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Open tender · Notice 089570-2026

Intra-company benchmarking of Network Rail's maintenance and renewals expenditure

Office of Rail and Road

Value
£75k
Closes
20 Oct 2026 (26 days)
Where
UK-wide
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes, says the buyer
Contract
2 Nov 2026 – 28 Feb 2027

In plain English

The Office of Rail and Road wants a consultancy to carry out statistical (econometric) benchmarking comparing spending across Network Rail's own regions/routes on maintenance and renewals for the 2025-26 financial year, to help judge cost efficiency and value for money. The work runs from 2 November 2026 to 28 February 2027 and is valued at around £75,000.

Good fit for: Small economics or data-analytics consultancies with econometric cost benchmarking experience, ideally in regulated infrastructure.

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What the buyer says

This project aim is understanding the drivers of Network Rail's expenditure, including the reasons for changes over time, is key to understanding value for money - of which cost efficiency is a key part. To achieve this, we use a range of complementary approaches including bottom-up assessments of Network Rail's business plans and performance, and top-down cost benchmarking using statistical (econometric) methods. This work relates to our top-down benchmarking of Network Rail's maintenance and renewals expenditure for the year from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 ('2025-26').

Procedure: Below threshold - open competition. Published 22 Sep 2026.

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