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title: "rofessional Services: Benchmarking Network Rail's Operations and Support Costs against National and International Comparators"
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# rofessional Services: Benchmarking Network Rail's Operations and Support Costs against National and International Comparators

Buyer: OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e053c6fe-230b-4b58-bdfa-df68be2f09a7

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## Summary

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has awarded a contract for "Professional Services: Benchmarking Network Rail's Operations and Support Costs against National and International Comparators". The procurement process was carried out through a selective method, with a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract value is £179,485, and the contract period is from 12th February 2023 to 31st August 2023. The buying organisation, ORR, is based in London, England, and this procurement falls under the services category.

This tender presents a lucrative opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the financial consultancy sector. Businesses specialising in benchmarking, financial analysis, and consultancy services would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The contract involves benchmarking Network Rail's operations against national and international comparators, aiming to identify efficiency gaps. Interested firms should consider their capability to provide robust benchmarking analysis and data collection services to fulfil the project requirements.

## Notice

The project objective is to benchmark Network Rail's operations and support costs against national and international comparators to identify and quantify any gap to the most efficient infrastructure managers across the range of activities identified in Section 2.1. The proposed methodology should consider the most appropriate way to do this, including whether different comparators and approaches should be used for the two areas of expenditure. (For example, there may be opportunities to benchmark support costs against national infrastructure managers and international rail infrastructure managers.) We anticipate that this work will focus on between 5 and 10 comparators in each area of expenditure. We expect the analysis for each area to include identifying structural factors, explanatory variables and any factors relevant to understanding any efficiency gap. (For example, in the case of railway operations, consideration may be given to complexity of rail infrastructure and type of signalling technology employed.) We expect that international benchmarking will primarily focus on Europe. But we invite bidders to propose the comparators and explain their reasoning. We will provide or facilitate provision of Network Rail data as required, but we expect the contractor to collect / provide data for comparators.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d7dd43d3-3b84-475e-91c0-37908ade4657 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | 12 Feb 2023 - 31 Aug 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £180,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £179,485 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4QA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AMBERSIDE ADVISORS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

## Release History

- 17 Feb 2023 at 12:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d7dd43d3-3b84-475e-91c0-37908ade4657

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d7dd43d3-3b84-475e-91c0-37908ade4657
  17th February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/51b99f81-4d22-4f64-913c-cffc81ff7ff4

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