Provision of Rail Operations Systems - Extension of Contract

Concepts

• information technology
• rail operations services
• optional extensions
• operationally critical rail operations systems
• the suppliers outgoing system
• this contract extension
• another unsupported system
• system
• rail
• operationally

Location

North East England:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

SE Trains

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Description

This contract extension is being entered into to provide SE Trains Limited with continuity of service for operationally critical rail operations systems, including the migration from the supplier's outgoing system to the new release. The contract will also have an option to migrate another unsupported system for train crew, drivers and other colleague rostering to the supplier's software solution for this. The contract is being extended to provide sufficient time to allow SE Trains to finalise its specification for these services, compliantly tender and implement a solution.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Authority currently has a live contract with the supplier for the provision of rail operations services and intends to directly award an extension to this contract, combining an option for migrating safety and operationally critical rostering to the supplier's software solution. The duration of this contract extension shall have a term of three years, with two further years permitted as optional extensions to be exercised at the discretion of the Authority based on the readiness of any replacement solution.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
• 60210000 - Public transport services by railways

Legal Justification

The Authority is committed to completing a compliant procurement for the provision of rail operations systems but does not currently have a viable technical specification. Due to the operational and safety critical nature of the services, it is determined that an extension of the existing contract arrangements should be made to provide sufficient time to run a compliant tender, develop, test and implement a new system safely into the Authority's operations. The duration of this contract extension has been determined with these factors in mind, with optional extensions to provide contingency in the event that implementation takes longer than envisaged.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Authority is currently seeking to develop and finalise a specification for a rail operations system that will be compliantly tendered in the future. The timing of this procurement will be driven by resource availability.