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# Lift and Escalator Maintenance, Inspections and Lift and Escalator Renewals and Replacements

Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040c59

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## Summary

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd seeks to establish contracts and two frameworks for the maintenance, inspections, renewals, and replacements of lifts and escalators across stations throughout England, Scotland, and Wales. The procurement event, active as of 16 October 2023, covers the "Lift and Escalator Maintenance, Inspections and Lift and Escalator Renewals and Replacements" project. This project falls under the industry category of "Lift and escalator installation work" (CPV code: 45313000) and encompasses various lots with comprehensive services, including planned preventative maintenance and reactive services. Tender submissions for the negotiated procedure must be received by 16 November 2023, with an invitation date for the second stage set for 12 January 2024. The procurement event is managed from Network Rail's office in London, UK.

This tender represents significant business growth opportunities for companies offering maintenance, inspection, and installation services for lift and escalator systems. Businesses with expertise in planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, and technical inspection services are particularly well-suited for this procurement. SMEs and large-scale companies can benefit from the potential high-value contracts, which include the possibility of multiple extensions, enhancing long-term business relationships. Particularly, involvement in the framework agreements can lead to continued engagement with Network Rail, boosting both market credibility and financial stability for the selected companies.

## Notice

This Procurement Event will seek to establish a Contract/s for Lifts and Escalator Maintenance and a Contract for Inspections and will establish 2 x Frameworks for the renewal and replacement of Lifts and Escalators. All Contracts and Frameworks cover stations throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Details on the scope of each Lot are shown within this notice and further explained in the Procurement Documents. Please note that this procurement event contains lot options (lots 1,1a, 2, 6 & 6a) and therefore NR will not make an award for all lots, please refer to the Procurement Documents for more information.

### Lot Information

Lot 1 - Lift Maintenance

Lot 1 - Lift Maintenance Contract Network Rail owns c.1440 lifts at stations throughout England, Scotland and Wales. This Contract is to provide fully comprehensive planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive lift maintenance, accumulator replacement, SAF-ed inspections & NICEIC electrical testing. Entrapment response time for this Lot has a target of 30mins however, abatement charges come into effect at 45mins. Please see procurement documents for further information.

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions

Renewal: Initial 5 year contract with up to 3 x 1year extensions (1yr + 1yr + 1yr) potential maximum contract term of 8 years

Lot 1a - Lift Maintenance (30min Entrapment Response )

Lot 1a - Lift Maintenance (30min Entrapment Response) Network Rail owns c.1440 lifts at stations throughout England, Scotland and Wales. This Contract is to provide fully comprehensive planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive lift maintenance, accumulator replacement, SAF-ed inspections & NICEIC electrical testing. This Lot is the same as Lot 1, the only difference is that the abatement charges for this lot come into effect at 30min and not 45mins. Please see the Procurement documents for further information.

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions

Renewal: Initial 5 year contract with the option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions (1yr+1yr+1yr) Maximum contract term is 8 years.

Lot 2 - Escalator Maintenance

Lot 2 - Escalator Maintenance Network Rail owns c.280 escalators and conveyors throughout England, Scotland and Wales. The Contract is to provide fully comprehensive planned preventative maintenance (PPM) reactive maintenance and NICEIC electrical testing

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions

Renewal: Initial 5 year contract with the option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions (1yr+1yr+1yr) Maximum contract term is 8 years.

lot 3 - Lift and Escalator Inspections

Lot 3 - Lift and Escalator Inspections Network Rail owns c.1,720 lift and Escalators throughout England, Scotland and Wales. The contract is to provide fully comprehensive planned inspections for each asset which include; LOLER and PSSR lift inspections and PM45 escalator inspections.

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions

Renewal: Initial 5 year contract with the option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions (1yr+1yr+1yr) Maximum contract term is 8 years.

Lot 4 - Lift Renewals and New Installations Framework

Lot 4 - Lift Renewals and New Installations Framework Network Rail owns c.1440 lifts at stations throughout England, Scotland and Wales of varying ages, conditions and types. There have been over 130 lift modernisation and replacement lift projects of varying scope in the last 3 years. This Lot is to provide a framework agreement between Network Rail and selected companies for lift renewals and new lift installation works which fully meet the specification requirements. Tenderers must note that there is no volume commitment under this Framework.

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions

Renewal: Initial 5 year Framework with the option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions (1yr+1yr+1yr) Maximum contract term is 8 years.

Lot 5 - Escalator Renewals and New Installations Framework

Lot 5 - Escalator Renewals and New Installations Framework Network Rail owns c.280 Escalators at stations throughout England, Scotland and Wales of varying ages, conditions, and types. This Lot is to provide a framework agreement between Network Rail and selected Escalator companies for Escalator renewals and new escalator installation works which fully meet the specification requirements. Tenderers must note that there is no volume commitment under this Framework.

