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Preliminary Market Engagement Regarding Market Research Services

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 02:21.

Opportunity overview

Network Rail procures B2C/B2B/CX research services & commercial/consumer market intelligence to support internal and external communications, marketing & engagement activities. This is currently done via a multi-lot framework with multiple suppliers per lot to facilitate both short- and long- term projects with call off mechanisms varying subject to value. NR is undertaking market engagement via a questionnaire to help understand how to potentially retender these services. Any eventual procurement will be undertaken in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.

Classification

  • CPV73210000 — Research consultancy services
  • CPV79310000 — Market research services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
SR43701
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
18 May 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79310000
Description
Market research services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
73210000
Description
Research consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
A market engagement questionnaire has been published via Network Rail's e-tendering system on 29/01/2026. This is for all who are interested to express interest, provide feedback on the previous requirements and to test the ideas Network Rail has for any future procurement activity. Details are included on Bravo NR via the opportuntiy listing below which will give access to the event code pqq_3848: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60720 If you are a new supplier to Network Rail, you may need to create a Bravo account via this link: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html The deadline for submissions is 17:00 26/02/2026. Extensions may be granted subject to requests and any provided will be given to all responders equally. Requests should be made via the BravoNR messaging system only (rather than email) as early as possible.
Due
26 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
007957-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Jan 2026, 11:32
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Id
GB-PPON-PNZN-9524-VCQJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNZN-9524-VCQJ

Address

Street Address
Waterloo General Office
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8SW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI45

Contact

Name
Thomas Hedges

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE1 8SW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 005976-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 007957-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·