Tender

Provision of Fire Risk Assessment for Network Rail, Transport for Wales and Great Western Railway

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

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Tender

14 Nov 2025 at 12:24

PlanningUpdate

07 Jul 2025 at 14:47

Planning

12 Jun 2025 at 08:38

Summary of the contracting process

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, in collaboration with Transport for Wales and Great Western Railway, has initiated a tender process for the provision of fire risk assessment services across the UK, designated as "Provision of Fire Risk Assessment for Network Rail, Transport for Wales and Great Western Railway." The procurement addresses key fire risk assessment services across multiple locations, including depots, offices, and both larger and smaller stations. The process is currently at the tender stage, with key dates including an expression of interest deadline set for 12th December 2025, while the award period is anticipated to conclude by 1st April 2026. The industry category is fire prevention services. This procurement follows a competitive flexible procedure, demonstrating a structured approach involving technical and commercial evaluations across multiple stages.

This tender presents notable opportunities for businesses specialising in fire prevention and risk assessment services, particularly those capable of providing fire engineering support and training. With a total contract value nearing £2.8 million, the framework will be especially beneficial for SMEs as it allows participation across multiple lots, potentially enhancing business exposure and operational reach within the railway sector. Businesses with expertise in aligning projects with legislative requirements, ensuring compliance with fire safety standards, and conducting comprehensive fire risk assessments will be well-suited for this opportunity. Moreover, the necessity to interface with network systems and adhere to modern platforms for record-keeping highlights the importance of technological adeptness in potential contenders.

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Notice Title

Provision of Fire Risk Assessment for Network Rail, Transport for Wales and Great Western Railway

Notice Description

To provide fire risk assessments or reviews as directed at specified locations. The contractor(s) will provide where requested, fire engineering support, guidance and direction for both projects and actions, which may include Landlord Consents, Project Site Visits, Project Plan review, but not limited to those. Fire training for persons who are responsible for sites will be provided under the appropriate lot where required meeting legislation, site requirements and use of current systems to support those requiring the training. Contractors will also carry out, where required, assessments for Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres in accordance with current regulations and, where applicable, company policies or requirements. These should be carried out at the same time as any other assessments to reduce the number of times required to visit sites and mitigate duplication. Contractors may be required to either interface via API or manually to client systems to add actions from any assessments which are undertaken or provide data in a set format. All Assessments are to be based on the Risk Base platform for record keeping and provide access to all clients where required. 1. Conduct fire risk assessments or reviews at specified locations as directed. 2. Provide fire engineering support, guidance, and direction for projects and actions, including, but not limited to, Landlord Consents, Project Site Visits, and Project Plan review. 3. Offer fire training for site-responsible personnel as required under the appropriate lot to meet legislation, site requirements, and current system usage. 4. Perform assessments for Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres according to current regulations, company policies, or requirements, concurrently with other assessments to minimize site visits and reduce duplication. 5. Interface via API or manually with client systems to add actions from assessments undertaken or provide data in a set format. 6. Base all assessments on the Risk Base platform for record keeping and provide access to clients where needed.

Lot Information

Fire Risk Assessments - Non-Critical Locations

Occupied (staffed) and unoccupied (unstaffed) locations such as, depots, offices, small stations

Renewal: 1+1

Fire Risk Assessments - Critical Locations

Key locations such as, larger stations and other premises as designated by respective companies

Renewal: 1+1

Fire Strategy

Railway stations and premises, while aligning with standards like BS 8644-1 and incorporating lessons from the Grenfell Inquiry to ensure safe design, operation, and emergency preparedness. This will also need to align for NR locations with NRs 6-step procedures

Renewal: 1+1

Fire Engineering Support

Fire engineering guidance for projects by a chartered fire engineer to assess and design bespoke fire strategies--especially for complex or non-standard buildings--ensuring compliance with legislation, enhancing safety outcomes, and enabling efficient, risk-informed solutions beyond prescriptive standards.

Renewal: 1+1

Fire Training

This lot involves training for fire risk assessors ahead of expected legislation changes. External companies currently cover this training

Renewal: 1+1

DESEAR

Where required outside a normal fire risk assessment, DSEAR (Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations) risk assessment is a structured process to identify, evaluate, and control risks from flammable substances or explosive atmospheres in the workplace, ensuring compliance with legal duties and implementing safe systems of work to protect people, property, and operation.

Renewal: 1+1

Tunnels

To undertake risk assessment on tunnels using the NR Technical Authority approved tool. Any bidders in this lot will need to have been approved by the TA on the use prior to bidding and have a chartered fire engineer in place to support.

Renewal: 1+1

GWR Fire Risk

Fire Risk Assessments (Non-Critical), Fire Risk Assessments (Critical), Fire Engineering Support & Fire Training (Great Western Railway)

Renewal: 1+1

Planning Information

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming Supplier Engagement Event as we explore a joint procurement opportunity to establish a Fire Risk Assessment Framework on behalf of Network Rail and its Rail industry partners. This collaborative engagement session is a key opportunity for suppliers to gain insight into the proposed framework's scope, which will include fire risk assessments across critical stations, depots, offices, occupied and unoccupied locations, as well as the development of fire strategy plans and fire risk assessor training. As we shape the next iteration of this framework together, we are keen to engage with the market to understand supplier capabilities and explore innovations that can enhance efficiency, resilience, and sustainability across the rail network. Join us to learn more about the joint procurement approach and how you can contribute to this essential framework supporting the UK's transport infrastructure. To attend this event, please complete the following form: https://forms.office.com/e/1yHb8aSLhF The event will take place on the 8th of July 2025 from 11am till 12:30pm on Microsoft Teams. Teams link will be sent out via a calendar invite on the 2nd of July 2025. Please ensure you respond to this by the 27th of June 2025 . If you have any questions prior to the event please email temi.phillips@networkrail.co.uk Suppliers will need to be registered on the following RISQs codes by the time of award. H.K.11.4 - Fire Sisk Service, H.H.13N - Fire Protection Consultancy.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05473a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073942-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services


CPV Codes

75251110 - Fire-prevention services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,800,829 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,800,829 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
5 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
13 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Additional Buyers

FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED

TRANSPORT FOR WALES (GROUP)

Contact Name
Edward Jones, Muberra Bushell, Temi Phillips
Contact Email
edward.jones@tfw.wales, muberra.bushell@gwr.com, procurement@gwr.com, temi.phillips@networkrail.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

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

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Pontypridd Town
Westminster Constituency
Pontypridd

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