Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 17 Jul 2025, 15:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Consultancy review of cost & schedule of road and rail large renewals projects

Official notice

Authority: Office of Rail and Road (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£130,000£156,000 inc. VAT5.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Aug 2025awarded 1 Sept 2025
Awarded to CPCS Transcom UK Ltd
Contract term 4 moends 19 Dec 2025 · up to 15 Jan 2026 with extensions · starts 18 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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 published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 moSMEPublished value£130,000
Contract period: 18 Aug 2025 – 19 Dec 2025 (4 mo) · up to 15 Jan 2026 with extensionsValue: £130,000 exc. VAT · £156,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: As requested by the ORR

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

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)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05617c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

via the ORR tender portal

orr.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

17 Jul 2025 → 11 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Jul 2025, 15:45 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    18 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published346 days ago
    11 Nov 2025, 11:53 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Jul 2025, 15:45 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    11 Nov 2025, 11:53 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £122,4001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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

Office of Rail and Road

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMPH-6471-MDYY 25 Cabot Square, London, London, E14 4QZContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CPCS TRANSCOM UK LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02897318GB-PPON: PTCJ-6197-HNRW 176-179 Shoreditch High Street, London, London, E1 6AXContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender