Published date: 7 September 2022

This notice was replaced on 12 October 2022

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Awarded contract (published 12 October 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Transport systems consultancy services - 71311200

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£40,000

Procurement reference

ORR/CT/22-35

Published date

7 September 2022

Closing date

23 September 2022

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

7 October 2022

Contract end date

31 January 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

We are looking for a consultant to engage with stakeholders and provide its expert opinion, to help ORR to reach a robust evidence-based policy position on its new approach to monitoring network availability and possession management in CP7. This will help us build a robust proposal, informed by the views of operators, the infrastructure manager and other stakeholders impacted by both the change in incentive regime and our monitoring approach.

In terms of wider outcomes, this study should provide evidence for a robust approach for monitoring network availability and possession management in CP7 to be outlined in our Final Determination, published in October 2023. This should be based on a suite of measures and qualitative information we can use to monitor Network Rail. We do not expect this work to propose the development of new metrics to monitor Network Rail's management of possessions and network availability, ahead of implementation of rail reform. Instead, this work should highlight the strengths and weaknesses of current measures, so GBR can consider these in the development of any future measures post rail reform.

More information

Attachments

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The tender exercise is being managed via the ORR Procurement portal (BRAVO). All tender clarification questions must be raised via the portal.

About the buyer

Contact name

Harriet Dinkele

Address

25 Cabot Square
London
E144QZ
England

Telephone

02072823944

Email

procurementteam@orr.gov.uk