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Published 2 Jun 2025, 17:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

#41431 - Supply of Bulk Herbicide

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

GoodsAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Chemical products (24) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£0pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 30 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsends 14 Jan 2031 · up to 14 Jan 2035 with extensions · starts 15 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a pre-market engagement exercise for the procurement of of Bulk Herbicide for the seasonal weed spray programme via train borne deployment and associated hand spray programme.

Network Rail has a requirement for the following:

Train-borne applied herbicides

  • Residual herbicide
  • Non-residual herbicide
  • Non-residual contact herbicide
  • Selective scrub (broad leaf targeting herbicide)

Amenity approved/assured herbicide for hand spray Teams

  • Residual herbicide
  • Non-residual contact herbicide
  • Non-residual contact herbicide - Hard to Kill Species

Other Chemicals

  • Adjuvants for use with herbicides

CPV: Herbicides

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 15 Jan 2027 – 14 Jan 2031 (4 yrs) · up to 14 Jan 2035 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
24453000 Herbicides

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Jun 2025, 17:29 BST
Last source update
24 Mar 2026, 12:43 GMT
Authority reference
project_42948
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026780
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Herbicides
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052b0d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 Jun 2025 → 15 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    2 Jun 2025, 17:29 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    30 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Latest notice published217 days ago
    24 Mar 2026, 12:43 GMT
  4. Market engagement186 days ago
    24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

    This is a pre-market engagement exercise to gain an understanding of the market's expertise with regards to the provision of Bulk Herbicide.

    The PIN questionnaire related to this procurement can be located via networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

    Follow the "View Current Opportunities" on the Bravo login page. The PQQ ref no. is pqq_3884.

    Please respond latest by 24/04/2026.

  5. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 78 days
    15 Jan 2027

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    2 Jun 2025, 17:29 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Mar 2026, 12:43 GMT
    UK2
  3. Published value updated to £0
    24 Mar 2026, 12:43 GMT
    was £8,000,000

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNZN-9524-VCQJ Waterloo General Office, London, London, SE1 8SWContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure