Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
2904587
Waterloo General Offices
London
SE1 8SW
UK
Contact person: Sarabjit Lota
Telephone: +44 1908781000
E-mail: Sarabjit.Lota@networkrail.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.networkrail.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
I.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
W&W CP7 Contract Management Services Framework - Lot 2
Reference number: BravoNR 39870
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71541000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Contract Management Services framework - Lot 2 Specialist Supplier covers professional commercial services for, but not limited to, specialist commercial services, claims management, forensic investigation & analysis, and auditing scopes.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Wales & Western region.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contract Management Services framework - Lot 2 Specialist Supplier covers professional commercial services for, but not limited to, specialist commercial services, claims management, forensic investigation & analysis, and auditing scopes.
The new framework will be run for an initial three year period, Network Rail may extend the framework further by 2 x 1 year increments.
This new framework is a zero value commitment framework.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical - Process & Systems
/ Weighting: 4
Quality criterion: Technical - Resources
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Technical - Value Add / Efficiencies
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Technical - Collaboration
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: Technical - Assurance
/ Weighting: 4
Quality criterion: Technical - Competence Management
/ Weighting: 4
Quality criterion: Technical - Presentation
/ Weighting: 4
Quality criterion: HSEA
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Network Rail may extend the framework further by 2 x 1 year increments.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-029495
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: ecm_46426
Title: Contract Management Services - Lot 2 - Specialist
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/10/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ottimo Ltd
09762081
Wesley Offices, 74 Silver Street,
Nailsea
BS482DS
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Network Rail Infrastructure Limted
1 Holbrook Way, Western House,
Swindon
SN11BD
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.networkrail.co.uk/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of England & Wales Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC1A2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Network Rail incorporated a standstill period following the conclusion of the procurement for this framework.
Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 are applicable to this framework.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
High Court of England & Wales Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/11/2025