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# Horizon scanning study of rail markets

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/horizon-scanning-study-of-rail-markets-ocds-h6vhtk-054330). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Office of Rail and Road: "Horizon scanning study of rail markets". Published status: complete. Published Value: £30,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: orr.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Office of Rail and Road](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/office-of-rail-and-road-gov-d1117)
- **Published Value:** £30,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 June 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £25,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/horizon-scanning-study-of-rail-markets-ocds-h6vhtk-054330#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-054330`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/horizon-scanning-study-of-rail-markets-ocds-h6vhtk-054330#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [orr.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Forr.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.shtml)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/horizon-scanning-study-of-rail-markets-ocds-h6vhtk-054330#participate

## Description
This project is looking for consultancy support to undertake a horizon scanning exercise of rail markets to support our Competition team in developing a potential competition pipeline. In particular this should identify a market or markets where competition may be being restricted and with a particular focus on significance in terms of growth and investment.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79400000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £30,000

- **Contract Period:** 06/07/2025 to 12/09/2025

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **REBEL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS & OPERATIONS UK LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:13096028`
  - Value: £25,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £25,000
  - Signed Date: 06/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030084-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-09T14:39:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:56:21.988Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-054330