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions

Renewal: Initial 5 year Framework with the option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions (1yr+1yr+1yr) Maximum contract term is 8 years.

Lot 6 - Lifts and Escalator Maintenance

Lot 6 - Lift & Escalator Maintenance This Lot covers the full requirements set out in both Lot 1 and Lot 2. NR is aware that many lift and escalator engineers are 'dual qualified' and can therefore work on both lift and escalator assets. Entrapment response time for this Lot has a target of 30mins however, abatement charges come into effect at 45mins. This Lot gives bidders the opportunity to bid for the combined maintenance requirements for both Lifts & Escalators which should achieve economies of scale and other efficiencies associated with having dual qualified engineers.

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions

Renewal: Initial 5 year contract with the option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions (1yr+1yr+1yr) Maximum contract term is 8 years.

Lot 6a - Lift & Escalator Maintenance (30min Entrapment Response)

Lot 6a - Lift and Escalator Maintenance (30min Entrapment Response) This Lot is the same as Lot 6, the only difference is that the abatement charges for entrapments for this lot come into effect at 30mins not 45mins. Please see the Procurement documents for further information.

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions

Renewal: Initial 5 year contract with the option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions (1yr+1yr+1yr) Maximum contract term is 8 years.

Lot 2 - Escalator Maintenance

Lot 2 - Escalator Maintenance Network Rail owns c.280 escalators and conveyors throughout England, Scotland and Wales. The Contract is to provide fully comprehensive planned preventative maintenance (PPM) reactive maintenance and NICEIC electrical testing

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions

Lot 3 - Lift and Escalator Inspections

Lot 3 - Lift and Escalator Inspections Network Rail owns c.1,720 lift and Escalators throughout England, Scotland and Wales. The contract is to provide fully comprehensive planned inspections for each asset which include; LOLER and PSSR lift inspections and PM45 escalator inspections.

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions

Lot 4 - Lift Renewals and New Installations Framework

Lot 4 - Lift Renewals and New Installations Framework Network Rail owns c.1440 lifts at stations throughout England, Scotland and Wales of varying ages, conditions and types. There have been over 130 lift modernisation and replacement lift projects of varying scope in the last 3 years. This Lot is to provide a framework agreement between Network Rail and selected companies for lift renewals and new lift installation works which fully meet the specification requirements. Tenderers must note that there is no volume commitment under this Framework.

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions

Lot 5 - Escalator Renewals and New Installations Framework

Lot 5 - Escalator Renewals and New Installations Framework Network Rail owns c.280 Escalators at stations throughout England, Scotland and Wales of varying ages, conditions, and types. This Lot is to provide a framework agreement between Network Rail and selected Escalator companies for Escalator renewals and new escalator installation works which fully meet the specification requirements. Tenderers must note that there is no volume commitment under this Framework.

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions

Lot 6 - Lifts and Escalator Maintenance

Lot 6 - Lift & Escalator Maintenance This Lot covers the full requirements set out in both Lot 1 and Lot 2. NR is aware that many lift and escalator engineers are 'dual qualified' and can therefore work on both lift and escalator assets. Entrapment response time for this Lot has a target of 30mins however, abatement charges come into effect at 45mins. This Lot gives bidders the opportunity to bid for the combined maintenance requirements for both Lifts & Escalators which should achieve economies of scale and other efficiencies associated with having dual qualified engineers.

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions

Lot 6a - Lift & Escalator Maintenance (30min Entrapment Response)

Lot 6a - Lift and Escalator Maintenance (30min Entrapment Response) This Lot is the same as Lot 6, the only difference is that the abatement charges for entrapments for this lot come into effect at 30mins not 45mins. Please see the Procurement documents for further information.

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 3 x 1year extensions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003779-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £319,000,000 |
| Lots value | £519,400,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £363,678,102 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active, Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active, Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8SW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | ANSA ELEVATORS; FUJITEC; KONE; RJ LIFT GROUP; STANNAH LIFT SERVICES; TK ELEVATOR; TUV SUD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 45313000 - Lift and escalator installation work
- 45313100 - Lift installation work
- 45313200 - Escalator installation work
- 50740000 - Repair and maintenance services of escalators
- 50750000 - Lift-maintenance services
- 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services
- 71631100 - Machinery-inspection services

## Release History

- 5 Feb 2025 at 11:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003779-2025
- 16 Oct 2023 at 14:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030474-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.networkrail.co.uki
- https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=57129

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