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Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance

ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

11 May 2026 at 14:27

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

07 Jan 2026 at 15:38

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

07 Jan 2026 at 15:28

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

05 Nov 2025 at 15:32

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process titled "Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance" has been completed by Associated British Ports, a private utility organisation located at 25 Bedford Street, London. This contract involves planned rail track inspections and minor maintenance services across several regions in the UK, including Humber, Wales, Southampton, and Ipswich. Initiated as an open procedure, this procurement falls under the services category with a focus on railway-track maintenance and railway engineering services. The tender process has moved through several stages from planning in November 2025 to the award in May 2026, with the contract period scheduled to begin on 1st August 2026 and potentially extend until 31st July 2031.

This tender creates significant business growth opportunities as it requires specialist contractors in railway infrastructure maintenance. Large companies such as Cleshar Contract Services and VolkerRail Specialist Businesses Limited, both involved as suppliers, exemplify the type of experienced and capable entities well-suited to compete in this space. The contract's substantial value of £656,227 and the technical-commercial weighting criteria present a lucrative opportunity, potentially benefiting businesses proficient in rail engineering services and keen on establishing or expanding their presence in specified UK areas.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance

Notice Description

This procurement is to carry out planned rail track inspections and minor maintenance services across the ABP Port Estate, in line with the ABP Track Standard ABP-ENGC-ST-022 (To be issued as part of Tender Pack). The standard indicates the criteria for the inspection and minor maintenance of the Permanent Way on all ABP controlled infrastructure, i.e. where the track is the freehold (or leasehold) property of ABP and maintained on its behalf by a specialist contractor.

Lot Information

Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Humber Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Wales Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Southampton

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05db28
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043047-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

50225000 - Railway-track maintenance services

71311230 - Railway engineering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£656,227 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 May 20263 months ago
Submission Deadline
13 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
5 Nov 2025Expired
Award Date
11 May 20263 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
WC2E 9ES
Postcode Area
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Cleshar Contract Services

VolkerRail Specialist Businesses Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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