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HRE - AFS/20 - Aviemore to Forres - Castle Grant

National Highways

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15 Sep 2026 at 15:57

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Summary of the contracting process

National Highways Limited procured works associated with railway maintenance or service vehicles and railway freight wagons, under the requirement titled “Aviemore to Forres – Castle Grant”. The procurement is concerned with the railway asset and vehicle-related works identified by CPV 34621000, rather than a general construction service. The named delivery scope is the Aviemore to Forres route and Castle Grant, within a wider geographic coverage that includes the United Kingdom and other locations. National Highways Limited is the buying organisation. The opportunity was classified as works and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. It therefore provides a useful reference point for firms delivering railway maintenance, service-vehicle or freight-wagon-related works for public infrastructure buyers.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete. National Highways Limited used a selective procedure to make a call-off from a framework agreement. Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd was awarded the contract on 15 September 2026 for £162,058 including the stated GBP currency. The contract runs from 15 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. The published tender value and awarded value are both £162,058. The requirement was evaluated through the framework call-off route; the available procurement record does not set out separate quality or price weightings. This was a single awarded requirement rather than a set of separately reported lots, and the award is active. The selected supplier is a large organisation.

For competitors, this award shows that National Highways buys defined railway maintenance and service-vehicle-related works through framework call-offs, with delivery linked to the Aviemore–Forres route and Castle Grant. A credible future supplier would need practical capability in railway infrastructure works involving maintenance or service vehicles and railway freight wagons, together with the capacity to deliver a defined public-sector requirement on a major transport asset. Experience working safely and reliably in railway environments would be commercially relevant, as would the ability to operate across the United Kingdom where required. The buyer’s indication that the requirement is suitable for SMEs suggests that smaller specialist firms may be credible participants, either independently or as part of a framework supply chain, while larger contractors may compete at comparable scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HRE - AFS/20 - Aviemore to Forres - Castle Grant

Notice Description

HRE - AFS/20 - Aviemore to Forres - Castle Grant

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-195456ad-4481-48a1-9e6f-e13232905270
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/736fa332-9f6f-4a37-8bc3-580213e1083f
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

34621000 - Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£162,058 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£162,058 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Sep 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
15 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Highways
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 6GA
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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