Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 9 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Review of Approach to Inflation and Input Prices taken by Network Rail

Official notice

Authority: Office of Rail and Road (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£80,000£96,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Aug 2025awarded 29 Aug 2025
Awarded to EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH LIMITED
Contract term 4 moends 12 Dec 2025 · starts 22 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

CPV: Financial consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 moSMEPublished value£80,000
Contract period: 22 Aug 2025 – 12 Dec 2025 (4 mo)Value: £80,000 exc. VAT · £96,000 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% Cost 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
Awarded
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
9 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
Last source update
2 Sept 2025, 10:21 BST
Authority reference
ORR/CT/25-31
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038657
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Financial consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055c2b 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
8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Jul 2025 → 2 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    22 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    2 Sept 2025, 10:21 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    2 Sept 2025, 10:21 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    2 Sept 2025, 10:21 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £79,9981 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH LIMITEDSME£79,998 †—Awarded

Contracts

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03477100GB-PPON: PJRB-5411-TQTL 1st Floor 330 High Holborn, London, London, WC1V 7QHContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender