Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Waterloo General Offices
London
SE1 8SW
UK
Telephone: +44 1908781000
E-mail: Dylan.White@networkrail.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Railway Services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Stakeholder Engagement Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79416000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Award of a four-year contract for the provision of Stakeholder Engagement Services to support Network Rail. The contract was awarded compliantly following a further competition process via RM6124 Communications Marketplace Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 168 415.97
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79112100
79416000
79416100
79416200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Full-service consultancy, analysis, and monitoring to support the overarching communications and engagement strategy, individual projects, and responses to major events.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Criterion
/ Weighting: 70%
Quality criterion: Cost Criterion
/ Weighting: 30%
Price
/ Weighting:
100%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The contract was awarded following a further competition conducted through the RM6124 Communications Marketplace Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The opportunity was competed amongst suppliers admitted to the relevant DPS category filters. The contract was awarded in accordance with the DPS rules and applicable procurement regulations.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
iNHouse Communications Limited
London
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:
: 1 168 415.97
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/10/2026