45,000,000
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
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Lots
2
Published
28 Jan 2026
Description
Network Rail has awarded national Framework Agreements for the provision of Track Bed Investigations for England & Wales, and for Scotland. The framework scope includes standard and deep track bed investigations, concrete coring and various drainage surveys, which are used for the design and specification of the trackbed for track renewals. The framework is specific to the Engineering Services Design Delivery function in Network Rail. The workbank comes from client teams in the Network Rail regions who will call-off from the framework when track bed investigations are required. Due to the work-related nature of these activities, the framework terms & conditions are based on the NR29 Framework Contract for Network Rail Amended NEC4 Engineering and Construction Short Contract. The framework will run for an initial period of five years, and Network Rail will have the option to extend for two further one-year periods, providing the flexibility for a five, six or seven year framework duration.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-04373d
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
Network Rail will have the option to extend for two further one-year periods, providing the flexibility for a five, six or seven year framework duration in total.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 71631470
- Contract locations
- North East EnglandNorth West EnglandEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEast of EnglandSouth East EnglandSouth West EnglandWalesScotland
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
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Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
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Award date
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Contract start
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Contract end
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Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Track Bed Investigation Framework - England & Wales | £40.5m | cancelled |
| 2 | Track Bed Investigation Framework - Scotland's Railway | £4.5m | cancelled |