Official UK procurement notice
Managed Services Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNetwork Rail's Technical Authority (TA) is a centre of expertise, accountable for setting technical guidance for Network Rail and the railway system. Technical Authority cover safety, health and wellbeing, environment and sustainability, security, engineering, technology, capability, compliance, and incident investigations.
Technical Authority are building an expanding portfolio of practical solutions to support regions, from modernising the way Network Rail manage the railway through safer ways of working, to managing the railway in an increasingly uncertain and changing world including managing the impact of climate change and extreme weather on our network and operating under terror threats. Technical Authority carry out these activities whilst engaging with external bodies from the ORR to the international railway community, to learn and improve.
The Requirement:
Network Rail's Technical Authority has a requirement for a zero value framework agreement for the supply of a Managed Services provision.
The Managed Services Framework (MSF) will support the delivery of the Technical Authority's objectives and enhance the support provided by Technical Authority to the regions, through providing Technical Authority with the ability to flex its capability and capacity through the call off and delivery of defined Work Packages at a more economical and efficient rate than ramping up internal resources.
The framework will support all Technical Authority functions including:
- Engineering
- Environment & Sustainability
- Health & Safety
- Technology (including Research & Development)
- Security
Each of these functions contain discreet and specific work activities unique to the function as well as more generic, departmental wide activities like reporting and standards writing / updating.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Civil engineering support services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Environmental engineering consultancy services · Health and safety consultancy services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Project management consultancy services · Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Systems and technical consultancy services · +1 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 13 Jul 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
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).
- “Managed Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Mar 2025, 16:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2025, 12:07 GMT
- Authority reference
project_42429- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011309- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ee10Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
17 Mar 2025 → 13 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published17 Mar 2025, 16:25 GMT
- Latest notice published26 Mar 2025, 12:07 GMT
- Market engagement28 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
The Market Engagement will take place through completion of a questionnaire to be returned by 28th March 2025
To access the Market Engagement submission document, please go to our Bravo site via the link and select "View Current Opportunities" at the bottom left of the login page. Select the Link for Managed Services Framework and complete the response to the engagement questionnaire.
Please note that there is no need to login to Bravo to be able to access the opportunity.
The instructions for returning the market engagement information are included within the Market Engagement document titled "MSF Market Engagement v2 14032025"
The link to Bravo is - networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
- Tender notice expected7 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts108 days ago13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Mar 2025, 16:25 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Mar 2025, 14:25 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Mar 2025, 12:07 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender