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    Request for information: Digirail Project - Radio based ETCS signalling for the entire rail network

    Fintraffic Raide Oy

    Request for information: Digirail Project - Radio based ETCS signalling for the entire rail network

    1. Planning notice published

      Jul 1, 8:00 AMJuly 1, 2022 8:00 AM

    2. Planned competition start

      Jun 30, 12:00 AMJune 30, 2023 12:00 AM

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    Finland: Tenders/Fintraffic Raide Oy/Request for information: Digirail Project - Radio based ETCS signalling for the entire rail network

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    Byggeteknisk konsulentvirksomhet

    This notification is only a request for information. The notification is not a contract notice or a call for tenders or an invitation to a negotiated procedure or a preliminary notice to reduce the time period for tenders. Finland has committed to the implementation of ERTMS on its national railway network. The ERTMS implementation is to be carried out by a national ERTMS program called Digirail, involving the Ministry of Transport and Communication, other Government agencies, and all identified stakeholder companies. Digirail is important part of the 12-year National Transport System Plan. The goal of the Digirail is to introduce a modern radio based European train control system for the entire Finnish rail network by the 2040s. Currently it is envisioned that as rollout happens, also most (or all) of the current interlockings and traffic management systems are replaced to ensure future proof and efficient modernisation program. In addition, in the future there will be ETCS greenfield projects if current plans for the new tracks materialise. The purpose of this request is to get information, to give out information regarding the needs of the contracting authority as well as to seek potential technical solutions for radio based ETCS signalling railway system. This notification and/or answering to it do not create any obligations for the contracting authority or for those who choose to answer to it. The contracting authority does not pay any compensation for taking answering to this RFI. The information provided by the contracting authority is preliminary and it is subject to change. Taking or not taking part in the RFI does not change the standing or status of a company in the procurement process. The public RFI material written by the contracting authority will be available to anyone interested in it. We kindly ask you to register for the market consultation by sending an e-mail to hankinnat@fintraffic.fi no later than September 30 2022 at 12.00 CET. Please state the subject as ”Fintraffic Railway ETCS”, along with the name of the participant(s), your organization and a return address to which we can send some materials and questions to ask before discussion. Answers in writing are kindly asked to be given either in Finnish or in English by October 2 in 2022. The market consultation online dialogue will commence in the weeks 40-48 in the year 2022. Fintraffic Railway will arrange discussions for all suppliers which answered to the RFI properly and want to continue dialog. Dates and time will be informed later. These discussions will be carried out via Microsoft Teams or in the office Fintraffic Railway Ltd. Fintraffic rail transport management is responsible for the safe and smooth travels of morethan 500,000 trains and 82 million passengers each year. The company’s purpose is to ensure that passengers and goods reach their destinations safely. The core of the company’s services is in railway traffic management, traffic planning to coordinate with maintenance work, capacity management, operating centre functions and passenger information services for rail passengers. The company also operates a safety control room/ security control room and a technical control room. Fintraffic facilitates mobility on the land, in the air and at sea. We help people and goods get where they are going, safely and smoothly while caring for the environment. Smart traffic management services, digital services for consumers and businesses, and real-time traffic data are helping Finland become a pioneer in sustainable transport and logistics. We employ 1,100 professionals.

    About the bid

      This notification is only a request for information. The notification is not a contract notice or a call for tenders or an invitation to a negotiated procedure or a preliminary notice to reduce the time period for tenders. Finland has committed to the implementation of ERTMS on its national railway network. The ERTMS implementation is to be carried out by a national ERTMS program called Digirail, involving the Ministry of Transport and Communication, other Government agencies, and all identified stakeholder companies. Digirail is important part of the 12-year National Transport System Plan. The goal of the Digirail is to introduce a modern radio based European train control system for the entire Finnish rail network by the 2040s. Currently it is envisioned that as rollout happens, also most (or all) of the current interlockings and traffic management systems are replaced to ensure future proof and efficient modernisation program. In addition, in the future there will be ETCS greenfield projects if current plans for the new tracks materialise. The purpose of this request is to get information, to give out information regarding the needs of the contracting authority as well as to seek potential technical solutions for radio based ETCS signalling railway system. This notification and/or answering to it do not create any obligations for the contracting authority or for those who choose to answer to it. The contracting authority does not pay any compensation for taking answering to this RFI. The information provided by the contracting authority is preliminary and it is subject to change. Taking or not taking part in the RFI does not change the standing or status of a company in the procurement process. The public RFI material written by the contracting authority will be available to anyone interested in it. We kindly ask you to register for the market consultation by sending an e-mail to hankinnat@fintraffic.fi no later than September 30 2022 at 12.00 CET. Please state the subject as ”Fintraffic Railway ETCS”, along with the name of the participant(s), your organization and a return address to which we can send some materials and questions to ask before discussion. Answers in writing are kindly asked to be given either in Finnish or in English by October 2 in 2022. The market consultation online dialogue will commence in the weeks 40-48 in the year 2022. Fintraffic Railway will arrange discussions for all suppliers which answered to the RFI properly and want to continue dialog. Dates and time will be informed later. These discussions will be carried out via Microsoft Teams or in the office Fintraffic Railway Ltd. Fintraffic rail transport management is responsible for the safe and smooth travels of morethan 500,000 trains and 82 million passengers each year. The company’s purpose is to ensure that passengers and goods reach their destinations safely. The core of the company’s services is in railway traffic management, traffic planning to coordinate with maintenance work, capacity management, operating centre functions and passenger information services for rail passengers. The company also operates a safety control room/ security control room and a technical control room. Fintraffic facilitates mobility on the land, in the air and at sea. We help people and goods get where they are going, safely and smoothly while caring for the environment. Smart traffic management services, digital services for consumers and businesses, and real-time traffic data are helping Finland become a pioneer in sustainable transport and logistics. We employ 1,100 professionals.

      Contact phone
      +358 294507000
      Contact email
      hankinnat@fintraffic.fi
      Address
      PL 71, 00241 Helsinki

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    Contracting authority
    Fintraffic Raide Oy
    Title
    Request for information: Digirail Project - Radio based ETCS signalling for the entire rail network
    Type
    Planning
    Main code
    34000000Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
    Supplemental codes
    34630000Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railways traffic-control equipment34942000Signalling equipment34943000Train-monitoring system48730000Security software package71600000Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services72800000Computer audit and testing services

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