Planning

Wales & Western - Civils Examination Services (Structures)

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

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Planning

19 Jun 2025 at 18:19

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited is planning a procurement process for civils examination services related to structural asset management in the Wales & Western region. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a tender titled "Wales & Western - Civils Examination Services (Structures)" and is classified under building surveying services, industry category code CPV 71315300. The location of this procurement is London, United Kingdom, and it is expected to commence on 1st July 2026, concluding by 30th June 2031. Key details include a planned total procurement value amounting to £136 million (gross £163.2 million), and an upcoming notice expected by the 25th June 2025. Network Rail, a central government public authority, is overseeing the process, offering substantial contract opportunities within utilities services.

This tender provides significant opportunities for growth, especially for businesses adept in building surveying and those involved in asset management services. Enterprises such as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are considered suitable to compete for this government contract, fostering a competitive environment. Participating in such a substantial and extended contract with Network Rail could lead to further opportunities within the public sector infrastructure services and support long-term business expansion in the field of civil engineering and asset management.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Wales & Western - Civils Examination Services (Structures)

Notice Description

Network Rail's Structures Asset Management Framework identifies the key threats to the structure asset portfolio. These threats have identified controls, one of which is the inspection of the asset. The Structures Examination Framework (CEFA) primary purpose is to; (1) Provide expertise at the asset to enable immediate safety risks to be understood and mitigated (2) Gather intelligence about how key defects are developing and changing with time (3) Provide Condition Marking information to allow asset deterioration to be modelled and wider portfolio issues to be managed. (4) Provide enough information on the condition of the asset such that when combined with information from NR's other risk control processes decisions can be made on the remaining fitness for purpose of the asset and appropriate interventions to mitigate risks to this fitness can be planned in an appropriate timeframe

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05506c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033874-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71315300 - Building surveying services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£136,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
25 Jun 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Contact Name
Amy Slocombe
Contact Email
amy.slocombe@networkrail.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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