BenchSmart Phase 2 - Detailed Design. Direct Award

Department for Transport
Direct award
16 February 2026 to 15 May 2026

Development of a detailed design solution for the BenchSmart benchmarking tool. The work involves providing subject matter expertise to align the tool with Network Rail's latest railway asset categorisation standards for sector-wide benchmarking purposes.

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Awarded value: £144k; As published
Published: 19 February 2026
Awarded: 13 February 2026; Arcadis
Contract length: 3 months; Ends 15 May 2026

What the contract covers

Technical advisory services

Provision of specialist technical consultancy and project support services for the detailed design of sector-wide infrastructure benchmarking tools.

A detailed design solution for the sector-wide benchmarking tool known as BenchSmart, based on Network Rail's latest railway asset categorisation and developed specifically for benchmarking purposes
Specialist technical-advisor project support, including subject matter experts

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Technical advisory services
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 3 months
Contract dates: 16 February 2026 to 15 May 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 71356000

Services in this contract

Performance and cost benchmarkingMain service£53k typicalDetailed design of sector-wide rail benchmarking tool BenchSmart

Lifecycle

Published
19 February 2026
Contract awardedto Arcadis
13 February 2026
Contract starts
16 February 2026
Contract ends
15 May 2026

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Department for Transport

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Arcadis

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/57416/benchsmart-phase-2-detailed-design-direct-award
Buyer reference: tender_518815/1554038
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-2e15d1b0-c9f8-4b82-85d2-68ef6abb4fd3
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Department for Transport. BenchSmart Phase 2 - Detailed Design. Direct Award. Contract award, 19 February 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/57416/benchsmart-phase-2-detailed-design-direct-award (accessed 4 November 2026).