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Published 15 Aug 2025, 12:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DroneArb Lineside Tree Surveys Anglia Route

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

Framework agreementDirect awardUtilitiesSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Award in standstill 14 Aug 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Railscape Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Network Rail (Anglia) intends to award a contract via direct award under the Procurement Act 2023 to Railscape Limited. Requirements of the service are to conduct vegetation surveys for the Anglia route via the DroneArb platform, arborists are to review each tree surveyed and categorise each tree by risk on a platform to provide data to the works delivery units.

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
79311000 Survey services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Aug 2025, 12:16 BST
Last source update
15 Aug 2025, 13:33 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049139
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0588d6 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The direct award justification sits within section 41, paragraph 6, schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 in the circumstance that there is an absence of competition for technical reasons. Railscape Limited will provide the DroneArb platform.

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

15 Aug 2025 → 27 Aug 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 13:33 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    27 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 12:16 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 13:33 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 11 award · see the list ↓
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Railscape LimitedSME1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: Should the national vegetation framework not be in place by the contract end date, then the extension for 1 further year will be taken for compliance against standards.£500,00014 Aug 2025standstill to 27 Aug 2025Standstill

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

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Railscape LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 03484561 15 Totman Crescent, Rayleigh, East of England, SS6 7UYContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender