Official UK procurement notice
183592 CP7 Earthworks Asset Monitoring Capital Delivery Western Framework
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe project scope is for surveys and monitoring in the W&W route for Geotech. This will roughly consist of four key workstreams. The first work stream is the installation of Earthwork Failure detection systems, these are utilised to detect failures and inform Route Control of earthwork movement. The second is Cant and Twist Sensors, these are track sensors installed at rail level to detect movement in embankments. The third is survey works called Ground Investigation Assessments (GIA), this is pre renewals works to install monitoring such as Piezometers/inclinometer to detect movement or changes in earthworks, technical reports and further recommendations may be requested as part of this workstream. The final is the ongoing maintenance of existing assets, ensuring they are kept live, functional and the systems communicate with route control. For EFD sites this might mean vegetation clearance around cameras, replacement when they are damaged and similar with the Cant and Twist schemes.
- How the procedure runs: The procurement will be conducted as a Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Suppliers will be required to submit both supplier selection information and tender responses as part of a single submission. Selection questions are included to enable the contracting authority to assess supplier eligibility, financial standing, and technical capability. Tender questions relate to the evaluation of the supplier’s proposed solution and pricing. Although these questions are issued within the same tender pack, the contracting authority will evaluate responses sequentially to ensure compliance with procurement law. The evaluation process will be conducted in the following order: 1. Assessment of exclusion grounds. PSQ 2. Assessment of supplier selection criteria (financial and technical capability). PSQ 3. Evaluation of tenders against the published award criteria. ITT Only the 4 highest scoring suppliers who meet the selection requirements will move forward to award evaluation. This approach is consistent with the competive flexible procedure permitted under the Procurement Act 2023 and ensures transparency, equal treatment, and proportionality in the procurement process. All Participants are required to review all tender documents for full details Ground for Participation Supplier Capability As part of the supplier selection assessment, suppliers must demonstrate that they possess the necessary technical capability and professional competence to deliver the contract. In order to participate in this procurement process, suppliers must demonstrate that they: • Hold appropriate Principal Contractor qualifications relevant to the delivery of the works and in accordance with applicable health and safety legislation. • Have demonstrable experience of acting as Principal Contractor on comparable projects. • Have the capability and competence to manage possessions and access arrangements safely and effectively where works are required within operational or controlled infrastructure environments. We need the ability for rail possessions to managed and instructed for contract award, no allowances will be made to obtain this post award this is a strict eligibility condition: if a bidder does not currently meet the requirement, they are automatically disqualified. . This requirement is mandatory, directly related to the subject matter of the contract, and will be applied fairly to all bidders. Safety-Critical Technical Capability Due to the safety-critical nature of the works, suppliers must demonstrate that they possess the necessary technical capability and relevant experience in delivering infrastructure monitoring solutions within operational environments. To participate in this procurement process, suppliers must demonstrate proven experience in the design, implementation, and/or management of monitoring systems used to detect and manage infrastructure risk. Suppliers must provide evidence of experience in one or more of the following areas: • Operation or deployment of Track Cant and Twist (C&T) automated monitoring systems. • Implementation or management of Earthwork Failure Detection (EFD) systems. • Delivery or operation of Remote Condition Monitoring (RCM) solutions for infrastructure or geotechnical assets. • Experience of delivering monitoring solutions within safety-critical transport or infrastructure environments, including the management of data alerts, thresholds, and escalation procedures. Suppliers must provide examples of at least two comparable projects delivered within the past five years demonstrating relevant capability. These requirements will be assessed at both PSQ and ITT. Please ensure you have you have experience in delivering these systems along the railway. Failure to evidence these requirements specifically will result in an PSQ failure and your ITT submission will not be evaluated.
CPV: Construction work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs 2 mo · up to 4 yrs 2 mo from 7 Aug 2026, N/A
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- N/A
Published description of the framework
Schedule of rates with each defined individual call off as a fixed price lump sum
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£11,039,000
- Economic & financial standing
- Supplier Financial Health Model Score greater than or equal to 40%.
- Debarment Details
- The following insurances in place post contract award:
- Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10m
- Public Liability Insurance = £10m
- Professional Indemnity Insurance = £10m
- Registry with the CDP (Central Digital Platform)
- Technical & professional ability
Supplier Capability
As part of the supplier selection assessment, suppliers must demonstrate that they possess the necessary technical capability and professional competence to deliver the contract.
