Award Notice for Welding and Fabrication Services - North

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 12 Jul 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Neil Thorne Engineering Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This framework agreement requires the supplier to provide welding, fabricating, machining and inspection services for railway vehicles, plants, and equipment. The services will cover but not limited to the fleet including BCS, TRS, Overhead Line Electrification Train, and On Track Machines.

CPV: Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 25 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
Last source update: 25 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
Authority reference: 36620
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-021520
Classification (CPV): Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ea26 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a non-compliant STA, driven by operational criticality and safety-related issues. A tender was conducted in compliance with the UCR regulations within 2021/2022 but unfortunately, there were no suitable bidders leaving Network Rail in a position of no coverage for this safety-critical requirement. This STA will be used in the interim whilst the re-tendering exercise is taking place. The tender will be published in the second half of 2024.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Jul 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Neil Thorne Engineering LtdSME#34201 - Welding and Fabrication - North	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

#34201 - Welding and Fabrication - North · Neil Thorne Engineering LtdSME
Signed
12 Jul 2023
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRailway services Waterloo General Offices, London, UK, SE1 8SWContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Neil Thorne Engineering LtdAwarded supplier Hillside House, Westway, Crayke, UK, YO61 4TE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.