Scope
Description
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is the independent safety and economic regulator of Britain's railways. This project falls within ORR's strategic objective of delivering value-for-money on the railways.
In March 2025, we published a report on rail industry productivity, following a discussion paper in April 2024. Our latest report used measures such as train distance travelled, passenger journeys and Gross Value Added (GVA) as output measures to inform our productivity analysis. Other measures of output and productivity are possible which is what we seek to explore through this commission.
Hence, we are seeking support in creating a productivity metric such as Total Factor Productivity (TFP) for the rail industry in Great Britain. We hope that this will help us better understand current productivity levels but also set the baseline for measuring any productivity changes as the industry moves towards (and ultimately beyond) rail reform.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £7,968,125 excluding VAT
- £9,561,750 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
3 September 2025
Contract dates
- 3 September 2025 to 31 December 2025
- 3 months, 28 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Supplier
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH LIMITED
- Companies House: 03477100
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJRB-5411-TQTL
1st Floor 330 High Holborn
London
WC1V 7QH
United Kingdom
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Office of Rail and Road
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMPH-6471-MDYY
25 Cabot Square
London
E14 4QZ
United Kingdom
Email: procurementteam@orr.gov.uk
Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets
Organisation type: Public authority - central government