Published date: 18 October 2018

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: 26 October 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Timetables - 30199790

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

  • Research and Development services on security and defence materials - 73400000

Location of contract

EC2M 2RB

Value of contract

£20,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

RSSB2745 - Dynamic Timetabling - Scope of work

Published date

18 October 2018

Closing date

26 October 2018

Contract start date

29 October 2018

Contract end date

7 December 2018

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Dynamic Timetabling - Scope of work
RSSB is looking to develop the scope for a potential £3m competition in the 'dynamic timetabling' space. This will involve interviewing key industry stakeholders and managing a workshop to produce a proposed scope of work for the competition.
Work Required: To understand current activity within the existing and future RSSSB R&D and Innovation Portfolios that may have relevance to dynamic timetabling, in particular the FuTRO and PERFORM programmes of work. Additionally, some work with the Network Rail Digital Rail Programme to understand their planned activities and aspirations and ensure coherent activity takes place. Finally, it will be required to map the work to the Rail Technical Strategy (RTS) Capability Delivery Plan (CDP) to demonstrate that any proposed competition or activity undertaken fits within the delivery pathway for the RTS.
It will be required to engage through appropriate mechanisms and forums with key stakeholder groups and organisations in particular Vehicle/Train Control and Communication Systems Interface Committee (V/TC&C SIC) and the Rail Delivery Group as examples.
From these inputs it is expected that a gaps and opportunities analysis will be done that will form the basis for a competition. Areas of overlap across the various industry programme should also be identified and recommendations for how this should be tackled provided.
Key deliverables
1) Web-based search on Dynamic timetabling, including on sparkrail.org
2) Interviews with PERFORM Programme manager, FUTRO chairman and Network Rail Digital Rail Programme
3) Management and facilitation of an Industry workshop to agree a scope of work for a competition in Dynamic Timetabling.
4) Short report providing outputs from interviews, workshop and agreed scope for a competition
Resource
Around 25 days for web searches, interviews and facilitation of industry workshop. Writing up outputs.
Timescales
To be completed by 7th December 2018
Out of Scope
Preparation of Internal RSSB Gate Paper Documentation, and subsequent administration and management of any competition.
Skills and Experience
Required
Previous, demonstrable, experience of scoping innovation competitions for Innovate UK, RSSB or other innovation funding organisations, ideally within a rail context.
Desirable
Existing knowledge of the FuTRO programme,
Existing contacts at senior levels within the Digital Rail Programme and VT C&C SIC
A good understanding of the RTS CDP and in particular Key Capability 01 (Closer Running of Trains) and Key Capability 07 (Services Timed to the Second)

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

R&D Business Partner

Address

THE HELICON 1 SOUTH PLACE
LONDON
EC2M2RB
England

Telephone

020 3142 5300

Email

Shareditt@rssb.co.uk