Notice Information
Notice Title
Transparency Notice - Technical Support Services
Notice Description
Supply Chain Services, part of Route Services, have a requirement for Technical Support services from the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for Network Rail's five plain line grinders and Network Rail's milling train. The requirement covers both remote support and physical attendance to fix issues, plus relevant technical administration and software maintenance. The cost will only be incurred if the maintainer cannot use their own contract with the OEM for whatever reason.
Procurement Information
Section 41 - Schedule 5: Paragraph 5 The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-- (a)due to these particular suppliers having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply services or and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those services that would be able to comply with the requirements Paragraph 6 The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-- (a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons of being the original equipment manufacturer, only a particular supplier can supply the services required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those services Paragraph 7 The public contract concerns the supply of services by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing services in circumstances where-- (a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving services that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing on track plant goods and services (b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance of the on track plant.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069756
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043770-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £2,754,550 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 May 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 May 2026Yesterday
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 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
- NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
- 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
- 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
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043770-2026
13th May 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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