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2,024,360

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

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20 Aug 2026 at 09:43

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Summary of the contracting process

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd procured SORAT Services through a single-supplier framework for its Southern Region, covering the Kent, Sussex and Wessex Routes. The requirement is classified as transport services, with railway engineering services as an additional classification. Work is associated with railway operations and engineering across these routes in the United Kingdom. The buyer is based in London. The procurement concerns services rather than goods or construction works, and the framework was intended to provide one appointed supplier for the regional requirement. Businesses whose work combines transport support with railway engineering capability would find the subject matter most relevant, particularly those able to operate across the Southern Region’s three routes.

The procurement has reached completion and an award is recorded as active. It used a selective negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition, under a framework agreement. One bid was recorded for the single lot. The lot itself is recorded as cancelled, while the associated award, Southern SORAT Services, is active and the related contract is active. The contract was signed by Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd on 20 July 2026. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The recorded award and contract do not state an awarded supplier, monetary value, award date or contract end date. The process therefore shows an established contractual outcome, alongside a cancellation status for the lot.

For a supplier assessing future demand from Network Rail, this procurement demonstrates a requirement for a single provider of SORAT Services across three Southern Region routes. A credible competitor would need transport-services capability tailored to railway environments, supported by relevant railway engineering expertise. The geographic scope points to the need for operational reach across Kent, Sussex and Wessex, rather than delivery at one isolated site. Experience coordinating services across multiple rail routes would be commercially relevant, as would the capacity to perform consistently under a framework arrangement with one buyer. The recorded competitive route and single bid indicate that understanding Network Rail’s requirements, governance and route-wide delivery expectations would be important when developing a future proposition for this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

2,024,360

Notice Description

Network Rail requires a single-supplier framework contract for the provision of SORAT Services across the Southern Region (i.e., Kent, Sussex, and Wessex Routes).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Network Rail requires a single-supplier framework contract for the provision of SORAT Services across the Southern Region (i.e., Kent, Sussex, and Wessex Routes).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e830
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079290-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

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
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8SW
Postcode Area
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
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex, TLJ4 Kent
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Further Information

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