Supply of Steel Rail and Ancillary Services
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
5
Lots
6
Published
10 Jul 2025
Description
The Supply of Steel Rail and ancillary services to Network Rail (NR) for a period of up to 8 years. The scope for supply of steel rail within this notice includes the potential to include all of Network Rail and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd and Network Rail High Speed and also to those organisations covered by our external business framework including Transport for Wales and as an occasional joint procurement with HS2 Ltd. The value of each lot awarded over an eight year duration is estimated to be as follows: Lot 2a £229.2m Lot 2b £128.2m Lot 3 £107.7m Lot 4 £40.7m Lot 5 £23.0m Lot 6 £40.1m The direct award contract to British Steel Ltd for Lot 1 is covered by a separate award notice.
Scope
- Reference
- 28680
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
The agreement may be extended by mutual agreement for a period of 2 years and then for a final 1 year period up to 30 September 2032.
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 34946000
- Contract locations
- UK
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Submission and Methodology | 27.5 | quality | — |
| Performance Management | 27 | quality | — |
| Contract Organisation | 5 | quality | — |
| Innovation and Collaboration | 5 | quality | — |
| Data Protection | 2.5 | quality | — |
| Social Value | 30 | quality | — |
| Modern Slavery | 3 | quality | — |
| — | 40 | price | — |
| Technical Submission and Methodology | 25 | quality | — |
| Performance Management | 29.5 | quality | — |
| — | 60 | price | — |
| Technical Submission and Methodology | 32.5 | quality | — |
| Innovation and Collaboration | 2.5 | quality | — |
| Social Value | 25 | quality | — |
| Technical Submission and Methodology | 27 | quality | — |
| Performance Management | 32.5 | quality | — |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Award details· 5 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
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Award date
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Contract start
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Contract end
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Lots · 6 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2a | Lot 2a Long and Short Rail Package and Ancillary Services | £199.5m | cancelled |
| 2b | Lot 2b Long, Short Rail and Ancillary Services | £119.7m | cancelled |
| 3 | Lot 3 Short Running Rail Package and Ancillary Services | £151.4m | cancelled |
| 4 | Lot 4 - Conductor Rail Package and Ancillary Services | £61.4m | cancelled |
| 5 | Lot 5 Switch Rail Package and Ancillary Services | £34.8m | cancelled |