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Published 12 Nov 2025, 16:23 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Consultancy Services to Support ORR's Competition Team

Official notice

Authority: Office of Rail and Road (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£70,000£84,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Nov 2025
Contract term 5 moends 29 May 2026 · starts 15 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description
  • Providing strategic and analytical input across a portfolio of competition-related projects, including market reviews, policy development, and casework.
  • Supporting ORR in scoping and planning potential future market reviews or market studies, in line with the statutory framework under the Enterprise Act 2002.
  • Designing proportionate and effective evidence-gathering approaches applicable across competition projects.
  • Enhancing ORR's internal capability through collaborative working and knowledge transfer with ORR staff.
  • Assisting ORR in assessing the competition and market implications of rail reform proposals.

CPV: Business and management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 5 moSMEPublished value£70,000
Contract period: 15 Dec 2025 – 29 May 2026 (5 mo)Value: £70,000 exc. VAT · £84,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Quality 80% Price 20%

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
12 Nov 2025, 16:23 GMT
Last source update
12 Nov 2025, 16:23 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073300
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dfe0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Nov 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published349 days ago
    12 Nov 2025, 16:23 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by338 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline335 days ago
    27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts317 days ago
    15 Dec 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Nov 2025, 16:23 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Office of Rail and Road

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMPH-6471-MDYY 25 Cabot Square, London, London, E14 4QZContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender