Network Rail (NR) and Office of Rail and Road (ORR) undertook an Occasional joint procurement to create the CP7 Independent Reporter Services framework, which sets out the criteria for a supplier to be qualified to bid to undertake an Independent Reporter review as an Independent Reporter.
Each Independent Reporter review is allocated to the most appropriate Lot (as determined by ORR) and only those Independent Reporters qualified to bid for contracts under that Lot will be eligible to undertake the review.
Each Lot contains a minimum of one and a maximum of three Independent Reporters who are qualified to bid for contracts within the relevant Lot. The Lots available are:
1. Analytical Support
2. Programme, Project, and Cost Management
3. Asset management and Engineering & Environmental Matters
4. Railway Operations and Performance Management
5. Efficiency and Financial Reporting
Analytical support, focusing on appropriate use of sensitive data and data quality.
Programme, project and cost management assessments in large infrastructure organisations
Asset management, engineering and environmental sustainability reviews.
Performance management and operational reviews within the rail industry.
Financial reviews on efficiency improvements, financial risks and recommendations on
improvements.