Official UK procurement notice
Consultancy review of cost & schedule of road and rail large renewals projects
Authority: Office of Rail and Road (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has procured consultancy services to deliver a structured, evidence-based review of how National Highways and Network Rail manage large renewal projects. The review focuses on governance, assurance, cost and schedule estimating, and efficiency across both organisations.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£130,000
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: Cost / Value for money (15%) Experience (25%) Delivery (25%) Methodology (35%)
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
- 17 Jul 2025, 15:45 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2025, 11:53 GMT
- Authority reference
ORR CT 25-26- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041041- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05617cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
via the ORR tender portal
Timeline
17 Jul 2025 → 11 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published17 Jul 2025, 15:45 BST
- Clarification questions by25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts18 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published346 days ago11 Nov 2025, 11:53 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2025- Tender notice published17 Jul 2025, 15:45 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published11 Nov 2025, 11:53 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPCS Transcom UK LtdSME | £122,400 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Consultancy review of cost & schedule of road and rail large renewals projects · CPCS Transcom UK LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- £122,400
- Period
- 1 Sept 2025 – 15 Dec 2025 · up to 28 Feb 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract may be extended beyond the original expiry date of 15 December 2025, subject to the following conditions: Additional time required to complete stakeholder engagement or data analysis. Further assurance or validation requested by ORR. There is no predefined limit on the number or duration of extensions, but each must be approved and documented individually.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CPCS TRANSCOM UK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications ORR CT 25-26 Consultancy review of cost & schedule of road and rail large renewals projects ITT
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender