Official UK procurement notice
Comparative Review of Product Approval Processes in European Rail Infrastructure Organisations
Authority: Office of Rail and Road (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe objective of this project is to review and compare how selected European rail infrastructure managers manage the approval of new products, components, and technologies for use on their networks. The project will assess the governance, efficiency, safety assurance, responsiveness to innovation, and overall burden on suppliers, with the aim of identifying best practices and lessons that the ORR can use to inform oversight of Network Rail's product approval regime and regulatory expectations.
The outcomes will directly support ORR's preparation for PR28 by informing its ability to assess Network Rail's CP8 plans, scrutinise claimed innovation pathways, and assess how barriers to supplier entry are being addressed.
CPV: Business and management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£55,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: Quality 80% Price 20%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Aug 2025, 11:11 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2025, 11:09 BST
- Authority reference
ORR/CT/25-37- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045548- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056c17Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
4 Aug 2025 → 9 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published4 Aug 2025, 11:11 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline21 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published378 days ago9 Oct 2025, 11:09 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2025- Tender notice published4 Aug 2025, 11:11 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published9 Oct 2025, 11:09 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete9 Oct 2025, 11:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FURRER + FREY GB LIMITED | £49,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · FURRER + FREY GB LIMITED
- Signed
- 8 Oct 2025
- Value
- £49,500
- Period
- 9 Oct 2025 – 12 Dec 2025
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FURRER + FREY GB LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender