Official UK procurement notice
Programme Partner Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProgramme Partner will work with TRU, the employer, to form a seamless and highly professional, integrated Programme delivery team. This integrated team will work together to manage the successful delivery of the programme.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Human resources management consultancy services · Project management consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 4 bids received (4.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Safety: 10%
- Technical Submission and Methodology: 40%
- Presentation: 10%
- Price: 30%
- Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Safety: 10%
- Sustainability: 10%
- Technical Submission and Methodology: 40%
- Presentation: 10%
- Price: 30%
- Price: 70/30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Programme Partner Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 3 Feb 2025, 15:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2026, 12:58 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018912- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04db1eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
5 Mar 2025 → 3 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened5 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published236 days ago3 Mar 2026, 12:58 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2026- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2026, 12:58 GMT
- Procurement method changed3 Mar 2026, 12:58 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 018912-2026-ecm_50927-1
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2026
- Value
- £100,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Network RailReview body
- The High Court of England & WalesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Arcadis Consulting (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.