Future Train Interior Design Book

Overview of Requirement:

HS2 Ltd wish to procure a Creative Partner to collaboratively explore and develop new train interior design concepts to enhance the experience for all who interact with HS2 railway and cultivate a long lasting impression of the future HS2 brand. In order to create these concepts, the Creative Partner will be required to develop: • A virtual environment of five customer experience subjects as defined by HS2 Ltd; • 2D and 3D CAD models ; • A total design book (demonstrating in a realistic way could potentially look and feel like); • A digital design book video; and • An on-board 3D fly through movie of the train.

Procurement Process and Next Steps:

The procurement exercise is being conducted using HS2 Ltd's e-Sourcing Portal; Bravo. All messages should be sent through the Bravo secure messaging facility following publication of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. In order to obtain a copy of the ITT documentation and participate in this procurement exercise, prospective Tenderers will need to initially register on Bravo e-Sourcing Portal as per the instructions included in the 'Additional Information' section below.

Timescales for the Procurement: ITT documentation available on the Bravo e-Sourcing Portal: 17 March 2017 - Deadline for clarifications: 24 March 2017 (12 noon) - Deadline for tender submissions: 7 April 2017 (12 noon) - Contract Award: 24 April 2017

Additional information: In order to express an interest and tender for the contract, Tenderers will need to initially register on HS2's E-Sourcing Portal (please see http://www.hs2.bravosolution.co.uk/ for further details). Registration on the Portal is only required once. To register on the Portal Tenderers will be required to complete the following steps: a) Click the 'click here to register' link. b) Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue'. c) Enter your business and user details. d) Note the username you use and click 'save' when complete. e) You will then receive an e-mail with your unique password. To access the ITT documentation: a) Log into the Portal with your unique username and password. b) Click on the 'ITTs open to all suppliers' link. c) Click on the relevant titled ITT item. d) Click the 'express interest' button in the 'actions' box on the left hand side of the page (this will move the ITT pack into the 'my ITT' box). This is a secure area for projects only. e) Click on the ITT code (you should then have access to all attachments by clicking the 'settings and buyer attachments' in the actions box). f) 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. Responding to the ITT: a) Instructions on completing the ITT through the Portal are contained in the ITT documents. For further assistance contact the BravoSolution helpdesk which is available Monday to Friday (8:00 am to 18:00 pm) GMT on: a) email - [email protected] or b) telephone +44 8003684850.