In order to participate in this procurement process, suppliers must demonstrate that they:
- Hold appropriate Principal Contractor qualifications relevant to the delivery of the works and in accordance with applicable health and safety legislation.
- Have demonstrable experience of acting as Principal Contractor on comparable projects.
- Have the capability and competence to manage possessions and access arrangements safely and effectively where works are required within operational or controlled infrastructure environments.
We need the ability for rail possessions to managed and instructed for contract award, no allowances will be made to obtain this post award this is a strict eligibility condition: if a bidder does not currently meet the requirement, they are automatically disqualified. . This requirement is mandatory, directly related to the subject matter of the contract, and will be applied fairly to all bidders.
Safety-Critical Technical Capability
Due to the safety-critical nature of the works, suppliers must demonstrate that they possess the necessary technical capability and relevant experience in delivering infrastructure monitoring solutions within operational environments.
To participate in this procurement process, suppliers must demonstrate proven experience in the design, implementation, and/or management of monitoring systems used to detect and manage infrastructure risk.
Suppliers must provide evidence of experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Operation or deployment of Track Cant and Twist (C&T) automated monitoring systems.
- Implementation or management of Earthwork Failure Detection (EFD) systems.
- Delivery or operation of Remote Condition Monitoring (RCM) solutions for infrastructure or geotechnical assets.
- Experience of delivering monitoring solutions within safety-critical transport or infrastructure environments, including the management of data alerts, thresholds, and escalation procedures.
Suppliers must provide examples of at least two comparable projects delivered within the past five years demonstrating relevant capability.
These requirements will be assessed at both PSQ and ITT. Please ensure you have you have experience in delivering these systems along the railway. Failure to evidence these requirements specifically will result in an PSQ failure and your ITT submission will not be evaluated.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
open for PSQ
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Technical and Methodology: PSQ 100% Technical & Ability question 1 20% Technical & Ability question 2 20% Technical & Ability question 3 20% Reporting & Data Management 20% H&S - 20% ITT Technical: 50% Technical & Methodology 25% Outline Programme – PASS/FAIL Contract Org, key personnel & CV’s, Sub-Contractors and Suppliers -10% HSEA 5% Sustainability and Social Value- 10% Commercial & Pricing Evaluation – 50%
- Economic & financial standing
- Supplier Financial Health Model Score greater than or equal to 40%.
- Debarment Details
- The following insurances in place post contract award:
- Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10m
- Public Liability Insurance = £10m
- Professional Indemnity Insurance = £10m
- Registry with the CDP (Central Digital Platform)
- Technical & professional ability
Supplier Capability
As part of the supplier selection assessment, suppliers must demonstrate that they possess the necessary technical capability and professional competence to deliver the contract.
In order to participate in this procurement process, suppliers must demonstrate that they:
- Hold appropriate Principal Contractor qualifications relevant to the delivery of the works and in accordance with applicable health and safety legislation.
- Have demonstrable experience of acting as Principal Contractor on comparable projects.
- Have the capability and competence to manage possessions and access arrangements safely and effectively where works are required within operational or controlled infrastructure environments.
We need the ability for rail possessions to managed and instructed for contract award, no allowances will be made to obtain this post award this is a strict eligibility condition: if a bidder does not currently meet the requirement, they are automatically disqualified. . This requirement is mandatory, directly related to the subject matter of the contract, and will be applied fairly to all bidders.
Safety-Critical Technical Capability
Due to the safety-critical nature of the works, suppliers must demonstrate that they possess the necessary technical capability and relevant experience in delivering infrastructure monitoring solutions within operational environments.
To participate in this procurement process, suppliers must demonstrate proven experience in th…
- Condition of participationshortlisting
open for PSQ
- “183592 CP7 Earthworks Asset Monitoring Capital Delivery Western…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Apr 2026, 10:02 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Apr 2026, 10:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Jul 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037859- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068b3dFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
NEC4 NR29 Contract agreement Apps and Certs
- How it runs
The procurement will be conducted as a Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Suppliers will be required to submit both supplier selection information and tender responses as part of a single submission.
