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title: "Wales CEFA Lot 1 (Tunnels) & Lot 2 (Structures) - Direct Call off"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06dd7a"
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buyer: "NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED"
published: "2026-08-07"
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# Wales CEFA Lot 1 (Tunnels) & Lot 2 (Structures) - Direct Call off

Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dd7a

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## Summary

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited procured building surveying and civil engineering examination services for railway structural assets. The work covers inspection, examination and reporting to assess safety, reliability and longevity, identify defects, monitor structural integrity, and inform maintenance or repair. The assets include tunnels, bridges, culverts, retaining walls, coastal and estuary defences, and underwater structures. The awarded requirements cover tunnels in London, the South West of England and Wales, and structures in Wales. This is specialist railway infrastructure work for a central government public authority operating in the utilities sector. The requirement was called off directly from the W&W CEFA Structures Framework, covering the first framework year and comprising the tunnel and structures examination services described in the awards.

The procurement is complete and contracts have been signed following a selective, non-competitive direct call-off under a framework. The award date was 23 July 2026 and both contracts were signed on 7 August 2026. Lot 2, Wales-only CEFA structures examinations, was awarded to Ground Control Ltd for £3,659,071 excluding VAT (£4,390,820 gross), with a contract period from 7 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. Lot 1, tunnels in London, the South West of England and Wales, was awarded to Inspire (Structures) Ltd for £450,000 excluding VAT (£540,000 gross), also running from 7 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. Both awards are active and above threshold.

This procurement demonstrates recurring demand from Network Rail for structured examination and reporting of safety-critical railway assets through a specialist framework route. Suppliers competing for comparable future requirements would need practical capability in building surveying and civil engineering examinations, with experience inspecting tunnels and other complex structures such as bridges, culverts, retaining walls, coastal and estuary defences, and underwater assets. They would need to identify defects, assess structural condition and integrity, and produce reporting that supports decisions on maintenance, repair and safe railway operation. Credibility would also depend on delivering consistently across geographically distributed railway infrastructure, including Wales, London and the South West of England, and working within a framework call-off model.

## Notice

Civils examinations within Network Rail refer to the inspection, examination and reporting of structural assets to ensure the safety, reliability, and longevity of railway infrastructure. These examinations help identify defects, monitor structural integrity, and determine necessary maintenance or repair works to prevent failures and ensure continued safe operation of the rail network. The framework's scope, which will cover critical infrastructure, including bridges, culverts, retaining walls, coastal and estuary defences, underwater structures, and tunnels. This is for a direct award via W&W CEFA Structures Framework

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075203-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 7 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,109,071 |
| Contracts value | £4,109,071 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | Ground Control Ltd; Inspire (Structures) Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71315300 - Building surveying services

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2026 at 11:25 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075203-2026
- 6 Aug 2026 at 11:45 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074627-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075203-2026
  7th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074627-2026
  6th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04e9d9
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.networkrail.co.uk/

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