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Railway Museum Great Hall Road Repairs Contractor

Science Museum Group

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

22 Oct 2026 at 11:23

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Tender

17 Apr 2026 at 16:40

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Science Museum Group procured railway track repair works at the National Railway Museum in York. The work covers repairs to rail roads connecting to the turntable in the Great Hall: the museum has 24 roads in total, and the contract covers repairs to up to 13. The requirement is specialist track and rail maintenance within a museum setting, rather than general building work. The scope is focused on the Great Hall’s turntable-connected roads and the associated railway infrastructure.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Vertex Construction & Civil Engineering Ltd. It was run as an open competition below the applicable threshold. Bids were assessed using pass/fail questions, with quality weighted at 85% and price at 15%. The tender submission deadline was 15 May 2026, following an enquiry deadline of 4 May 2026. The tender estimate was £1,540,000 excluding VAT (£1,848,000 including VAT); the signed contract is valued at £1,198,038 excluding VAT (£1,437,646 including VAT). The contract was signed on 21 September 2026 and runs from 22 September 2026 to 21 September 2028.

This award demonstrates demand from the Science Museum Group for specialist railway track repair at a working museum site, involving roads linked to a turntable and repairs across a substantial part of the Great Hall’s track layout. A future competitor would need credible rail-track repair and construction capability, along with the capacity to carry out work on up to 13 roads in a live museum environment. The evaluation’s strong emphasis on quality indicates that technical delivery and a robust response to pass/fail requirements matter more than price alone. The successful supplier is an SME, showing that this scale of specialist works can be delivered by a smaller construction and civil engineering business.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Railway Museum Great Hall Road Repairs Contractor

Notice Description

The National Railway Museum (York) is seeking a contractor to repair several rail roads that connect to the turntable in the Great Hall. There are 24 number of roads in total, and this contract will deliver repairs to up to 13 of them. Please refer to the tender documents for further details.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0685b7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099882-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

34941200 - Track rails

34946000 - Railway-track construction materials and supplies

34946110 - Rails

45212313 - Museum construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,540,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,540,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,198,038 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
15 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
22 Sep 2026 - 21 Sep 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Science Museum Group
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW7 2DD
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Electoral Ward
Brompton & Hans Town
Westminster Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Vertex Construction & Civil Engineering Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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