Published date: 29 September 2015

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 23 October 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

East Midlands, London

Value of contract

£0 to £180,000

Procurement reference

HS2/320

Published date

29 September 2015

Closing date

23 October 2015

Contract start date

16 November 2015

Contract end date

31 October 2016

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

High Speed Two Ltd ("HS2") has a requirement for the delivery of a series of 'Professional Services - System Engineering Support Tasks' to support HS2 System Engineering team.
Tenders are invited from organisations listed on the Rail Industry Supplier Qualification System ("RISQS") Product Code: 07.12.01.
The successful Tenderer will ensure timely development of HS2's key system engineering products, specifically:

Table 1 - Key Contract Milestones

Contract Milestones Completion Date
Milestone 1 - Production of Functional Architecture v5 29 January 2016
Milestone 2 - Production of Phase 1 System Architecture Diagram v3 26 Feb 2016
Final Approval and Sign-Off of First Tranche deliverables 31 March 2016
Milestone 3 - Production of Phase 2 System Architecture Diagram v1 & Physical Architecture Diagrams v1 24 June 2016
Milestone 4 - Production of Future defined products (as defined by Customer instructions to be confirmed in April 2016) 30 September 2016
Final Approval and Sign-Off of Second Tranche deliverables 28 October 2016

The above products are required to support the delivery of key HS2 programme milestones including release of the Programme Requirement Specification (PRS v1).
The overarching aim of this commission is to develop and support a 'Professional Services System Engineering Support Programme'. The aim of this Programme is to equip HS2's managers with the knowledge, skills and expertise to develop the necessary system engineering processes and products to enable them to professionally deliver the HS2 project on time, to specification and within budget.

More information

Links

Additional text

All potential suppliers must obtain details of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) and submit their tender through the HS2 eSourcing portal. All potential suppliers are required to express an interest by registering on the HS2 eSourcing portal (www.hs2.bravosolution.co.uk). Registering is only required once. Registering: Potential supplier should browse to the HS2 eSourcing portal and complete the following: 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. Access to the ITT: a) Login to the HS2 eSourcing 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. 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 applicants 'my ITT' box). This is a secure area for projects only. e) Click on the ITT code. The applicant can now access any 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 ITT: a) Instructions on completing the ITT through the eSourcing Portal are contained in the ITT documents. For further assistance contact the BravoSolution 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.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Dixon

Address

One Canada Square, Canary Wharf,
London
E14 5AB
England

Email

hs2procurement@hs2.org.uk

Website

https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk