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BenchSmart Phase 2 - Detailed Design. Direct Award
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £143,736Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- Fri 13 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Fri 13 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT, which is not an open deadline.
- Published
- 19 Feb 2026
- Region
- Any region
02/ The brief
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Following an initial feasibility study to determine how a sector-wide benchmarking tool could be developed, as well as engaging with key ALBs that would need to use such a tool, this contract is for specialist technical advisors to provide project support, including subject matter experts, to develop a detailed design solution for a sector-wide benchmarking tool, known as BenchSmart, based on Network Rail's latest railway asset categorisation and developed specifically for benchmarking purposes.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
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- 71000000 71300000 71350000
- 71356000
04/ History
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- 19 Feb 2026Contract notice
Contract notice published 19 February 2026.
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