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"Pop-Up" Management Agent Service

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

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Planning

24 Sep 2026 at 12:46

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd plans to procure an end-to-end management agent service for short-term pop-up retail and promotional lettings across Network Rail-managed railway stations, potentially including stations managed by train operating companies. The service is intended to make productive use of vacant space, increase occupancy and commercial income, and improve station environments and customer experience. Work would cover retail, promotional, experiential and brand-activation uses, from marketing spaces and finding occupiers through onboarding, contract administration, rent collection, compliance and operational support. The supplier would also handle stakeholder engagement, performance reporting and business development. This is commercial property letting and management work (CPV 70220000), delivered across the railway estate rather than at a single named station.

The process is at the planning stage: Network Rail has set out an intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. The stated procurement value is £5 million. The buyer expects to use a procurement portal for this requirement and has scheduled pre-market engagement to gather supplier interest and identify market capacity and capability. It also plans to seek feedback on a draft specification and its proposed procurement strategy, and to consider suggestions for additional services or requirements. The engagement is intended to inform the development or updating of the eventual tender specification. The procurement is described as one managed service covering the railway estate; no separate service lots are outlined.

This requirement is likely to suit property and commercialisation businesses with experience in short-term retail or promotional lettings, particularly in busy, operational transport environments. Suppliers should be ready to demonstrate the capacity to market and let multiple spaces, source and onboard occupiers, manage contracts and legal administration, collect rent, oversee compliance and operations, and report performance. Stakeholder management and business development capability will also be relevant, alongside the ability to support experiential and brand-activation uses and maintain a positive customer experience in stations. Network Rail is using pre-market engagement to identify suppliers and understand their capacity, capabilities and interest, while inviting feedback on its draft specification and procurement approach. Suppliers can use this planning period to prepare for a future tender and help shape the requirement through the stated engagement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

"Pop-Up" Management Agent Service

Notice Description

Provision of a market agent service to manage short-term pop-up retail and promotional lettings across railway stations, including marketing, occupier sourcing, contract administration, compliance management, financial administration, operational support, and performance management to maximise occupancy and commercial income.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Network Rail intends to procure a managed Pop-Up Management Agent Service to maximise the occupancy, commercial performance and customer experience of short-term retail, promotional, experiential and brand activation opportunities across Network Rail managed stations and, potentially, Train Operating Company (TOC) stations. The appointed supplier will provide an end-to-end service including marketing and letting vacant spaces, occupier sourcing, onboarding and mobilisation, contractual and legal administration, financial management and rent collection, compliance management, operational oversight, stakeholder engagement, performance reporting and business development activities. The service will support the continued delivery and expansion of short-term lettings across the railway estate, enabling the efficient occupation of vacant space while driving revenue generation and enhancing station environments. The purpose of this Pre-Market Engagement is to: * Engage with the supply market and understand the level of interest in bidding for this potential future opportunity; * Allow suppliers who are interested in any potential future tender activity relating to this requirement, to be aware of the procurement platform that will be used, and provide them with the steps to complete qualification to this platform if requested (should they not have already done so); * Identify suitable suppliers available in the market; * Identify the capacity and capabilities of the suppliers available in the market; * Identify any additional services, requirements or concepts that Network Rail have not considered - this information may then be considered to support Network Rail in developing/updating its specification for the tender opportunity; * Gain feedback on the draft specification and other aspects of the potential strategy for this opportunity.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077974
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090538-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

CPV Codes

70220000 - Non-residential property renting or leasing services

70332000 - Non-residential property 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
24 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
24 Sep 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

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