Unattended Measurement System Development and Asset Condition Monitoring Strategy

Overview of Requirement:

HS2 Ltd requires the support of a Supplier to develop and define the initial rolling stock requirements with regards to:

• Unattended Measurement System Development; and
• Asset Condition Monitoring Strategy.

Given the differing focus and purpose of the above requirements, their development will comprise two separate work packages, however HS2 Ltd will require one Supplier to solely undertake both of these tasks. As part of the work the Supplier will be required to define requirements for Hs2 Ltd.'s forthcoming Rolling Stock and RailwaySystems procurement exercises by providing a clear guidance to the:

• HS2 Rolling Stock team of the infrastructure inspection, measurement and monitoring equipment that needs to be fitted to the commercial service rolling stock; and
• HS2 Railway Systems Procurement team of the Asset Condition Monitoring equipment required to provide performance and condition information, therefore enabling the Asset Management end state requirements to be included within the Rail System procurement packaging.

The Supplier will also be required to complete a set of requirements (functional and performance specifications) for inclusion in the HS2 Project Requirements Specification.

Procurement Process and Next Steps:

The procurement exercise is being conducted using HS2 Ltd.'s e-Sourcing Portal; Bravo. All messages should be sent through the Bravo secure messaging facility following publication of the ITQ documentation. In order to obtain a copy of the ITQ documentation and participate in this procurement exercise, prospective Applicants will need to initially register on Bravo e-Sourcing Portal as per the instructions included in the 'Additional Information' section below.

Timescales for the Procurement: - Invitation To Quote (ITQ) documentation available on the Bravo e-Sourcing Portal: 20 March 2017 - Deadline for clarifications: 29 March 2017 (12 noon) - Deadline for tender submissions: 10 April 2017 (12 noon) - Contract Start Date: 28 April 2017.

Additional information: In order to express an interest and provide a quote for the contract, Tenderers will need to initially register on HS2's E-Sourcing Portal (please see http://www.hs2.bravosolution.co.uk/ for further details). Registration on the Portal is only required once. To register on the Portal Tenderers will be required to complete the following steps: 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.

To access the ITQ documentation: a) Log into the 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 (this is where ITQ is published as well). 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 'my ITT' box). This is a secure area for projects only. e) Click on the ITT code (you should then have access to all 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 ITQ: a) Instructions on completing the ITT through the Portal are contained in the documents.

For further assistance contact the Bravo Solution 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.