Official UK procurement notice
Network Rail Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Supply of Goods
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNetwork Rail will be launching a DPS for Goods within the Technology Supplier Qualification System (SQS). The DPS for Goods will initially contain two categories. The DPS will provide a competitive environment in which Network Rail can access suppliers and technologies in the supply of the following categories:
Category 1: Silt & Flood Detection Devices (SaFD)
Category 2: Relative Track Surveying Devices (Maintenance).
Network Rail may add or remove categories to the DPS at any time during its validity. Suppliers will be notified of added or removed categories via a Notice. Providers may apply to join the DPS at any time over the duration of the DPS.
Silt Level and Flood Detection Devices - Automated technological solutions for remotely monitoring sediment build up and flood occurrences.
Relative Track Surveying Device (Maintenance) - Manually propelled rail mounted survey device for track maintenance purposes, to record horizontal versine’s, vertical levels, track gauge, cross-level, distance travelled, structure profiles, X & Y dimensions and Overhead Line Equipment wire heights.
CPV: Railway equipment · Train-monitoring system
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Relative Track Surveying Device (Maintenance)
Relative Track Surveying Device (Maintenance) - Supply of manually propelled rail mounted survey device for track maintenance purposes, to record horizontal versine’s, vertical levels, track gauge, cross-level, distance travelled, structure profiles, X & Y dimensions and Overhead Line Equipment wire heights.
In order to register an interest in this category on the DPS, please navigate to the opportunity listing which is available to view via the BravoNR homepage (prior to logging in/registration) at networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ where a user guide is available to assist with the registration process. In order to register for the DPS all suppliers will need to create an account on BravoNR via the following link: networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗.
Please note all relevant documents are available to download via the opportunity listing and also the supplier attachments section of the PQQ (Technology SQS PQQ)
Should a supplier already have a BravoNR account, the PQQ will already be visible in the PQQs Open to All Suppliers area. Once the PQQ has been accessed, please follow the instructions on the PQQ and submit a response for evaluation. Please note that if a supplier is currently registered on BravoNR, they must still complete the profile questions for this SQS.
This DPS will in place for up to 60 months with a forecast maximum value of up to £6,600,000.
All organisations that meet and pass the exclusion and selection criteria detailed within the procurement documentation will be admitted.
Lot #2Silt Level and Flood Detection Devices
Silt Level and Flood Detection Devices - The supply of automated technological solutions for remotely monitoring sediment build up and flood occurrences.
In order to register an interest in this category on the DPS, please navigate to the opportunity listing which is available to view via the BravoNR homepage (prior to logging in/registration) at networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ where a user guide is available to assist with the registration process. In order to register for the DPS all suppliers will need to create an account on BravoNR via the following link: networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗.
Please note all relevant documents are available to download via the opportunity listing and also the supplier attachments section of the PQQ (Technology SQS PQQ)
Should a supplier already have a BravoNR account, the PQQ will already be visible in the PQQs Open to All Suppliers area. Once the PQQ has been accessed, please follow the instructions on the PQQ and submit a response for evaluation. Please note that if a supplier is currently registered on BravoNR, they must still complete the profile questions for this SQS.
This DPS will in place for up to 60 months with a forecast maximum value of up to £1,000,000.
All organisations that meet and pass the exclusion and selection criteria detailed within the procurement documentation will be admitted.
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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).
- “Network Rail Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Supply of Goods” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED buys Railway equipment (CPV 3494), and who usually turns up
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Railway equipment (CPV 3494) →
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
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Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 250 days of the bid deadline.
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The buyer’s share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
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1 bid8%
2–334%
4–648%
7+10%
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On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
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Lot #1Relative Track Surveying Device (Maintenance)CPV 34940000Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid22%
2–339%
4–636%
7+3%
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Where the award price may land.
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS UK LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | The Supply of Electronic Treadlesnotice published Nov 2021 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Altpro d.o.oWorked for this buyer | The Supply of Electronic Treadlesnotice published Nov 2021 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Atkins LimitedWorked for this buyer | Testing, Validation, Verification and Integration of ETCS Equipmentnotice published Feb 2021 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Atkins LimitedLarge | £140m94 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 32 live · £189m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=15 |
| £4.1m4 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £3.6m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £319m28 awards in 36m · last this month | 11 live · £57m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=15 | |
| £21m3 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £2.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £637k7 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 5 live · £298k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
Lot #2Silt Level and Flood Detection DevicesCPV 34940000Estimate not published
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
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A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid21%
2–342%
4–635%
7+2%
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Where the award price may land.
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Atkins LimitedWorked for this buyer | Testing, Validation, Verification and Integration of ETCS Equipmentnotice published Feb 2021 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £553m16 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 4 live · £1.9bn iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 30% below n=1 | |
Atkins LimitedLarge | £140m94 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 32 live · £189m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=15 |
| £319m28 awards in 36m · last this month | 11 live · £57m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=15 | |
| £21m3 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £2.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £637k7 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 5 live · £298k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Jul 2022, 14:44 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2022, 14:44 BST
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019435- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035293Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via JaggaerTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/ ↗
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Admission period ends
- 12 Jul 2027
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 Jul 2022 → 12 Jul 2027 · 2 dates- Notice published15 Jul 2022, 14:44 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 262 days · period end, not a bid countdown12 Jul 2027
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria