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# Independent Commercial & Procurement Assurance Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-commercial-procurement-assurance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-044a6f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "Independent Commercial & Procurement Assurance Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/network-rail-infrastructure-limited-coh-02904587)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting and auditing services, Accounting, auditing and fiscal services, Auditing services, Internal audit services, Procurement consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044a6f`

## 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/independent-commercial-procurement-assurance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-044a6f#tl-md)

## Description
Network Rail is looking to examine the level of interest in the market for suppliers to provide independent commercial & procurement (C&P) assurance services to support the commercial & procurement assurance teams across Network Rail.
More information on the scope and how to express an interest can be found via the opportunity listing that has been published on BravoNR - https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html. The opportunity listing can be found by clicking on 'view current opportunities' and is under the heading '#36685 - Independent Commercial & Procurement Assurance Services'.
The deadline to submit an expression of interest is 15:00 on Friday 29th March 2024.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79200000, 79210000, 79212000, 79212200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Commercial & Procurement Assurance teams across Network Rail are responsible for the delivery of sourcing and contract management (‘SCM’) assurance activities on behalf of Network Rail’s Group Commercial and Procurement Director.  SCM assurance i...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008863-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-19T15:18:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:26:38.402Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044a6f