Becoming a supplier

Interested in working with us?

We’re committed to making it easier for organisations to work with us and provide their services and products to help make Britain’s railway even better.

Depending on what your organisation provides, and what projects you want to work on, there are four steps involved in becoming a supplier for 51±¬ÁÏ. It is also important that any organisation that wants to work with 51±¬ÁÏ knows what we expect from our suppliers.

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How to register as a 51±¬ÁÏ supplier

Step 1

Register on the . This is essential for suppliers to participate in any public sector procurement.

Step 2

. This is our procurement portal and any organisation wishing to supply goods, works or services to 51±¬ÁÏ must be registered on BravoNR.

Step 3

If you supply goods, works or services under Railway Industry Commodity Classification List (RICCL) codes directly to 51±¬ÁÏ, or wish to do so, please note that 51±¬ÁÏ uses the Railway safety and Standards Board (RSSB) Rail Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS) as a ‘Qualification System’ under the Utilities Contract Regulations (2016) where 51±¬ÁÏ may choose to select participants directly from the ‘Qualification System’ without placing a further â€˜Find a Tender’ service call for competition. 

For suppliers of safety critical goods, works or services (i.e. RICCL codes) who wish to contract directly with 51±¬ÁÏ,  and become a supplier with audited status. RISQS is both a Qualification System under the Utilities Contract Regulations and an assurance system run by the Railway Safety and Standards Board. 

51±¬ÁÏ has chosen to use RISQS as its assurance system for suppliers with whom 51±¬ÁÏ contracts directly. We do not mandate RISQS on our Tier 1 suppliers and it is up to them how they assure their own sub-contractors and sub-suppliers. 

If you supply goods, works and services under RICCL categories to buyers other than 51±¬ÁÏ, we advise you to check with the relevant buying organisations to find out which supplier assurance system(s) they use, if at all.  

Step 4

Procurement and can also be viewed on the 51±¬ÁÏ procurement pipeline. Under each opportunity the buyer contact details are listed. You will also find additional documents providing more information on the procurement.

Step 5

Familiarise yourself with 51±¬ÁÏ standards relevant to the procurement. You can register for access to these standards via . Access to the Standards is free of charge for our suppliers and key stakeholders.

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Working with 51±¬ÁÏ

We demand value from our suppliers and our focus is on improving efficiency and safety across the railway. It is important that all our suppliers work within the terms set out in our supply chain charter and understand how we measure performance.

Find out more about working with us, including our category management, supplier relationship management and supplier performance.

Supplier Qualification Requirements

In accordance with clause 6.7.2 of standard NR/L2/SCO/302 – Supplier Qualification Requirements, those organisations approved by 51±¬ÁÏ to undertake the role of Supplier Assurance Provider are as follows:

RSSB RISQS
The Helicon
One South Place
London
EC2M 2RB

Contact: Scheme.Manager@RISQS.org

Achilles Link Up
Achilles Information Ltd
30 Western Avenue
Milton Park
Abington
Oxon
OX14 4SH

Contact: katie.ferrier@achilles.com

Events

Here are our upcoming events that are either 51±¬ÁÏ or Government-organised, or industry events where 51±¬ÁÏ are participating.

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