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Published 26 Mar 2026, 21:17 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Point Cloud Data Processing - Structure Gauging Service Booster

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

Direct awardUtilitiesSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£4,336,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 31 Mar 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Cordel Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Network Rail intends to procure specialist services to process raw LiDAR data collected from Infrastructure Monitoring Units into compliant gauging outputs required under NR/L2/TRK/3204. This is a Network rail Standard. The scope includes establishing processing workflows, updating the National Gauging Database, configuring the Track Intervals Module, and delivering validated SC0, SCP and SCX files to support recovery of national gauging compliance. The procurement enables a rapid, fully integrated data‑processing capability to address significant backlogs, reduce operational and safety risks, and ensure accurate gauging information is available for safe train‑infrastructure operations.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
72310000 Data-processing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Mar 2026, 21:17 GMT
Last source update
1 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
Authority reference
Structure Gauging Service Booster
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030479
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0675ce Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

A direct award to Cordel is justified under the PA2023 Schedule 5 Paragraph 6: Technical reasons/exclusive rights.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Apr 2026 → 14 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published208 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
  2. Standstill ends195 days ago
    14 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    26 Mar 2026, 21:17 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    1 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,336,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cordel Ltd20 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2027£4,336,00031 Mar 2026standstill to 14 Apr 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNZN-9524-VCQJ Waterloo General Office, London, London, SE1 8SWContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cordel LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09763328 10 St John Street, London, London, WC1N 2EBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender