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Provision of Artificial Intelligence Schedule Risk Analysis Tool

East West Rail Company Limited · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 03:02.

Opportunity overview

Licence of an Artificial Intelligence Schedule Risk Analysis Tool, which uses a proprietary dataset and analysis of previously completed projects to apply learning to current schedules, to better predict the outcome

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.

NPLAN LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Jul 2026
Including VAT
£3.6m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 11043916
Location
London, UKI42, E1 5JL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
CT4952
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This direct award is proposed under Section 41 and Schedule 5, paragraphs (5) and (6) of the Procurement Act 2023 on the basis that the contract may be awarded without competition where, for technical reasons, only a particular supplier is capable of delivering the requirement. EWR Co has determined that the services can only be supplied by Nplan Ltd for the following technical reasons: • A common AI-based schedule risk analysis solution, underpinned by a proprietary and unique relevant dataset, is required across the East West Rail programme to ensure consistency of methodology, outputs and reporting. Nplan's service operates on the basis of a proprietary dataset comprising over 750,000 schedules across various industries but critically including historical Crossrail, Network Rail and HS2 data which is are of particular relevance to EWR given that these examples also pertain to rail construction; and • EWR does not believe any other supplier offers a comparable service with the same functionality based on real GB rail data. There are therefore no reasonable alternatives to the Nplan service offering. For these reasons, EWR Co considers that Nplan Ltd is the only supplier capable of meeting the specific and complex technical requirements of the project while ensuring value for money and continuity of delivery

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
East West Rail Company Limited
Id
GB-COH-11072935

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11072935

Address

Street Address
The Quadrant, Milton Keynes
Locality
MILTON KEYNES
Postal Code
MK9 1EN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ12

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
NPLAN LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-11043916

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11043916

Address

Street Address
68 Hanbury Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
E1 5JL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI42

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72260000
Description
Software-related services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-11043916
Name
NPLAN LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
6 Jul 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
6 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
5 Jul 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
5 Jul 2037, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Maximum duration of 12 years - with a renewal every year which is to be agreed by the business.

Options

Description
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Additional technical support where required

Value

Including VAT
3,617,821.21
Amount
3,014,851.02
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Platform Availability
Description
Commencing at the activation of the Cloud Service, except during maintenance periods and Force Majeure events, Company targets a Cloud Service uptime (“Target Service Uptime”) of 99.5%, calculated as (total time in preceding calendar month - unplanned downtime) ÷ total time in preceding calendar month, expressed as a percentage.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
065391-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 Jul 2026, 13:19
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · MILTON KEYNES · UKJ12 · MK9 1EN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 031097-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 058332-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 065391-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·