Market Engagement - Non Destructive Testing Training

Concepts

• training services
• non-destructive testing
• non destructive testing
• training courses
• non destructive testing service providers
• key market themes
• high quality training
• market engagement - non destructive testing training
• testing
• training

Location

United Kingdom: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/our-regions/

Description

This soft market testing PIN and RFI questionnaire has been developed by Network Rail (NR) in advance of procuring a solution for the provision of Non Destructive Testing (NDT) Training Courses. NR wishes to incentivise the market to engage with the opportunity and contribute innovation, experience and delivery capability to the delivery of these courses. In line with NR’s procurement principles, NR is committed to becoming an ‘informed’ client with excellent visibility and understanding of the market and the supply chains and customers operating within them. At this stage, pre-procurement, NR are committed to engaging with the industry to inform and refine the overall sourcing strategy. The purpose of this RFI and soft market testing is to: • Understand the markets capacity and capability to deliver the courses and to further develop the procurement strategy; • Provide potential suppliers the opportunity to give feedback to help inform the refinement of NR’s approach; • Obtain information from the market to understand the market perspective; • Understand the appetite from Small / Medium Enterprises (SME) to consider tendering; and • Understand the appetite from Non Destructive Testing service providers to consider tendering with the use of experts to deliver the training. The responses to this Questionnaire will be synthesised to identify key market themes, to be shared internally with key stakeholders and to further inform the sourcing strategy. This soft market testing is not itself a Call for Competition under the Find a Tender Services (FTS) (whether pursuant to the Public Contracts regulations 2015, the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, the Concession Contracts Regulations 2r016, or otherwise). NR does not commit itself to commencing any such sourcing process. The supplier must: • Provide high quality training; • Ensure that trainers have enough knowledge of NR and/or the rail industry, and a detailed knowledge of the subject area concerned; • Ensure all trainers are approved as per the Associate Trainer Process (ATP), as set out below (NB Suppliers do not need ATP approval to tender for this opportunity but this will need to be in place following the award of a contract); • Ensure that all personnel and trainers maintain all appropriate and current qualifications and/or competences necessary; • Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion as per NRs strategy Equity, diversity and inclusion - Network Rail; and • Ensure that its personnel and trainers adhere to the relevant assurances set out in NR standard NR/L2/CTM/202. This standard specifies requirements for the quality assurance of training/assessment organisations and individuals involved in the delivery of training/assessments which award a Network Rail competence which is deemed Safety Critical and requires an 'Authority to Work'. An overview of the NR designed & completed training courses for “Non Destructive Testing” (NDT) are included in the RFI document located on the NR opportunity page on Bravo at www.networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk. View current opportunities and select the link for "Soft-Market Engagement NDT RFI December 2024"

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 80500000 - Training services
• 71632200 - Non-destructive testing services

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** IMPORTANT NOTE: Interested parties should go to the Network Rail Bravo page (https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk), select view current opportunities, click on the link for 'Market Engagement Non Destructive Testing Training Services' to access a copy of the RFI which includes a questionnaire for suppliers to complete. NR may be looking to tender this requirement in the near future. Any potential tender event in relation to this requirement will be issued via the NR procurement platform – BravoNR. Please note any discussions which do occur will cease immediately should a formal competition ultimately be announced. NR is committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency, and to following the procurement regulations. The Periodic Indicative Notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting pre-procurement market engagement via a request for information and does not constitute any commitment to undertake any procurement in the future. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the PIN event and a response to this PIN does not guarantee any invitation to participate in this event or any future procurement. This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works mentioned in this PIN and NR will not accept any proposals offered in response to this PIN. NR is not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to or attending any PIN event. Any procurement of any services, supplies or works by NR will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Utilities Regulations 2016 or otherwise.