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 Services - Humber, also to include Ipswich
Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance WalesRail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Services - Wales
Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance SouthamptonRail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Services - Southampton and Marchwood
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/001170-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Mar 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 5 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 29 Jun 2026 - 29 Jun 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS
- Contact Name
- Adrian Cunningham
- Contact Email
- procurement@abports.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- WC2E 9ES
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001170-2026
7th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001161-2026
7th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071334-2025
5th November 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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