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Network Rail reserves the right to flex volume commitments and related advertised value ranges between lots covered by this notice and the Award Notice for Lots 2-6 in the circumstance described in the documentation at Schedule 11 Financial Difficulties.", "initiationType": "tender", "tender": { "id": "28680", "legalBasis": { "id": "32014L0025", "scheme": "CELEX" }, "title": "Supply of Long and Short Rail and Ancillary Services", "status": "complete", "classification": { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "34946000", "description": "Railway-track construction materials and supplies" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "goods", "description": "Award of the Supply of Steel Rail and ancillary services to Network Rail (NR) for a period of up to 8 years. The scope for supply of steel rail within this notice includes the potential to include all of Network Rail and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd and Network Rail High Speed and also to those organisations covered by our external business framework including Transport for Wales and as an occasional joint procurement with HS2 Ltd.", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "title": "Supply of Steel Rail Long and Short and Ancillary Services", "description": "Network Rail has appointed 1 Supplier. Long Rail/Short Rail Package. The Supplier shall provide 108m/216m rail in 56E1 and 60E2 profiles and in both R260 grade and Premium grades. 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