Scope
Reference
ORR/CT/25-37
Description
The objective of this project is to review and compare how selected European rail infrastructure managers manage the approval of new products, components, and technologies for use on their networks. The project will assess the governance, efficiency, safety assurance, responsiveness to innovation, and overall burden on suppliers, with the aim of identifying best practices and lessons that the ORR can use to inform oversight of Network Rail's product approval regime and regulatory expectations.
The outcomes will directly support ORR's preparation for PR28 by informing its ability to assess Network Rail's CP8 plans, scrutinise claimed innovation pathways, and assess how barriers to supplier entry are being addressed.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £49,500 excluding VAT
- £59,400 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
8 October 2025
Contract dates
- 9 October 2025 to 12 December 2025
- 2 months, 4 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Supplier
FURRER + FREY GB LIMITED
- Companies House: 07889204
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYRT-2176-PXLN
39 Evelyn Street
Beeston
NG9 2EU
United Kingdom
Email: jpuons@furrerfrey.co.uk
Website: http://www.furrerfrey.ch
Region: UKF16 - South Nottinghamshire
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