Planning

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

Network Rail National Risk Assessment Redesign

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Planning

16 Jul 2026 at 13:24

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited is exploring a digital risk assessment management platform to support the consistent creation, management, assurance and use of risk assessments across its organisation. The proposed system would modernise the risk assessment process and align it with Network Rail’s safety strategy. It would need to support around 650–700 existing risk assessments and approximately 300 active users. The requirement covers industry-specific software, information systems and related IT services, including consulting, software development and support. Delivery is intended across the United Kingdom. The work is classified as a services requirement and falls within the utilities regime. Network Rail is using this preliminary engagement to understand available technologies, system functionality, integration, delivery approaches and implementation models before developing a possible procurement.

This is a planning-stage preliminary market engagement, not an invitation to tender, pre-qualification exercise or formal procurement. Network Rail expects to use its procurement platform for any future tender. The planned engagement activity is scheduled to run towards 31 August 2026, with a future notice currently anticipated for 26 October 2026. If taken forward, the single planned contract is expected to run from 1 June 2027 to 30 June 2033. The procurement is marked as above the relevant threshold, with a recorded value of £0. Network Rail is testing the maturity of the market, technical and functional assumptions, possible delivery and implementation models, and the basis for a future specification and procurement strategy. Participation will not pre-qualify or shortlist suppliers.

This engagement is relevant to suppliers that develop, implement or support digital risk assessment and risk management platforms for large, safety-focused organisations. Strong candidates are likely to offer configurable workflows for creating, reviewing, assuring and managing risk assessments, with secure access for around 300 users and the capacity to manage several hundred live records. Relevant experience may include integrating enterprise systems, supporting consistent organisational processes, and delivering implementation or transition programmes at scale. Network Rail is seeking evidence of system maturity, technical capability, functionality, integration options, delivery approaches and implementation models, so suppliers should prepare clear information on these areas. The planned requirement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises when it reaches the market.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

Network Rail National Risk Assessment Redesign

Notice Description

Network Rail is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand the market capabilities and potential costs for a new Risk Assessment System to support the consistent creation, management, assurance and use of risk assessments across the organisation. Our current system has approximately 650-700 risk assessments and 300 active users. The purpose of this notice is to gather information from the market on available technologies, system capabilities, delivery approaches and potential implementation models that could inform a future procurement. Network Rail is seeking insight from suppliers who can provide a digital risk assessment management platform capable of supporting a modernised risk assessment process aligned with the organisation's safety strategy. This engagement is exploratory and this notice does not pre-qualify suppliers or form part of any procurement. The objectives of this engagement are to: * Understand the maturity of systems available within the market * Identify potential suppliers capable of delivering a modern risk assessment management platform * Test assumptions regarding technical capability, system functionality and integration * Explore potential delivery models and implementation approaches * Inform the development of a future procurement strategy and specification Insights gathered will support Network Rail in shaping the requirements for a potential future system procurement. This engagement does not: * Prequalify or shortlist suppliers * Form part of any formal procurement process * Provide any advantage or disadvantage to participants. All information shared with suppliers will be shared with all supplier in any resulting procurement process.

Planning Information

Network Rail may be looking to tender this requirement in the near future, any potential tender event in relation to this requirement may be issued via the Network Rail procurement platform – BravoNR. If you wish to be invited to any potential tender opportunity in relation to this requirement then please refer to the link and instructions below which contains documents that provides detail on: • How to register an account for BravoNR 1. Follow the link - https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html 2. From the welcome screen, access the “View Current Opportunities” link and select “Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - Network Rail – National Risk Assessment Management System (RAMS) Replacement”.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ccea
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067262-2026
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, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48100000 - Industry specific software package

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
26 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jun 2027 - 30 Jun 2033 Over 5 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 Ltd
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8SW
Postcode Area
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

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

Loading OCDS record...