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Award Notice CP7 Independent Reporter Framework

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Network Rail (NR) and Office of Rail and Road (ORR) undertook an Occasional joint procurement to create the CP7 Independent Reporter Services framework, which sets out the criteria for a supplier to be qualified to bid to undertake an Independent Reporter review as an Independent Reporter. Each Independent Reporter review is allocated to the most appropriate Lot (as determined by ORR) and only those Independent Reporters qualified to bid for contracts under that Lot will be eligible to undertake the review. Each Lot contains a minimum of one and a maximum of three Independent Reporters who are qualified to bid for contracts within the relevant Lot. The Lots available are: 1. Analytical Support 2. Programme, Project, and Cost Management 3. Asset management and Engineering & Environmental Matters 4. Railway Operations and Performance Management 5. Efficiency and Financial Reporting

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Arcadis Consulting UK Ltd

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001149-2025-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, EC3M 4BY, United Kingdom

Costain Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001149-2025-10
Status
active
Location
London, UK, EC3A 8BE, United Kingdom

Jacobs UK Ltd

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001149-2025-11
Status
active
Location
London, UK, SE1 2QG, United Kingdom

Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001149-2025-12
Status
active
Location
London, UK, W1T 4BJ (“, United Kingdom

CEPA LLP

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001149-2025-13
Status
active
Location
London, UK, WC2A 3LJ, United Kingdom

Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001149-2025-14
Status
active
Location
London, UK, W1T 4BJ, United Kingdom

Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001149-2025-2
Status
active
Location
London, UK, EC4A 4AB, United Kingdom

Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001149-2025-3
Status
active
Location
London, UK, W1T 4BJ, United Kingdom

Currie & Brown UK Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£2.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001149-2025-4
Status
active
Location
London, UK, EC1N 2NS, United Kingdom

Gardiner & Theobald LLP

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£2.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001149-2025-5
Status
active
Location
London, UK, WC1E 7BD, United Kingdom

Jacobs UK Ltd

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£2.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001149-2025-6
Status
active
Location
London, UK, SE1 2QG, United Kingdom

Arcadis Consulting UK Ltd

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£3.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001149-2025-7
Status
active
Location
London, UK, EC3M 4BY, United Kingdom

Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£3.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001149-2025-8
Status
active
Location
London, UK, EC4A 4AB, United Kingdom

Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£3.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2025
Award ID
001149-2025-9
Status
active
Location
London, UK, W1T 4BJ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79200000 — Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
  • CPV66171000 — Financial consultancy services
  • CPV71311230 — Railway engineering services
  • CPV71313000 — Environmental engineering consultancy services
  • CPV72224000 — Project management consultancy services
  • CPV72316000 — Data analysis services
  • CPV79212100 — Financial auditing services
  • CPV79212500 — Accounting review services
  • CPV79313000 — Performance review services

Lots

  • Analytical Support£1.1m
  • Programme, Project and Cost Management £2.8m
  • Asset Management and Engineering & Environmental Matters£3.3m
  • Railway Operations and Performance Management£1.1m
  • Efficiency and Financial Reporting£1.1m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-046ea7
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
15

Second Stage

Invitation Date
14 Aug 2024, 00:00

Tender Period

Ends
5 Jul 2024, 12:00

Communication

Classification

Id
79200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Accounting, auditing and fiscal services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Analytical Support
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
Analytical support, focusing on appropriate use of sensitive data and data quality.

Value

Amount
1,100,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Option to extend up to two years in one year increments

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Programme, Project and Cost Management 
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
Programme, project and cost management assessments in large infrastructure organisations

Value

Amount
2,750,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Option to extend up to two years in one year increments

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Asset Management and Engineering & Environmental Matters
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
Asset management, engineering and environmental sustainability reviews.

Value

Amount
3,300,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Option to extend up to two years in one year increments

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Railway Operations and Performance Management
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
Performance management and operational reviews within the rail industry.

Value

Amount
1,100,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Option to extend up to two years in one year increments

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
Efficiency and Financial Reporting
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
Financial reviews on efficiency improvements, financial risks and recommendations on improvements.

Value

Amount
1,100,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Option to extend up to two years in one year increments

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
United Kingdom

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72316000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Data analysis services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery Location

Description
UK

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72224000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Project management consultancy services
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Delivery Location

Description
UK

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71311230
Scheme
CPV
Description
Railway engineering services
Entry 2
Id
71313000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Environmental engineering consultancy services
Item 4
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Delivery Location

Description
UK

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71311230
Scheme
CPV
Description
Railway engineering services
Entry 2
Id
79313000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Performance review services
Item 5
Id
5
Related Lot
5

Delivery Location

Description
UK

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
66171000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Financial consultancy services
Entry 2
Id
79212100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Financial auditing services
Entry 3
Id
79212500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Accounting review services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-79855
Name
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8SW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Waterloo General Offices

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Rail Industry

Identifier

Legal Name
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Contact

Telephone
+44 1908781000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-525
Name
High Court

