Contract award · 7 Jan 2025

Strategic Regulatory Advice

Office of Rail Regulation awarded “Strategic Regulatory Advice” to Fingleton Limited for £35,000 on 7 Jan 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionResearch & developmentLondon

Value £35,000
WinnerFingleton Limited SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Supplier
Fingleton Limited SME
Value
£35,000
Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Sector
Research & development · Research consultancy services (CPV 73210000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date7 Jan 2025
  2. Published6 Mar 2025Published 58 days after the contract date

Description

Specialist support to lead our investigation of how rail industry retail platforms and systems contribute to ticketing irregularities experienced by passengers.

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