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Published 10 Jun 2024, 14:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Award Notice CP7 Independent Reporter Framework

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

Framework agreement5 lotsServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiationSME suitable

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66)Architecture & Engineering (71)IT Services & Software (72)

+1 more

Business Services & Consultancy (79)

Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)£9,800,000envelope for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 5 Jul 2024awarded 13 Jan 2025

Lots 5see the lot list below

Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Dec 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Jan 2025

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Network Rail (NR) and Office of Rail and Road (ORR) undertook an Occasional joint procurement to create the CP7 Independent Reporter Services framework, which sets out the criteria for a supplier to be qualified to bid to undertake an Independent Reporter review as an Independent Reporter.

Each Independent Reporter review is allocated to the most appropriate Lot (as determined by ORR) and only those Independent Reporters qualified to bid for contracts under that Lot will be eligible to undertake the review.

Each Lot contains a minimum of one and a maximum of three Independent Reporters who are qualified to bid for contracts within the relevant Lot. The Lots available are:

Analytical Support
Programme, Project, and Cost Management
Asset management and Engineering & Environmental Matters
Railway Operations and Performance Management
Efficiency and Financial Reporting

CPV: Accounting review services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Data analysis services · Environmental engineering consultancy services · Financial auditing services · Financial consultancy services · Performance review services · Project management consultancy services · Railway engineering services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 15 suppliers · 6 bids on the busiest of 5 lots (0.4 per place) · 8 appointed
Framework period: 4 yrs from 1 Jan 2025

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £1,100,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Analytical SupportCancelled 4 yrsceiling above

Analytical support, focusing on appropriate use of sensitive data and data quality.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2028 (4 yrs)

Delivery: UK · United Kingdom

Extensions: Option to extend up to two years in one year incrementsVariant bids: not allowed

72316000 Data analysis services

Lot #2Programme, Project and Cost ManagementCancelled 4 yrsPublished value£2,750,000

Programme, project and cost management assessments in large infrastructure organisations

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2028 (4 yrs)

Delivery: UK · UK

Extensions: Option to extend up to two years in one year incrementsVariant bids: not allowed

72224000 Project management consultancy services

Lot #3Asset Management and Engineering & Environmental MattersCancelled 4 yrsPublished value£3,300,000

Asset management, engineering and environmental sustainability reviews.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2028 (4 yrs)

Delivery: UK · UK

Extensions: Option to extend up to two years in one year incrementsVariant bids: not allowed

71311230 Railway engineering services 71313000 Environmental engineering consultancy services

Lot #4Railway Operations and Performance ManagementCancelled 4 yrsceiling above

Performance management and operational reviews within the rail industry.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2028 (4 yrs)

Delivery: UK · UK

Extensions: Option to extend up to two years in one year incrementsVariant bids: not allowed

71311230 Railway engineering services 79313000 Performance review services

Lot #5Efficiency and Financial ReportingCancelled 4 yrsceiling above

Financial reviews on efficiency improvements, financial risks and recommendations on

improvements.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2028 (4 yrs)

Delivery: UK · UK

Extensions: Option to extend up to two years in one year incrementsVariant bids: not allowed

66171000 Financial consultancy services 79212100 Financial auditing services 79212500 Accounting review services

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

What this means for your bid

“Award Notice CP7 Independent Reporter Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 15 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use the vehicle: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 10 Jun 2024, 14:19 BST
Last source update: 14 Jan 2025, 11:40 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-001149
Classification (CPV): Accounting review servicesAccounting, auditing and fiscal servicesData analysis servicesEnvironmental engineering consultancy servicesFinancial auditing servicesFinancial consultancy servicesPerformance review servicesProject management consultancy servicesRailway engineering services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046ea7 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The values for each Lots are estimates. The indicative work volume per Lot is included in the tender documents, entitled "Scope of Services" This is a zero value framework, with an estimated spend of £9.8m

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Appointment period ends: 5 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

5 Jul 2024 → 14 Jan 2025 · 4 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
5 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Invitations to tender expected
14 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
Contract starts
1 Jan 2025
Notice published
14 Jan 2025, 11:40 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
14 Jan 2025, 11:40 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 8admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 61 from SMEs · busiest of 5 lots

Contracts signed 14latest 13 Jan 2025

14 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 8 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,100,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Analytical Support
Signed
13 Jan 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active
Railway Operations & Performance Management
Signed
13 Jan 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active
Railway Operations & Performance Management
Signed
13 Jan 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active
Railway Operations & Performance Management
Signed
13 Jan 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active
Efficiency & Financial Reporting
Signed
13 Jan 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active
Efficiency & Financial Reporting
Signed
13 Jan 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active
Analytical Support
Signed
13 Jan 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active
Analytical Support
Signed
13 Jan 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active
Programme, Project & Cost Management
Signed
13 Jan 2025
Value
£2,750,000
Period
… – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active
Programme, Project & Cost Management
Signed
13 Jan 2025
Value
£2,750,000
Period
… – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active
Programme, Project & Cost Management
Signed
13 Jan 2025
Value
£2,750,000
Period
… – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active
Asset Management, Engineering & Environmental Matters
Signed
13 Jan 2025
Value
£3,300,000
Period
… – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active
Asset Management, Engineering & Environmental Matters
Signed
13 Jan 2025
Value
£3,300,000
Period
… – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active
Asset Management, Engineering & Environmental Matters
Signed
13 Jan 2025
Value
£3,300,000
Period
… – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Analytical Support	5bids · 5 electronic	1	—	—
2 · Programme, Project and Cost Management	6bids · 6 electronic	—	—	—
3 · Asset Management and Engineering & Environmental Matters	5bids · 5 electronic	1	—	—
4 · Railway Operations and Performance Management	3bids · 3 electronic	—	—	—
5 · Efficiency and Financial Reporting	2bids · 2 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawRail Industry Waterloo General Offices, London, UK, SE1 8SWContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtMediation bodyReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

10 commercial parties on the notice

Arcadis Consulting UK LtdFramework contractor 80 Fenchurch Street, London, UK, EC3M 4BY
CEPA LLPFramework contractor Queens House, 55-56 Lincolns Inn Fields, London, UK, WC2A 3LJ
Costain LtdFramework contractor Seventh Floor, 70 St Mary Axe, London, UK, EC3A 8BE
Currie & Brown UK LtdFramework contractor 150 Holborn, London, UK, EC1N 2NS
Gardiner & Theobald LLPFramework contractor 10 South Crescent, London, UK, WC1E 7BD
Gutteridge Haskins & Davey LtdFramework contractor Nexus Building Floor 10, 25 Farringdon Street, London, UK, EC4A 4AB
Jacobs UK LtdFramework contractor Cottons Centre, Cottons Lane, London, UK, SE1 2QG
Ove Arup & Partners LtdFramework contractor 8 Fitzroy Street,, London, UK, W1T 4BJ
Ove Arup & Partners LtdFramework contractor 8 Fitzroy Street,, London, UK, W1T 4BJ (“
Ove Arup & Partners LtdFramework contractor 8 Fitzroy Street, London, UK, W1T 4BJ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

How this framework works

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow 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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Notice history

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

Official documents & specifications

What it takes to win
i
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).