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Published 10 Apr 2025, 16:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tight Clearance Management System

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£750,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Network Rail has a business and legislative requirement to calculate gauge clearances to all currently cleared rolling stock and freight gauges, that enables efficient capability and risk management. There are also additional requirements to analyse for additional rolling stock, out of gauge loads and track design for renewals and maintenance.

The current NR gauging clearance ecosystem is comprised of three applications. A single system is sought that will satisfy all requirements, be simpler to use and more economical to support and maintain.

CPV: Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software development services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Industry specific software development services · Industry specific software package · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 (3 yrs)
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
48000000 Software package and information systems48100000 Industry specific software package72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support72212100 Industry specific software development services72212460 Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software development services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Apr 2025, 16:31 BST
Last source update
2 May 2025, 13:39 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018771
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software development servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportIndustry specific software development servicesIndustry specific software packageSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0500d4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Apr 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    10 Apr 2025, 16:31 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    2 May 2025, 13:39 BST
  3. Market engagement
    2 May 2025, 23:59 BST

    Should you wish to respond to this RFI please complete the document titled “Tight Clearance System – RFI Submission Template”, this can be accessed via the link and instructions below.

    Follow the link - networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗

    From the welcome screen, access the “View Current Opportunities” link and select “Pre-Market Engagement: Tight Clearance System RFI ".

    Click on the attachment – “Tight Clearance System – RFI Submission Template”

    Once completed please send your submission document via email as attachment to victoria.rampton@networkrail.co.uk with the email subject "Tight Clearance System RFI". The response deadline for this PIN is the 2nd May 2025 at 5pm

  4. Contract starts392 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    10 Apr 2025, 16:31 BST
    UK2
  2. Buyer details updated
    2 May 2025, 13:39 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DateEngagement Deadline2 May 20259 May 2025+7 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNZN-9524-VCQJ Waterloo General Office, London, London, SE1 8SWContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure