Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Behavioural Safety for Southern Region
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Behavioural Safety programme will provide real time, on-site coaching to improve behavioural safety, leadership, planning and productivity across Kent, Sussex, and Wessex routes. The aim is to reinforce safety culture, which is vital for reducing accidents, enhancing morale, increasing productivity, maintaining compliance, strengthening reputation and embedding continuous improvement that supports Network Rail’s value: Everyone Home Safe Every Day.
This procurement event aims to award to one supplier for the whole of the Southern Region. The region is made up of three routes: Kent, Sussex & Wessex. This framework will be available to Network Rail, High Speed Limited, Great British Railways, Department for Transport Operator Limited (DFTO), and their subsidiaries, successor organisations and affiliates.
The framework will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years, with options to extend by 2 years on two occasions (1+1), allowing for a total potential term of 5 years.
The indicative value of the framework over its total lifespan including extensions is estimated at £3.6M.
The following is the breakdown of the programme components and how it is to be supplied:
Component 1: Section Leadership and Work Planning Team Coaching
Sessions: 13 Days total
- 1 x Kick-Off (Discovery & Planning) session
- 6 x Coaching sessions with Section Management Team (SM, Planner, Administrator, Engineer)
- 6 x Coaching sessions with Supervisors (3 each)
Focus Areas:
- Section direction, planning, team dynamics, and resource utilisation.
Deliverables:
- Individual Action Plans used as dynamic learning journals.
- 1:1 post-programme review with line manager.
- Session reviews logged in a Management Information System (MIS).
Component 2: Behavioural Safety Leadership for Team Leaders and Teams
Sessions: 12 Days total
- 1 x Half-day HSC Brief per team
- 3 x On-shift coaching sessions (Schedule of NR staff’s Week-day / Week-night shift) per team (up to 7 hours each)
Focus Areas:
- Behavioural safety, SWP understanding, hazard identification, safety conversations, equipment management, situational awareness.
Deliverables:
- Team SMART Action Plans.
- 1:1 post-programme review with SM & Supervisor.
- Evidence-based competency reviews.
CPV: Safety training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Oct 2026
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- “Provision of Behavioural Safety for Southern Region” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED buys Safety training services (CPV 8055), and who usually turns up
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Lot #1CPV 8055Published estimate£2.9m
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 May 2026, 10:48 BST
- Last source update
- 19 May 2026, 10:48 BST
- Authority reference
project_46366 - 43225- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045658- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069bafFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
19 May 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published156 days ago19 May 2026, 10:48 BST
- Tender notice expected156 days ago19 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Market engagement156 days ago19 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Pre Market engagment:
A Pre market engagement was carried out through RISQS - registered suppliers under the relevant RICCL codes.
H.K.12.1.1 – Management and Leadership Skills / Services
H.K.12.2 Health, Safety & Environment Training / Service
A total of 137 suppliers were registered and were issued with a Microsoft Form questionnaire, which was sent on 26/03/2026 and requested to be completed by 02/04/2026.
From the 137 suppliers issued the market engagement, 20 responses were received.
Expression of Interest:
135 suppliers were sent an Expression of Interest through RISQS on 28/04/2026.
12 Suppliers expressed an interest and will be taking forward to ITT stage for this procurement event.
Clarifications:
No clarification questions have arisen at this time.
Once the ITT stage is published, a clarification log will be setup where suppliers can provide their clarification questions through Bravo.
- Contract starts22 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 May 2026, 10:48 BSTUK2
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender