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Best Practice Review of On-Track Machine and Plant Strategies Across European Railway's

Office of Rail and Road · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:45.

Opportunity overview

To identify how leading European rail infrastructure managers develop and implement long-term strategies for on-track machines (OTMs) and railway plant, including procurement, deployment, lifecycle planning, and efficiency optimisation. The review will identify best practices, strategic frameworks, and operational models that the ORR can consider when assessing the adequacy and value-for-money of Network Rail's own machine and plant strategy.

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.

FURRER + FREY GB LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£51.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
15 Sept 2025
Including VAT
£61.7k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07889204
Location
Beeston, UKF16, NG9 2EU, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV73210000 — Research consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£60k

Documents and notices

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
ORR/CT/25-30
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
28 Aug 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
25 Aug 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
60,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
72,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Description
Quality 80% Cost 20%

Contract period

Ends
8 Dec 2025, 23:59
Starts
15 Sept 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-3568
Format
application/msword
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
A-3569
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
044563-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
31 Jul 2025, 09:14

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMPH-6471-MDYY
Name
Office of Rail and Road

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI42
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
E14 4QZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
25 Cabot Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PMPH-6471-MDYY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-07889204
Name
FURRER + FREY GB LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKF16
Country
GB
Locality
Beeston
Postal Code
NG9 2EU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
39 Evelyn Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
07889204
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PYRT-2176-PXLN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research consultancy services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07889204
Name
FURRER + FREY GB LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
16 Sept 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
51,400
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
61,680

Period

Ends
8 Dec 2025, 23:59
Starts
16 Sept 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
057739-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
18 Sept 2025, 14:22

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI42 · E14 4QZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0569bc-2025-09-18T14:22:54+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·