Railway transport services

Tender description

Network Rail is seeking interest from parties for the operation and maintenance of the Rail Innovation and Development Centre (RIDC) Melton (Previously known as Old Dalby Test track) which is located near to Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, UK. (Sat Nav LE14 3JL). Network Rail is seeking interest from parties for the operation and maintenance of the Rail Innovation and Development Centre (RIDC) Melton (Previously known as Old Dalby Test track) which is located near to Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, UK. (Sat Nav LE14 3JL). The centre is accessed by rail from the Leicester to Peterborough line, and is used as a testing and validation site for new and modified trains, infrastructure and equipment. The facility is used by both Network Rail and external customers. Network Rail intends to tender for operation and maintenance services as follows: Lot 1 — Operation of the facility and the facilities management of the offices and workshops. Lot 2 — Maintenance of the railway infrastructure. The facilities include: — 2 rail test tracks (One 13 mile line and one 4 mile line); — A rail vehicle maintenance shed with three longer roads (1 pitted) and a shorter road for lifting and jacking; — Sidings; — 25kv AC OHL with associated electrification assets; — 3rd and 4th DC rail configuration including a 11kV substation; — 5 Tunnels; — 39 bridges — TSI noise test site; — A conductor beam; and — Train testing up to 125 mph. The site has the following capabilities: — Development and testing of rail vehicles, on-track machines and on-track plant; — Training on rail vehicles, infrastructure systems and equipment; — Vehicle acceptance testing; — Product acceptance of new infrastructure systems, equipment and components; — Incident reconstruction trials and emergency services training. The scope of Lot 1 (Operation) includes: — Management, planning and operation of the facility; — Train driving; — Shunt moves; — Control of train movements; — Facilities maintenance of the buildings and workshops; — General facility management; — Provision and on-going compliance of all operations to an approved Safety Management System (SMS); — Provision of locomotives for shunting and vehicle recovery; — Security of the facilities. The scope of Lot 2 (Infrastructure maintenance) includes: — Infrastructure manager accountabilities; — Maintenance of; — Track; — Track furniture and equipment; — Overhead line and associated electrification assets; — Train protection systems (TPWS and AWS — to be confirmed); — Structures (including bridges and tunnels, excluding buildings and workshops); — Vegetation; — Fencing; — Seasonal track treatment (to be confirmed); — Asset surveys. Interested parties are requested to respond to this notice and shall be invited to attend workshops for discussions around possible solutions for this requirement. Workshops are likely to be held on the 22nd and 25th August at RIDC Melton. Further details of the facility, including a site plan can be found at networkrail.co.uk/RIDC Note: Network Rail reserves the right to tender for all, some or none of the work as stated above.