Rail-specific Systems Integration Experience - The supplier must provide evidence of client-side systems integration experience in a rail operating environment. Relevant evidence includes details confirming the client/s, organisational role/s, role duration/s and personnel involved.

ETCS L2 / CBTC Systems Integration Experience - The supplier must provide evidence of performing the role of an ETCS L2 / CBTC project systems integrator. Relevant evidence includes details confirming the project/s, project lifecycle phase/s, systems/sub-systems, and personnel involved.

ETCS / CBTC Vendor Interoperability Experience- The contractor must provide evidence of delivering systems integration activities associated with achieving interoperability between differing ETCS L2 / CBTC vendors. Relevant evidence includes details confirming the project/s, vendors involved and vendor products/sub-systems integrated.

Systems Integrator Advisory Role - In the coming months, TMR may release a tender to the market for a Systems Integrator Advisory role. Please note that due to a conflict of interest, the supplier engaged for the Systems Integrator PM role will not be considered for the Systems Integrator Advisory role and will be omitted from the tender process.

Question:
Scope Refinement:

Can you please confirm the expected initial engagement duration and whether any extension options are anticipated?

Is the Systems Integration Project Manager expected to support TMR during procurement of the Systems Integrator advisor, delivery management, or both?


2. Delivery Approach Expectations:

Does TMR prefer a full-time onsite presence, a hybrid model, or are flexible working arrangements acceptable for the Systems Integration Project Manager role?


Will the Systems Integration Project Manager work directly within the ETCS Program team or alongside an external SI Advisor once appointed?


3. Key Risks and Priorities:

From TMR’s perspective, what are the top 2-3 risks you see for the Systems Integration function over the next 12 months?


Is there a particular focus on multi-vendor interoperability, regulatory compliance, schedule assurance, or another priority that the Systems Integration Project Manager must drive?


4. Social and Local Outcomes:

Does TMR have a specific Indigenous participation or local employment expectation for this engagement?


5. Procurement / Tender Clarifications:

Is TMR open to minor commercial clarifications post-shortlisting

Answered on 30/Apr/2025 08:39 AM:


Please see responses to questions 1-5:

1. Scope Refinement:

Q1 – TMR’s initial engagement of the SI PM role is for 12 months with the potential for additional extension/s.

Q2 – TMR is seeking the SI PM to support both the SI Advisor procurement and then subsequently support the SI delivery work that follows

2. Delivery Approach Expectations:

Q1 – TMR requires that the SI PM is available to meet the requirements of the SI PM role which are difficult to determine with certainty in advance – TMR currently expects that role requirements can be achieved with flexible working arrangements after an initial period of work in the TMR offices.

Q2 – TMR is seeking that the SI PM work as part of the larger Sector 1 ETCS L2 project team – with the SI PM role including the responsibility to lead and manage the SI Advisor’s work


3. Key Risks and Priorities:

Q1 – TMR views, over the next 12 months, the top 3 SI risks as:

(i) unsuccessful/sub-optimal SI Advisor procurement process,

(ii) ineffective SI Advisor contract mobilisation, and

(iii) insufficient SI support to the ETCS L2 Request for Tender/s

Q2 – TMR views, over the next 12 months, the two key focus areas as:

(i) planning SI activities to achieve ETCS vendor interoperability, and

(ii) planning SI activities to support ETCS L2 project delivery across stakeholders

4. Social and Local Outcomes:



Q1 – This is an open tender, and all businesses are invited to provide a response, noting, only the best suited tenderer will be selected. The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) aligns with the Queensland Indigenous Procurement Policy (QIPP), aiming to increase procurement with Indigenous businesses to three percent of government contracts. TMR also supports local employment and social outcomes by incorporating social clauses in tenders to ensure work is completed by Social Benefit Suppliers or that mainstream suppliers deliver social value, such as employment opportunities for disadvantaged Queenslanders. While the social and local outcomes have not been explicitly mentioned throughout the tender documents, TMR encourages suppliers to outline their strategies for achieving these outcomes in their tender submissions.

5. Procurement / Tender Outcomes:

Q1 – TMR’s expectation is that any proposed commercial departures are communicated in the vendor’s response.

Question:
Hi If, you submit an offer to this services request and are unsuccessful .. can you still submit an offer of services to the Advisory position as detail later ?

Answered on 30/Apr/2025 09:50 AM:


TMR encourages any vendor that unsuccessfully bids for the SI PM role to also bid for the SI Advisor role if they meet the mandatory criteria that will be published within the future SI Advisor tender.