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Network Rail National Risk Assessment Redesign

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

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Planning

16 Jul 2026 at 12:24

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited is planning a procurement process for a new Risk Assessment Management System, under the title "Network Rail National Risk Assessment Redesign". The process is currently in the planning stage, focusing on preliminary market engagement. This initiative falls under the services category and is aimed at the utilities sector, specifically within IT services, software packages, and information systems, classified under CPV codes 48100000 and 72000000, among others. The procurement process is set to commence with a preliminary market engagement notice issued on 16th July 2026, with a due date of 31st August 2026. The potential contract period is from 1st June 2027 to 30th June 2033, with the location specified as the United Kingdom.

This tender opportunity presents significant growth potential for businesses involved in providing digital platforms and IT services that cater to large-scale risk assessment management systems. Companies specialising in software development, IT consulting, and integrated software systems, particularly those that can offer robust digital solutions for risk assessment processes, will find this procurement advantageous. Given the emphasis on system modernisation, integration, and alignment with organisational safety strategies, both small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage in this opportunity to help shape future requirements and potentially partake in subsequent procurement phases.

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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 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
26 Oct 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 May 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 LIMITED
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
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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