UK4 - Tender Notice Template for CSM & RIR Framework

Buyer
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Value
£13,500,000
Closes
2 November 2026
Where
London, London
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

Network Rail is looking for specialist safety and assurance consultants to provide risk evaluation and assessment services across the Northwest and Central Region. This is a framework agreement worth £13.5 million to help Network Rail comply with railway safety regulations and standards.

What the buyer wants

• Provide specialist safety and assurance services focused on risk evaluation and assessment (CSM REA) • Support compliance with EU and GB railway safety regulations, including the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 • Deliver services aligned with Network Rail and rail industry standards and guidance across the Northwest and Central Region

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

This contract is almost certainly disqualifying for small trades: it requires specialist railway safety consultancy expertise, formal regulatory accreditation in rail safety, and proven experience in complex compliance assessment. A typical electrician, builder, or cleaner would not qualify.

How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

How framework contracts work

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