Selection questions are included to enable the contracting authority to assess supplier eligibility, financial standing, and technical capability. Tender questions relate to the evaluation of the supplier’s proposed solution and pricing.
Although these questions are issued within the same tender pack, the contracting authority will evaluate responses sequentially to ensure compliance with procurement law. The evaluation process will be conducted in the following order:
- Assessment of exclusion grounds. PSQ
- Assessment of supplier selection criteria (financial and technical capability). PSQ
- Evaluation of tenders against the published award criteria. ITT
Only the 4 highest scoring suppliers who meet the selection requirements will move forward to award evaluation. This approach is consistent with the competive flexible procedure permitted under the Procurement Act 2023 and ensures transparency, equal treatment, and proportionality in the procurement process.
All Participants are required to review all tender documents for full details
Ground for Participation
Supplier Capability
As part of the supplier selection assessment, suppliers must demonstrate that they possess the necessary technical capability and professional competence to deliver the contract.
In order to participate in this procurement process, suppliers must demonstrate that they:
- Hold appropriate Principal Contractor qualifications relevant to the delivery of the works and in accordance with applicable health and safety legislation.
- Have demonstrable experience of acting as Principal Contractor on comparable projects.
- Have the capability and competence to manage possessions and access arrangements safely and effectively where works are required within operational or controlled infrastructure environments.
We need the ability for rail possessions to managed and instructed for contract award, no allowances will be made to obtain this post award this is a strict eligibility condition: if a bidder does not currently meet the requirement, they are automatically disqualified. . This requirement is mandatory, directly related to the subject matter of the contract, and will be applied fairly to all bidders.
Safety-Critical Technical Capability
Due to the safety-critical nature of the works, suppliers must demonstrate that they possess the necessary technical capability and relevant experience in delivering infrastructure monitoring solutions within operational environments.
To participate in this procurement process, suppliers must demonstrate proven experience in the design, implementation, and/or management of monitoring systems used to detect and manage infrastructure risk.
Suppliers must provide evidence of experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Operation or deployment of Track Cant and Twist (C&T) automated monitoring systems.
- Implementation or management of Earthwork Failure Detection (EFD) systems.
- Delivery or operation of Remote Condition Monitoring (RCM) solutions for infrastructure or geotechnical assets.
- Experience of delivering monitoring solutions within safety-critical transport or infrastructure environments, including the management of data alerts, thresholds, and escalation procedures.
Suppliers must provide examples of at least two comparable projects delivered within the past five years demonstrating relevant capability.
These requirements will be assessed at both PSQ and ITT. Please ensure you have you have experience in delivering these systems along the railway. Failure to evidence these requirements specifically will result in an PSQ failure and your ITT submission will not be evaluated.
- Risks
The Contract used for this Framework is the NEC4 NR29 any changes to the Network T&C's will require Network Rail Legal approval prior to contract award. The draft NEC4 NR29 will be issued with the Tender Documentation.
KPI's are being established and will be issued at time of tender. The framework agreement will include clear provisions for managing supplier non-performance. Should the supplier fail to meet contractual obligations or KPIs, they will be given a defined period to implement corrective actions and rectify any identified issues. Should the supplier fail to corrective the non-compliance within this period, the contract will include termination for default clauses allowing Network Rail to end the agreement.
Emergency Procurement / Direct Award under Procurement Act 2023 – Should there be sufficient documentation to evidence urgency and risk.
Direct Award to the Runner-Up from the Tender – awarded through tender variation clause should the runner up evidence capability and readiness
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · N/A
To participate in the Earthworks Monitoring Framework, suppliers must be enrolled on our procurement system:
networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
Please ensure your organisation is fully registered before attempting to access the tender.
The first stage: PSQ reference is: pqq_3882 - 183592 CP7 Earthworks Asset Monitoring Capital Delivery W&W
This reference should allow you to add your supplier profile to the project within the portal.
If you experience any difficulties adding yourself to the project, please contact:
Margaret Powell – Senior Buyer
Rebecca Cronick – Senior Buyer
Timeline
27 Apr 2026 → 7 Aug 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published185 days ago27 Apr 2026, 10:02 BST
- Clarification questions by122 days ago29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends118 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by100 days ago20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts83 days ago7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published27 Apr 2026, 10:02 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Via PSQ
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender