Planning

Drainage and Lineside Training Courses

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

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Planning

03 Jun 2025 at 14:22

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited is engaging in the planning stage of a procurement process for "Drainage and Lineside Training Courses" in the UK. This process aims to assess the market's capability and interest in delivering new training courses related to environmental improvements and management. The procurement activities are part of a scheduled market engagement exercise, with a deadline for response on 27 June 2025. The initiative covers industry categories including environmental training services and engineering consultancy, and all communication is managed by Clare Ward from Network Rail. The subsequent stages of the procurement process are set to commence post market evaluation, with further notices expected by 1 December 2025.

This tender presents considerable opportunities for businesses specialising in environmental training and consultancy. Companies capable of delivering qualified instructors for specialised training in drainage and lineside maintenance stand to benefit, particularly those with experience in compliance with Network Rail’s specific training competence requirements. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are especially encouraged to participate, given the suitability criteria. The gross value of the contract is anticipated to be £6,000,000, starting in January 2027 and ending in January 2030, thereby offering a substantial business opportunity over several years.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Drainage and Lineside Training Courses

Notice Description

NR Training are seeking to understand suppliers' interest and capability, with the supply chain, to provide competent, qualified and trained instructors to deliver newly developed Drainage and Lineside courses IAW the Document Drainage & Lineside Training Trainer Specifications. Trainer qualifications and experience would be required and is specified for each course and training requirements as per the Document Drainage & Lineside Training Trainer Specifications and NR/L2/CTM/202 (6.2.1 - Training competence of trainers)

Planning Information

Network Rail is using this market engagement to better understand the capability and assess the level of interest to deliver the current proposed approach. This feedback will help inform Network Rail how best to deliver this potential procurement event. For the sake of clarity, this is not a call to competition and no contract(s) will be awarded to any supplier as a result of participating in this exercise. The Market Engagement for the 'Drainage and Lineside Training Courses' will be conducted through the completion of a questionnaire. This questionnaire deadline is 27 June 2025. Responding to this Notice is an opportunity to engage, share relevant information and provide feedback. Should you wish to respond to this Notice please follow the instructions below: 1) Accessing the documents: a. Follow the link: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html b. From the welcome screen, access the “Current Opportunities” link and select “Drainage and Lineside Training Courses”. Login is not required. c. The released documents will be at the bottom of the page in the attachments section. 2) Once you have reviewed all the documents, please complete the questionnaire via the link provided within the market engagement document titled 'Drainage and Lineside Training Courses - Market Engagement. Please ensure you follow these instructions carefully to submit your information correctly. 3) Any feedback, questions or clarifications in respect of this notice, should only be addressed to clare.ward@networkrail.co.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-052bb9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029579-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

80 - Education and training services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

45262640 - Environmental improvement works

71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

80500000 - Training services

80510000 - Specialist training services

80540000 - Environmental training services

90710000 - Environmental management

90712000 - Environmental planning

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Jan 2027 - 2 Jan 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Contact Name
Clare Ward
Contact Email
clare.ward@networkrail.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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