Official UK procurement notice
Cost Benefit Analysis for competing Great Western Mainline track access applications - Independent Audit
Authority: Office of Rail and Road (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionORR wishes to procure an independent audit of the assumptions, methodology, calculations and outputs of the demand & revenue forecasting and cost-benefit analysis to provide assurance on the robustness and suitability of the analysis for informing ORR's decision-making.
CPV: Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£40,000
- Condition of participation
This procurement is suitable for all UK supplier including Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs).
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: Methodology (25%) Delivery (25%) Experience (30%) Cost / Value for money (20%)
- Condition of participation
This procurement is suitable for all UK supplier including Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Aug 2026, 13:28 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2026, 13:28 BST
- Authority reference
ORR CT 26-28- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074732- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ddbdFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
If you wish to join the ITT, please can you ensure you are registered on the e-tendering portal by visiting and registering via this link;
www.orr.gov.uk/about/procuring-good… ↗
Once you have registered on the e-tendering system, the ITT will be available via this link;
Timeline
6 Aug 2026 → 7 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published82 days ago6 Aug 2026, 13:28 BST
- Clarification questions by68 days ago20 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline54 days ago3 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts51 days ago7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 Aug 2026, 13:28 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications If you wish to join the ITT, please can you ensure you are registered on the e-tendering portal by visiting and registering via this link; https://www.orr.gov.uk/about/procuring-goods-and-services/e-tendering Once you have registered on the e-tendering system, the ITT will be ava…
- Bidding documents and specifications If you wish to join the ITT, please can you ensure you are registered on the e-tendering portal by visiting and registering via this link; https://www.orr.gov.uk/about/procuring-goods-and-services/e-tendering Once you have registered on the e-tendering system, the ITT will be ava…
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender