Bravo and submitting the form via the Bravo ITT message function by 14:00 on Tuesday 14th December 2021. A maximum of 2 delegates per Economic operator. Please give the full details of delegates who will be attending. The Supplier Briefing Event will be recorded and uploaded to Bravo along with a copy of the slides after the event. Any questions asked on the call will be documented and answered in the official written Q&A log and also shared after the event via Bravo. Note the Contracting Authority intends to use the eTendering system Bravo on this procurement. You will need to register your company on Bravo (this is only required once). Contract dates stated are indicative, and may be subject to change.

To access the procurement documents, economic operators should register for a free eSourcing account at https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk. This contract notice (and the associated procurement documents) are published in good faith. No warranty is given as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in it. Any liability for inaccuracy or incompleteness is expressly disclaimed by National Highways and its advisors. Economic operators are advised to satisfy themselves that they understand all the requirements of the contract and procurement exercise before submitting their request to participate. Nothing in this contract notice (and the associated procurement documents) will be taken as constituting an offer (whether implied or otherwise), or any agreement, whether express or implied between National Highways and any other party. National Highways reserves the right to cancel, amend or vary the procurement exercise at any point prior to the award of the contract (whole or in part) and with no liability on its part. National Highways and/or its advisors are not liable for any costs resulting from any amendment or cancellation of this procurement exercise nor any other costs, charges, fees, expenses, claims or disbursements (howsoever arising and including third party costs) incurred by those economic operators submitting a request to participate for this contract. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of the candidate and at their own risk and expense.

About the buyer

Contact name

Lee

Address

2 The Square, Temple Quay House
Bristol
BS1 6HA
England

Email

Lee.Bryant@highwaysengland.co.uk