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-134884
Name
Arcadis Consulting UK Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC3M 4BY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
80 Fenchurch Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Arcadis Consulting UK Ltd
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-134885
Name
Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4A 4AB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Nexus Building Floor 10, 25 Farringdon Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Ltd
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-20806
Name
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1T 4BJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
8 Fitzroy Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-134886
Name
Currie & Brown UK Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC1N 2NS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
150 Holborn

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Currie & Brown UK Ltd
Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-11108
Name
Gardiner & Theobald LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC1E 7BD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
10 South Crescent

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Gardiner & Theobald LLP
Organisation 8
Id
GB-FTS-47070
Name
Jacobs UK Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 2QG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Cottons Centre, Cottons Lane

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Jacobs UK Ltd
Organisation 9
Id
GB-FTS-134887
Name
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1T 4BJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
8 Fitzroy Street,

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
Organisation 10
Id
GB-FTS-134888
Name
Costain Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC3A 8BE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Seventh Floor, 70 St Mary Axe

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Costain Ltd
Organisation 11
Id
GB-FTS-134889
Name
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1T 4BJ (“
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
8 Fitzroy Street,

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
Organisation 12
Id
GB-FTS-134890
Name
CEPA LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 3LJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Queens House, 55-56 Lincolns Inn Fields

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
CEPA LLP

Award information

Award 1
Id
001149-2025-1
Title
Analytical Support
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-134884
Name
Arcadis Consulting UK Ltd

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
001149-2025-2
Title
Analytical Support
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-134885
Name
Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Ltd

Related lots

1
Award 3
Id
001149-2025-3
Title
Analytical Support
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-20806
Name
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

Related lots

1
Award 4
Id
001149-2025-4
Title
Programme, Project & Cost Management
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-134886
Name
Currie & Brown UK Ltd

Related lots

2
Award 5
Id
001149-2025-5
Title
Programme, Project & Cost Management
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-11108
Name
Gardiner & Theobald LLP

Related lots

2
Award 6
Id
001149-2025-6
Title
Programme, Project & Cost Management
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-47070
Name
Jacobs UK Ltd

Related lots

2
Award 7
Id
001149-2025-7
Title
Asset Management, Engineering & Environmental Matters
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-134884
Name
Arcadis Consulting UK Ltd

Related lots

3
Award 8
Id
001149-2025-8
Title
Asset Management, Engineering & Environmental Matters
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-134885
Name
Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Ltd

Related lots

3
Award 9
Id
001149-2025-9
Title
Asset Management, Engineering & Environmental Matters
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-134887
Name
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

Related lots

3
Award 10
Id
001149-2025-10
Title
Railway Operations & Performance Management
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-134888
Name
Costain Ltd

Related lots

4
Award 11
Id
001149-2025-11
Title
Railway Operations & Performance Management
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-47070
Name
Jacobs UK Ltd

Related lots

4
Award 12
Id
001149-2025-12
Title
Railway Operations & Performance Management
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-134889
Name
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

Related lots

4
Award 13
Id
001149-2025-13
Title
Efficiency & Financial Reporting
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-134890
Name
CEPA LLP

Related lots

5
Award 14
Id
001149-2025-14
Title
Efficiency & Financial Reporting
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-20806
Name
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

Related lots

5

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
001149-2025-1
Title
Analytical Support
Status
active
Award ID
001149-2025-1
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,100,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
001149-2025-2
Title
Analytical Support
Status
active
Award ID
001149-2025-2
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,100,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
001149-2025-3
Title
Analytical Support
Status
active
Award ID
001149-2025-3
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,100,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 4
Id
001149-2025-4
Title
Programme, Project & Cost Management
Status
active
Award ID
001149-2025-4
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,750,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 5
Id
001149-2025-5
Title
Programme, Project & Cost Management
Status
active
Award ID
001149-2025-5
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,750,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 6
Id
001149-2025-6
Title
Programme, Project & Cost Management
Status
active
Award ID
001149-2025-6
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,750,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 7
Id
001149-2025-7
Title
Asset Management, Engineering & Environmental Matters
Status
active
Award ID
001149-2025-7
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,300,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 8
Id
001149-2025-8
Title
Asset Management, Engineering & Environmental Matters
Status
active
Award ID
001149-2025-8
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,300,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 9
Id
001149-2025-9
Title
Asset Management, Engineering & Environmental Matters
Status
active
Award ID
001149-2025-9
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,300,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 10
Id
001149-2025-10
Title
Railway Operations & Performance Management
Status
active
Award ID
001149-2025-10
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,100,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 11
Id
001149-2025-11
Title
Railway Operations & Performance Management
Status
active
Award ID
001149-2025-11
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,100,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 12
Id
001149-2025-12
Title
Railway Operations & Performance Management
Status
active
Award ID
001149-2025-12
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,100,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 13
Id
001149-2025-13
Title
Efficiency & Financial Reporting
Status
active
Award ID
001149-2025-13
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,100,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 14
Id
001149-2025-14
Title
Efficiency & Financial Reporting
Status
active
Award ID
001149-2025-14
Date Signed
13 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,100,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · SE1 8SW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

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