Planning

Delivery of Mining Training Courses

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

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Planning

17 Jul 2025 at 13:51

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited is in its planning phase for the delivery of Mining Training Courses, an initiative designed to assess supplier capabilities within the education and training services sector. This procurement is set within the UK, specifically managed from Network Rail's Waterloo office in London. The process is currently at the stage of engaging the market to gauge interest and capacity, with a questionnaire deadline set for 31st July 2025. The procurement's primary focus is on understanding potential suppliers' capabilities to provide qualified trainers for newly developed courses, with the subsequent tender process information anticipated by 1st October 2025. This is part of a larger scheme, with the contract period expected to run from December 2026 to December 2028.

The delivery of mining training courses presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in education and training services, particularly those with skilled and experienced instructors in mining. Network Rail's invitation for market engagement offers SMEs a valuable opportunity to showcase their expertise and potentially secure a role in delivering these high-value services, with an indicative budget of up to £6 million. Businesses with a robust background in providing vocational training or those looking to expand into this field could find this procurement aligns well with their strategic goals. As such, proactive engagement during this planning phase could position companies favourably for when the tender progresses to the next stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Delivery of Mining 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 Mining Training Courses. Trainer qualifications and experience would be required and is specified for each course and training requirements as per the Trainer Profile 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 'Delviery of Mining Training Courses' will be conducted through the completion of a questionnaire. This questionnaire deadline is 4pm Thursday 31st July 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 “Delivery of Mining 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 Delivery of Mining 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-056164
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041002-2025
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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

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
17 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Dec 2026 - 1 Dec 2028 2-3 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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