---
title: "Review of Approach to Inflation and Input Prices taken by Network Rail"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055c2b"
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buyer: "OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD"
published: "2025-09-02"
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# Review of Approach to Inflation and Input Prices taken by Network Rail

Buyer: OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055c2b

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## Summary

The Office of Rail and Road, a central government public authority based in London, conducted a procurement process titled "Review of Approach to Inflation and Input Prices taken by Network Rail," under the industry category of financial consultancy services. Located in the UK, this procurement was undertaken through an open method below the threshold for competition. The tender process began with the period concluding on 8th August 2025, followed by a contract award on 2nd September 2025, and the project execution spans from 29th August 2025 to 31st December 2025.

This procurement opportunity focuses on evaluating Network Rail's forecasting and managing strategies concerning inflation and input prices, creating growth potential for businesses specialising in financial consultancy. Suitable enterprises, particularly SMEs with expertise in financial analysis and strategic consulting for large infrastructure projects, stand to benefit from engaging in such contracts. Such opportunities offer businesses a platform to showcase their capabilities in delivering quality consultancy services, evaluated primarily on a quality-to-cost ratio of 80% to 20%, thus opening avenues for further collaborations with key public sector clients.

## Notice

The primary objective of this project is to assess Network Rail's approach to forecasting and managing inflation and input prices. To support this, we propose the following set of supporting objectives.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053037-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Aug 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 28 Aug 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £80,000 |
| Lots value | £80,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £79,997 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4QZ |
| 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 | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2025 at 09:21 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053037-2025
- 9 Jul 2025 at 14:00 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038657-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053037-2025
  2nd September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038657-2025
  9th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-2884
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-2885
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-2886
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-2887
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-2888

## Notice URLs

- https://europe-economics.com
- https://orr.bravosolution.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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