Wireless telecommunications system

Tender description

ScotRail is seeking a supplier to use Network Rail infrastructure to provide high speed wifi to our trains on Edinburgh – Glasgow via Falkirk High route. — Bidders must propose a proven technology which can provide at least 250MBs continuous and unbroken customer wifi internet connectivity throughout the connected high speed route(s) to each train, — capability required to utilise 3/4G to supply customer wifi internet connectivity when train is on a section of track where high speed line-side connectivity is not available. Bidders may also wish to propose plans around 4.5G connectivity, — bidders must be able to articulate technical refresh strategy over the lifetime of the contract and scalability of technical solution/potential upgrade paths to provide additional bandwidth & utilise emerging technology, — fitment of equipment to 24 x class 385 units (each 4-cars), — the system has to be installed and commissioned by 2nd March 2019, — managed contract to operate services to 31st March 2025 under agreed SLA with options for extension by 12 and 24 months, — bidder will have to contract with Network Rail for use of their services as described below, — network Rail will provide (specifications will be provided to tenderers): — trackside masts, — power supplies to track side masts, — data centre with connection to FTNx network, — line-side FTNx fibre with dedicated capacity, — junction boxes to FTNx network at each mast location, — successful Bidder will provide: — hardware at the top of the Network Rail mast to beam to train, — connection between hardware on mast and FTNx junction box, — hardware within the data centre provided by network rail, — hardware on train to receive signal and distribute in every carriage.