Supply of Composite Sleepers

Concepts

• sleepers
• composite sleepers
• composite
• railway track construction materials and supplies
• rail traffic
• network rail
• use
• bravonr
• the bravonr messaging function
• high and regular speed settings

Location

N/A - as this is a PIN and a procurement is not yet planned nor guaranteed to take place from the PIN, this cannot be confirmed at this point in time

Description

This notice is for Soft Market Testing (SMT) via a questionnaire to ascertain information on the supply of composite sleepers, their performance characteristics and their supply chains.

Total Quantity or Scope

This PIN covers the supply of composite sleepers for use in high and regular speed settings for use with a variety of rail traffic. It may help inform Network Rail generally about the market and the availability of supply and may also inform any future procurement strategies.

CPV Codes

• 34947100 - Sleepers
• 34946000 - Railway-track construction materials and supplies

Indicators

Other Information

Network Rail does not guarantee this PIN will result in any procurement activity and at this stage it is for gathering information only. Submissions must be made via Network Rail's system BravoNR by 12:00 19/08/2024. In the event of queries, please only raise these directly with Network Rail via the BravoNR messaging function. This PIN seeks to explore via a Soft Market Testing questionnaire some key information regarding the supply of composite railway sleepers. This will help inform Network Rail generally about the supply market and also help inform any strategies should a procurement event take place. The topics of interest include the following below and all instructions relating to submission can be found within the PIN document which is accessed via BravoNR. Questionnaire submissions, should your organisation wish to take part, are to be submitted by 12:00 19/10/2024 via BravoNR unless this deadline is extended. In the event of queries, please only raise these directly with Network Rail via the BravoNR messaging function. Access details for the PIN can be found below: 1) Organsiational Details 2) Technical Performance, Solutions & Materials 3) Sustainability & Safety 4) Manufacturing Capacity, Logistics & Supply Chains 5) Commercial URL: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/ PIN/PQQ Code: pqq_3465 Title: Prior Information Notice Regarding Composite Sleepers