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Award Notice Independent Commercial & Procurement Assurance Services

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

28 Mar 2025 at 13:04

Tender

17 Jun 2024 at 13:04

Summary of the contracting process

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd has issued two tenders for procurement consultancy services. The first tender, published on 28 March 2025, is at the award stage and focuses on providing independent commercial and procurement assurance services to support Network Rail's internal teams. The awarded suppliers for this contract, worth approximately £4.37 million, are Rowsell Wright Limited and Pixel Global Limited. The key industry category is procurement consultancy, with work to be carried out across the UK. The procurement method used was a competitive procedure with negotiation. The second tender, published on 17 June 2024, is currently active and valued at £2 million. It also aims to secure independent commercial and procurement assurance services for Network Rail, with a contract period starting on 1 April 2025 and ending on 31 March 2028. Both tenders require services to be delivered on a flexible and as-needed basis, complementing Network Rail's internal resources during peaks in workload and complex projects.

These tenders present significant opportunities for businesses specialising in procurement consultancy, audit, and internal assurance services. Companies with expertise in contract management, commercial activities, and regulated procurement could greatly benefit from these contracts, especially those capable of providing flexible and reliable support during high workload periods. The awarded framework will be crucial in ensuring that Network Rail's commercial and procurement activities are conducted with rigorous oversight and quality assurance, creating opportunities for growth and long-term partnerships with one of the UK's key infrastructure organisations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like Rowsell Wright Limited and Pixel Global Limited are particularly well-suited to compete in these tenders, given their capacity to offer specialised and adaptable consultancy services.

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Notice Title

Award Notice Independent Commercial & Procurement Assurance Services

Notice Description

Network Rail awarded a framework to provide independent commercial & procurement (C&P) assurance services to support the commercial & procurement assurance teams across Network Rail.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Commercial & Procurement Assurance teams across Network Rail are responsible for the delivery of sourcing and contract management ('SCM') assurance activities on behalf of Network Rail's Group Commercial and Procurement Director. SCM assurance is designed to ensure sufficient internal reviews are conducted throughout the sourcing and contract management lifecycle and that documents and decisions have received adequate oversight prior to reaching governance approval points. Network Rail is seeking the award of two suppliers to support in undertaking independent assurance review activities on procurements with a contract value over PS20m and some selected projects under PS20m where there is an increased risk profile or where a region has a lower threshold for assurance External independent assurance is required during peaks in workload and when the C&P Assurance teams do not have the capacity to deliver the services in-house. Therefore, resource is required on a flexible basis to complement the C&P Assurance team's resource and will be required to undertake independent commercial and assurance reviews on an "as required" basis. Assurance is required on outputs at various stages of the commercial lifecycle, including Sourcing Strategy, Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and Invitation to Tender documentation (ITT), evaluation and moderation records, Recommendation to Award (RTA), Contract Management Plan (CMP) including the contract mobilisation plan, Contract Variation and other Contract Management activities. The Supplier will utilise their knowledge and experience in procurement, contract management and assurance to provide advice relating to key regulated procurement and commercial activities.

Options: Option to extend up to two years in one year increments

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-047074
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011767-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services

79210000 - Accounting and auditing services

79212000 - Auditing services

79212200 - Internal audit services

79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,182,722 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jul 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
james.owen3@networkrail.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1908781000

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8SW
Post Town
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

PIXEL GLOBAL

ROWSELL WRIGHT

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