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Graduates, Apprentices & Signallers- Candidate Management

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited · Central government

In brief

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited has announced plans to buy recruitment work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £4,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 August 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 42 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Network Rail Resourcing Team within HR Organisational Capability is looking to procure a supplier to provide a Candidate Management Service to support the recruitment of Graduates, Apprentices and Signalers within Network Rail. This project is aligned to the Network Rail People Strategy outcome of: attracting, developing and retaining dedicated and committed people. This project will achieve this outcome by helping to attract new talent to the business to help grow and future-proof Network Rail. Please access documentation on the Network Rail Bravo, BravoNR Current opportunities page to access the Pre-market engagement documentation. The PME does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works mentioned therein, and Network Rail will not accept any proposals offered in response to the PME. Network Rail is not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to or attending any PME event. Any procurement of any services, supplies or works by Network Rail will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the relevant procurement regulations depending on the route to market decided.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 000500-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 002350-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 003363-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 000500-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 January 2026, last updated 15 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.