Multi-Vendor Data Management Study

The objective of this tender is to carry out a study to assess how enhancements to the commercially available tools, processes and techniques could help deliver the objectives below. This will include highlighting areas where support from other organisations would help.

Data will be generated and used for a variety of purposes to allow HS2 to build, operate and maintain their asset in a way that provides a high quality service to their customers. HS2’s ambition is to ensure that this production and exploitation of data is as efficient and wide ranging as possible. This means: • Maximum re-use of data within the supply chain • Tools to enable effective management of consistent data • All relevant stakeholders having easy access to secure, reliable data • Minimal requirements for data translation • Maximum use of automated data verification • Transparent audit trails for data production, exchange, assurance and use • Effective use of visualisations in project assurance, interrogation and analysis

Additional information: HS2 Ltd will host this tender opportunity using its own e-sourcing portal powered by BravoSolutions. In order to access the tender documents, suppliers must undertake the following steps.

Registration If your organisation is not already registered on the HS2 eSourcing Portal, please follow the following steps: a) Follow the link: https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html b) Click the ‘Register now!’ link. c) Click “I agree” on the User Agreement, followed by “next”. d) Enter your business and user details. e) Note the username you use and click ‘save’ when complete. f) You will then receive an e-mail with your unique password.

For noting, it is possible for your organisation to register more than once and therefore it may be worth double checking with your sales team that you are not already registered.

Confidentiality Undertaking: At the same time as registering on the eSourcing Portal, please register your interest by emailing [email protected], clearly stating “Project_354 Multi-Vendor Data Management Study” in the subject field. Please mark the email FAO Sarah Dixon. HS2 Ltd will then send you a confidentiality undertaking which you must sign prior to getting access to the tender documents on the HS2 eSourcing Portal.

Accessing the tender documents: Once you have registered on the HS2 eSourcing Portal, and HS2 Ltd has received your signed confidentiality undertaking, please follow the following steps to access the tender documents: a) Login using your unique username and password. b) Click on the ‘My ITTs’ link. c) Click on the ITT code. You can now access any attachments by clicking the ‘settings and buyer attachments’ in the actions box. d) 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.

Please note that when full access to the eSourcing Portal has been received, all communications must take place through this mechanism.

Instructions on completing the ITT through the HS2 eSourcing Portal are contained in the ITT Guidance documents. If you need any further assistance in reference to the system, please contact the BravoSolution helpdesk which is available Monday to Friday (8:00 am to 18:00 pm) GMT via email – [email protected] or by telephone on +44 8003684850.