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# #16453 - Design and Build of a Fleet of Long Welded Rail Trains (LWRTs)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/16453-design-and-build-of-a-fleet-of-long-welded-rail-trains-lwrts-ocds-h6vhtk-040eb1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "#16453 - Design and Build of a Fleet of Long Welded Rail Trains (LWRTs)". Published status: active. Published Value: £86,037,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Nov 2023. Published submission portal: networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/network-rail-infrastructure-limited-coh-02904587)
- **Published Value:** £86,037,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 November 2023 at 00:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Railway maintenance or service vehicles, Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/16453-design-and-build-of-a-fleet-of-long-welded-rail-trains-lwrts-ocds-h6vhtk-040eb1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040eb1`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/16453-design-and-build-of-a-fleet-of-long-welded-rail-trains-lwrts-ocds-h6vhtk-040eb1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnetworkrail.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/16453-design-and-build-of-a-fleet-of-long-welded-rail-trains-lwrts-ocds-h6vhtk-040eb1#participate

## Description
This Procurement Event covers the design and build of a fleet of (up to) eleven LWRTs, to replace the rail delivery trains currently in operation.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34621000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £86,037,000
- **Description:** The supply of rail is critical to Network Rail being able to deliver its programme of track maintenance, renewal, and enhancement works. The majority of rail is delivered using a legacy fleet of specialist rail delivery trains. These trains are reach...
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/12/2031

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031405-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-24T20:39:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T17:38:33.454Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040eb1