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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02aa66"
title: "Project Reach"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-reach-ocds-h6vhtk-02aa66"
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# Project Reach

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-reach-ocds-h6vhtk-02aa66). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "Project Reach". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,000,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 May 2021, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/network-rail-infrastructure-limited-coh-02904587)
- **Published Value:** £1,000,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 May 2021 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ancillary works for telecommunications, Construction and ancillary works for telephone and communication lines, Construction work for communication lines, Construction work for electricity power lines, Electricity distribution and control apparatus (+21 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0023
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02aa66`

## 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/project-reach-ocds-h6vhtk-02aa66#tl-md)

## Description
Lazard & Co., Limited has been engaged by Network Rail (NR) to advise on Project Reach. Lazard & Co., Limited are Network Rail’s exclusive financial adviser on the deal. Please contact Lazard at lazard_reach@lazard.com to obtain a copy of the teaser, non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and the expression of interest (EOI) form. Bidders should submit completed EOI forms to Lazard at lazard_reach@lazard.com by the deadline specified in section IV.2.2) below. Late requests or submissions may be rejected by NR in its absolute discretion. 
Lazard & Co., Limited will issue Stage 1 process documentation to bidders that have signed NDAs, submitted EOI forms and meet the requirements set out in the EOI documentation. Lazard & Co., Limited reserves the right to issue Stage 1 process documentation to such bidders ahead of the EOI submission deadline specified in section IV.2.2).
NR is seeking to appoint a concessionaire to design, deploy and fund new public communications networks and infrastructure along the railway in return for the right to use and commercially exploit the new networks under a long-term concession agreement. The concession will involve using, upgrading and increasing NR's existing telecoms infrastructure assets including the construction of a new fibre optic network and,  potentially, new wireless network infrastructure (passive masts, towers and poles) (Project Reach).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31200000, 32000000, 32412100, 32520000, 32521000, 32522000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** BACKGROUND TO NETWORK RAIL TELECOMS
NR owns, operates and develops most of Great Britain’s railway infrastructure, which includes over 16,000 km of fibre network and 2,500 wireless masts with co-location potential alongside the rail corridor. These t...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008949-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-26T21:54:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T03:17:25.332Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02aa66