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title: "Market Engagement - Non Destructive Testing Training"
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# Market Engagement - Non Destructive Testing Training

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-non-destructive-testing-training-ocds-h6vhtk-04c17e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "Market Engagement - Non Destructive Testing Training". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. 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:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Non-destructive testing services, Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04c17e`

## 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/market-engagement-non-destructive-testing-training-ocds-h6vhtk-04c17e#tl-md)

## Description
This soft market testing PIN and RFI questionnaire has been developed by Network Rail (NR) in advance of procuring a solution for the provision of
Non Destructive Testing (NDT) Training Courses.
NR wishes to incentivise the market to engage with the opportunity and contribute innovation, experience and delivery capability to the delivery of
these courses. In line with NR’s procurement principles, NR is committed to becoming an ‘informed’ client with excellent visibility and understanding of the market and the supply chains and customers operating within them.
At this stage, pre-procurement, NR are committed to engaging with the industry to inform and refine the overall sourcing strategy.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 Non Destructive Testing - Level 1 – Basic Ultrasonic Test & Ultrasonic Testing Rail Level 2
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71632200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The purpose of this RFI and soft market testing is to:
• Understand the markets capacity and capability to deliver the courses and to further develop the procurement strategy;
• Provide potential suppliers the opportunity to give feedback to help inf...

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - All other courses
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71632200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The purpose of this RFI and soft market testing is to:
• Understand the markets capacity and capability to deliver the courses and to further develop the procurement strategy;
• Provide potential suppliers the opportunity to give feedback to help inf...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F038762-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-02T13:49:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T22:49:59.889Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04c17e