Office of Rail and Road

• Contracts awarded24
• Period covered2 Sept 2025 to 5 Nov 2026
• Distinct suppliers20
• Contract valuesNone of these awards states a value
• Suppliers named21 of 24 awards

Open to bid now

• Small-firm friendly

  Passenger Services Cost Benchmarking Study

  Office of Rail and Road · £90k · Closes 23 Nov 2026

  The Office of Rail and Road needs a study to develop a cost benchmarking framework for passenger train operators. The work will analyse what drives variations in operating costs across the industry and recommend methodologies to help assess efficiency and value for money.

• Small-firm friendly

  Pay and Reward Strategy

  Office of Rail and Road · £55k · Closes 3 Dec 2026

  The Office of Rail and Road needs a consultant to review and develop its pay and reward strategy for all staff below Senior Civil Service level. The work will involve engagement with leadership, employees, unions and staff representatives to create an equitable, competitive strategy that supports recruitment and retention.

What they buy

• Business & professional services 13 awards
• IT, software & telecoms 4 awards
• Surveying, architecture & engineering 3 awards
• Financial & insurance 2 awards
• Research & development 2 awards
• Cleaning, waste & environmental 1 award

Contracts awarded

• ​​Independent review of ORR's approach to cost assessment and efficiency target setting for National Highways​
  5 Nov 2026 · ends 19 Feb 2027
  Awarded to EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH LIMITED
• Third party review of National Highways licence self-assurance
  19 Oct 2026 · ends 19 Oct 2026
  Awarded to GLEEDS LLP
• Operations analysis of applications for train services between Newcastle and Brighton and Cardiff and York
  30 Sept 2026 · ends 23 Oct 2026
  Awarded to SYSTRA LIMITED
• Power Platform Application Support and Development
  26 Aug 2026 · ends 31 Aug 2027
  Awarded to CLOUDSOURCE LTD
• Capacity of railway supply chain to meet key future funding period requirements
  28 May 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2026
  Awarded to NSAR LIMITED
• ORR rail operations consultancy on West Coast Mainline timetabling issues
  20 Apr 2026 · ends 29 May 2026
  Awarded to LEGGE INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LTD
• A review of National Highways' culture, approach, and processes to promote, incentivise and embed innovation
  14 Apr 2026 · ends 31 Jan 2027
  Awarded to AECOM LIMITED
• A review of National Highways' maintenance of biodiversity and water quality assets
  9 Mar 2026 · ends 1 Jul 2026
  Awarded to NOVASCAPE LIMITED
• CEO Partner Recruitment
  5 Mar 2026 · ends 16 Mar 2027
  Awarded to Saxton Bampfylde
• Rail Network Investment Framework
  5 Jan 2026 · ends 18 Mar 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Review of Lifts and Escalators Asset Management
  3 Dec 2025 · ends 23 Feb 2026
  Awarded to LECS (UK) LTD
• IT Help Desk Outsourcing
  11 Nov 2025 · ends 30 Sept 2026
  Awarded to Stone Technologies Ltd t/a Converge Technology Solutions
• Assessment of National Highways Supply Chain readiness for RIS3
  11 Nov 2025 · ends 23 Jan 2026
  Awarded to CEPA LLP
• Learning Management System
  11 Nov 2025 · ends 24 Jan 2029
  Awarded to Learning Pool Limited
• Whole System Monitoring & Rail Reform Strategic Support
  11 Nov 2025 · amended since award
  Awarded to CPCS TRANSCOM UK LTD
• Stakeholder survey
  5 Nov 2025 · ends 1 Mar 2026
  Awarded to DJS Research Ltd
• Review of Network Rail's WRCCA Planning for Operational Property (Buildings) assets
  23 Oct 2025 · ends 16 Jan 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Comparative Review of Product Approval Processes in European Rail Infrastructure Organisations
  9 Oct 2025 · ends 12 Dec 2025
  Awarded to FURRER + FREY GB LIMITED
• Revenue Abstraction Project
  2 Oct 2025 · ends 30 Nov 2025
  Awarded to SYSTRA LIMITED
• Oracle Managed Support Service
  26 Sept 2025 · ends 30 Sept 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Best Practice Review of On-Track Machine and Plant Strategies Across European Railway's
  18 Sept 2025 · ends 8 Dec 2025
  Awarded to FURRER + FREY GB LIMITED
• Facilitated workshops to improve the efficiency of regulatory engagement with Network Rail
  11 Sept 2025 · ends 31 Dec 2025
  Awarded to OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
• Measuring Whole industry total factor productivity (TFP) of the railway in Great Britain
  3 Sept 2025 · amended since award
  Awarded to EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH LIMITED
• Review of Approach to Inflation and Input Prices taken by Network Rail
  2 Sept 2025 · ends 31 Dec 2025
  Awarded to EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH LIMITED

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