Official UK procurement notice
Rail Industry Risk Themes Project
Authority: Office of Rail and Road (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Railway Safety Directorate of ORR is the health and safety regulator for the rail. Britain has one of the safest railways in Europe - for passengers and for workers. We regulate health and safety for the entire mainline rail network in Britain, as well as London Underground, light rail, trams and the heritage sector. We want to make sure that our railways are safe not just a safe mode of transport but also a safe place to work.
Our role includes:
- providing health and safety guidance and conducting research to promote continuous improvement
- publishing reports on the rail industry's health and safety performance
- carrying out inspections to ensure that the train and freight operating companies and Network Rail manage both passenger and occupational health and safety risks appropriately
- investigating breaches of health and safety regulation on the railways
- taking informal and formal enforcement action, including improvement notices and prosecutions.
CPV: Railway transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£30,000
What 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).
Lot awarding rule: Quality 90% and 10% Cost
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Sept 2025, 10:41 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2025, 10:41 BST
- Authority reference
ORR/CT/25-67- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058384- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059ec8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
22 Sept 2025 → 27 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published397 days ago22 Sept 2025, 10:41 BST
- Clarification questions by389 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline382 days ago7 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts363 days ago27 Oct 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published22 Sept 2025, 10:41 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender