Notice Information
Notice Title
Maintenance of the New Measurement Train (NMT)
Notice Description
The contract covers the maintenance of the New Measurement Train (NMT), a critical asset within Network Rail's Infrastructure Monitoring fleet. The NMT operates across high-mileage and high-traffic segments of track, delivering essential data to ensure compliance with track standards, particularly Category 1a and 1 routes. The awarded services include: Heavy and light maintenance of the NMT fleet, comprising Class 43 Power Cars and Mk3 Trailer Cars. Cleaning operations. Provision of NMT technicians responsible for overnight service exams, fault response, and technical riding duties. Scheduled maintenance activities on a weekly, per-period, and bi-period basis. Support for QL3 and QL4 MTU engine overhauls managed by a separate maintainer.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The contract covers the maintenance of the New Measurement Train (NMT), a critical asset within Network Rail's Infrastructure Monitoring fleet. The NMT operates across high-mileage and high-traffic segments of track, delivering essential data to ensure compliance with track standards, particularly Category 1a and 1 routes. The awarded services include heavy and light maintenance of the NMT fleet (Class 43 Power Cars and Mk3 Trailer Cars), cleaning operations, provision of NMT technicians for overnight service exams, fault response, and technical riding duties. Maintenance activities are scheduled weekly, per-period, and bi-period, with support for QL3 and QL4 MTU engine overhauls managed by a separate maintainer.
Options: The contract includes two optional one-year extensions (12 + 12 months), subject to performance and operational requirements.
Renewal: 12+12
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dee4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055260-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50221000 - Repair and maintenance services of locomotives
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £8,480,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD
- Contact Name
- Shazea Hussain
- Contact Email
- shazea.hussain@networkrail.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1908781000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 8SW
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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