Freight Loads Book Digitisation

Concepts

• draft plans
• freight loads book digitisation
• freight service
• loads book
• freight load book
• national freight journeys
• book
• digitisation
• freight loads book digitisat
• systems and integration

Location

United Kingdom

Description

Network Rail maintain the United Kingdom’s railway infrastructure including 20,000 miles of track and 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts. The Loads Book are key documents that outline the maximum tonnages and lengths a freight service can convey across our infrastructure. We have one Loads Book per Region, and they are currently Excel based. Each Region is split junction to junction, and users must piece together national freight journeys. Digitisation is needed to make interpreting this information easier, to ensure less human error and to save the user time. Furthermore, the current Excel format provides minimal governance and control. Users can simply download the document and may not be aware of changes. We will require added layers of governance and control by adding audit trails with commentary fields and fail-safe capabilities for newly added values. Finally, the aim is to produce a standalone map which visualises capability.

Total Quantity or Scope

The aim of this project is digitising the freight load book and optimising further benefits, including but not limited to: • Adding LOR (Lines of Route) for alignment with TPS • Splitting junction to junction into TIPLOC to TIPLOC, for alignment with TPS • Adding all loop lengths to further demonstrate network constraints • Incorporating Charter Trains information • Introducing search/filtering functionality to increased user friendliness • Introducing audit trail functionality and free text to ensure control and governance • Introducing an assurance process when new values are added • Inputting/exporting data

CPV Codes

• 71243000 - Draft plans (systems and integration)
• 63711100 - Train monitoring services
• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
• 72212214 - Network operating system software development services

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Other Information

To respond to this RFI please complete the attached document titled “Freight Loads Book Digitisation– RFI Submission Template”, this can be accessed via the link and instructions below. 1. Follow the link - https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html 2. From the welcome screen, access the “View Current Opportunities” link and select “Pre-Market Engagement: Freight Loads Book Digitisat To access the instruction/guidance on how to be apart of the initial Pre Market engagement and to access the Pre Market engagement support document please follow below link. Deadline for responding is 10th June 2022. https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportu... Send your completed RFI submission template via email as an attachment to Lauren.Scanlon@networkrail.co.uk with the email subject “Freight Loads Book Digitisation RFI".