--- title: "#24720 - Haulage tender (pre-market engagement)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0310d5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0310d5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0310d5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0310d5.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD" published: "2022-01-28" --- # #24720 - Haulage tender (pre-market engagement) Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0310d5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0310d5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0310d5.json) ## Summary The procurement process highlights a planned tender by Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, titled "#24720 - Haulage tender (pre-market engagement)", aimed at the railway transport services industry. Located in the UK, this process is currently in the planning stage, with the next significant communication set for 9th January 2023. Interested parties can explore future opportunities and submit their responses electronically or in writing via the BravoNR online sourcing platform. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses involved in haulage, logistics, and rail service provision. Companies that specialise in supplying locomotives, drivers, ground staff, and related infrastructure services will find this procurement particularly relevant. With the planned nature of the tender, businesses are encouraged to engage early, assess their capabilities, and prepare to respond to Network Rail's future requirements effectively. ## Notice The purpose of this Periodic Indicative Notice (PIN) and associated documents is to engage with the market to assess the level of interest in/ ability to provide future requirements for rail haulage and associated services for Network Rail. Interested parties can download the Pre-tender Market Engagement (PME) pack and associated questionnaire from Network Rail's BravoNR online sourcing platform https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/ Click on the 'View Current Opportunities' link Then select '#24720 - Haulage tender (pre-market engagement)' The PME questionnaire can be downloaded by clicking on the link to 'pqq_2581 - Pre-market Engagement - Rail Haulage Requirement' from within the opportunity listing. ### Lot Information Lot Lot 1 - Haulage Services Network Rail will require supply of haulage services from the external supply chain covering locomotives, drivers, ground staff, loads examiners, shunting and wagons. Haulage services will operate, as currently, under the supplier's safety case on the network under an Unregulated Track Access Agreement. The services will run nationally and are likely to include a requirement to serve areas of the network not directly under Network Rail's purview (such as High Speed 1 (HS1), Transport for Wales (TFW), Transport for London (TFL) and HS2), subject to appropriate licenses and agreements being in place. Any contract will have flexibility built-in to alter volumes annually, within specified limits and detailed plans will be developed on a rolling basis and confirmed/ called-off via the Employer's train planning system. Lot Lot 2 - Local Distribution Centre (LDC) Services LDCs are currently based at the locations as described in the documents that accompany this Notice. Network Rail is interested in identifying additional LDC locations (not owned by Network Rail) that prospective Tenderers could offer in addition to existing locations. The services that Network Rail require include: management of the site by the supplier's staff; safe acceptance and release of traffic; ensuring the correct consisting and orientation of trains; planning and coordinating yard movements; repairing and maintaining the LDC infrastructure to the levels received from (or otherwise enhanced by) Network Rail. Lot Lot 3 - Operation and Maintenance of the Existing Rail Delivery (RDF) Fleet Network Rail delivers rail, and switch and crossing layouts, using eight rail delivery trains, three long welded rail trains, and train consists utilising fifty tilting wagons, and eight beam carriers respectively. This requirement will be for the operation and maintenance of the existing vehicles and Network Rail is interested in the Participants' ability and appetite to provide the associated rail haulage of these trains as an integrated service. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002619-2022 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jan 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 Jan 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | North West London | | Postcode | NW1 2DN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Regent's Park | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60200000 - Railway transport services ## Release History - 28 Jan 2022 at 22:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002619-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0310d5. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0310d5.json.