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title: "​​ORR rail operations consultancy on West Coast Mainline and Wales and Western operational issues​"
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# ​​ORR rail operations consultancy on West Coast Mainline and Wales and Western operational issues​

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/orr-rail-operations-consultancy-on-west-coast-mainline-and-wales-and-western-operational-i-ocds-h6vhtk-066876). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Office of Rail and Road: "​​ORR rail operations consultancy on West Coast Mainline and Wales and Western operational issues​". Published status: active. Published Value: £30,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: orr.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (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:** 26 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Evaluation consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/orr-rail-operations-consultancy-on-west-coast-mainline-and-wales-and-western-operational-i-ocds-h6vhtk-066876#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-066876`

## 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/orr-rail-operations-consultancy-on-west-coast-mainline-and-wales-and-western-operational-i-ocds-h6vhtk-066876#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [orr.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Forr.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/orr-rail-operations-consultancy-on-west-coast-mainline-and-wales-and-western-operational-i-ocds-h6vhtk-066876#participate

## Description
As capacity utilisation on the WCML remains a contentious matter and ORR will shortly have to decide on these applications, we are seeking an independent (to ORR) review of Network Rail's evidence to take place in parallel to our own process, in order to provide assurance that decisions taken are consistent with capacity and performance priorities.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79419000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £30,000

- **Contract Period:** 06/04/2026 to 15/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022362-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-12T14:22:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T12:48:13.212Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-066876