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Hi,

I am researching Investment Processes (including RIBA Plan of Work 2013 and GRIP) as part of my university studies.

Please may I ask why there is no tendering stage within GRIP?

I assumed that the reason is because the construction is undertaken by National Rail and not through external tenders/contractors.

However, a member of tundleage.co.uk, Peter, advised that it could be: "that the reason for no tendering is that the stages of GRIP are tendered out by the authority leading the project to appropriate consultants and contractors. This can be Network Rail or it could be a Local Authority."

Any help/confirmation on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Dino
 
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Its a project management process rather than a procurement process. Theres no single tendering stage because multiple stages may involve tendered work, stages 2-6 each might be tendered to different consultants/engineers/construction firms or alternately done in-house.
 
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IIRC - GRIP is a Network Rail Process and the role of local authorities is restricted to providing a financial contribution.
 
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dino173 said:
Hi,

I am researching Investment Processes (including RIBA Plan of Work 2013 and GRIP) as part of my university studies.

Please may I ask why there is no tendering stage within GRIP?

I assumed that the reason is because the construction is undertaken by National Rail and not through external tenders/contractors.

However, a member of tundleage.co.uk, Peter, advised that it could be: "that the reason for no tendering is that the stages of GRIP are tendered out by the authority leading the project to appropriate consultants and contractors. This can be Network Rail or it could be a Local Authority."

Any help/confirmation on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Dino
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I can't remember if a procurement policy (which would mandate competitive tendering), is a GRIP product?
 
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mwmbwls said:
IIRC - GRIP is a Network Rail Process and the role of local authorities is restricted to providing a financial contribution.
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Not quite. MetroWest, for example, is 'designed' and promoted by the local authorities (actually using outsourced skill) so for that scheme they do more than just paying.
 
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