Benchmarking of international railway infrastructure managers' expenditure (covering operations, support, maintenance and renewals activities)

Office of Rail and Road
London
Open procedure
28 July 2025 to 27 February 2026

Delivery of a comparative benchmarking report evaluating Network Rail's expenditure across operations, support, maintenance, and renewals against international railway infrastructure managers. The project requires identifying cost and efficiency gaps, analysing the underlying reasons for performance differences, and highlighting potential opportunities for operational improvement.

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Awarded value: £140k; As published
Published: 12 June 2025
Awarded: 28 July 2025; Rebel Infrastructure Assets & Operations UK
Contract length: 7 months; Ends 27 February 2026

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of specialist management consultancy services for benchmarking railway infrastructure expenditure, operational efficiency, and maintenance cost analysis for regulatory bodies.

A report benchmarking Network Rail's operations, support, maintenance and renewals expenditure against suitably selected international railway infrastructure managers
Assessment of whether and to what extent there is a gap between the cost and efficiency of Network Rail's operations, support, maintenance and renewals expenditure and that of comparators
Analysis of the reasons for any differences and identification of potential efficiency or activity opportunities

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 7 months
Contract dates: 28 July 2025 to 27 February 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 79400000

Services in this contract

Performance and cost benchmarkingMain service£53k typicalBenchmarking Network Rail expenditure against international infrastructure managers

Lifecycle

Published
12 June 2025
Contract awardedto Rebel Infrastructure Assets & Operations UK
28 July 2025
Contract starts
28 July 2025
Contract ends
27 February 2026

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/958957/benchmarking-of-international-railway-infrastructure-managers-expenditure-coveri
Buyer reference: ORR/CT/25-22
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05480f
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Office of Rail and Road. Benchmarking of international railway infrastructure managers' expenditure (covering operations, support, maintenance and renewals activities). Contract award, 12 June 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/958957/benchmarking-of-international-railway-infrastructure-managers-expenditure-coveri (accessed 5 November 2026).