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Published 22 Nov 2023, 16:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Eastern Region - Reactive & Small Schemes Framework

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

Framework agreement4 lotsWorksCompetitive procedure with negotiationSME suitableMax 4 lots to bidMax 2 lots per supplier
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,146,851,865total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 15 Jan 2024awarded 31 Mar 2025
Lots 4max 2 won per supplier · max 4 to bid

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Network Rail procured a framework for Reactive and Small Scheme works covering its building and civil assets within the Eastern Region. The types of works to be procured under the framework will be reactive works and small schemes that are of low complexity. Such works predominately impact the operation of the railway and will cover the following categories of works:

Reactive call outs (Emergency & Urgent)

Planned Preventative Maintenance works (PPM)

Small schemes

The Reactive and Small Schemes framework is envisaged to be the Eastern Region's route to market to deliver such projects and requirements under NR's Strategic Business Plan during CP7.

The framework will be lotted as outlined below covering the geographical scope of the Eastern Region (www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/… ↗):

Lot 1 - Civil Assets (Covering North & East, East Coast and East Midlands Routes)

Lot 2 - Civil Assets (Covering Anglia Route)

Lot 3 - Building Assets (Covering North & East, East Coast and East Midlands Routes)

Lot 4 - Building Assets (Covering Anglia Route)

To ensure supply chain resilience NR will retain the flexibility to allow Suppliers to work across Lots but only restricted to their specific discipline. This will only apply in instances where it has been deemed by NR that Suppliers within the relevant Lot under the same discipline cannot fulfil Network Rail's requirement(s).

The initial term of the framework is 5 years with the option to extend for a further two periods of one year each.

The indicative values provided for each of the Lots are estimates only, these are based on CP7 Strategic Business Plan budgets rather than delivery plan values. As such, they are not guaranteed and do not act as a minimum or maximum workbank value for the control period or a volume guarantee.

The maximum value of the framework exceeds the combined value of the lots, this is so as the value is inclusive of the estimated values of optional extensions for the framework.

Examples of work types to be covered and delivered under the scope of the framework include (but are not limited to):

o Geotechnical - small scheme emerging works (from reactive), Maintain KVLs

o Maintenance of foot bridges, under bridges, overbridges, tunnels, culverts, structural integrity

o Rock cuttings, soil cuttings, earthworks first response etc

o Buildings - small scheme emerging works (from reactive)

o Structures - small scheme emerging works (from reactive), Structural integrity

Negotiations to be conducted as part of the tender process will relate to the price element only. Participants will have an opportunity to update the pricing elements of their tenders following negotiations. Initial Tenders will be evaluated but feedback will not be shared with participants. Only feedback on Final Tenders will be shared following completion of evaluation of the tenders.

CPV: Building construction work · Building installation work · Buildings associated with transport · Construction work · Culverts · Footpath construction work · Geotechnical engineering services · Railway bridge construction work · Railway station construction work · Site preparation work · Surface work for footpaths · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 16 suppliers · 9 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (0.6 per place) · 10 appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 4 and win at most 2 of them
Lot #1Civil Assets (North & East, East Coast & East Midlands)AwardedPublished value£372,094,062

The types of works to be delivered are for Civil assets; these fall into the following categories:

  • Reactive call outs (Emergency and Urgent)
  • Planned Preventative Maintenance works (PPM)
  • Small schemes

Examples of the types of works to be delivered for each category will include but not limited to:

Reactive Call outs (Emergency and Urgent)

  • Flood response, debris removal, desilting and over pumping, drainage clearance
  • Bridge strike response, parapet repairs, fall arrest
  • Monitoring/rectifying earthwork movement, landslips, vegetation management
  • Urgent concrete/brickwork repairs, footbridge reinstatement

Planned and Preventative Maintenance

  • Concrete/brickwork repairs to walls, bridges, tunnels and culverts
  • Bridge maintenance/repair – concrete, timber, masonry, steelwork
  • Earthwork maintenance, light rock scaling, vermin and vegetation management
  • Ditch installation and clearance, culvert lining, jetting/CCTV

Small Schemes

  • Non-complex structures renewals
  • Non-complex earthwork renewals
  • Significant campaign works across a high number of locations
  • such as installation of fall prevention across multiple routes
Delivery: UK · NR Eastern Region, North & East, East Coast & East Midlands routes
Extensions: The initial term of the framework is 5 years with the option to extend for a further two periods of one year each.Variant bids: not allowed
45100000 Site preparation work45200000 Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work45213321 Railway station construction work45221112 Railway bridge construction work45221220 Culverts45233161 Footpath construction work
Lot #2Civil Assets (Anglia)AwardedPublished value£102,283,946

The types of works to be delivered are for Civil assets; these will fall into the following categories:

  • Reactive call outs (Emergency and Urgent)
  • Planned Preventative Maintenance works (PPM)
  • Small schemes

Examples of the types of works to be delivered for each category will include but not limited to:

Reactive Call outs (Emergency and Urgent)

  • Flood response, debris removal, desilting and over pumping, drainage clearance
  • Bridge strike response, parapet repairs, fall arrest
  • Monitoring/rectifying earthwork movement, landslips, vegetation management
  • Urgent concrete/brickwork repairs, footbridge reinstatement

Planned and Preventative Maintenance

  • Concrete/brickwork repairs to walls, bridges, tunnels and culverts
  • Bridge maintenance/repair - concrete, timber, masonry, steelwork
  • Earthwork maintenance, light rock scaling, vermin and vegetation management
  • Ditch installation and clearance, culvert lining, jetting/CCTV

Small Schemes

  • Non-complex structures renewals
  • Non-complex earthwork renewals
  • Significant campaign works across a high number of locations
  • such as installation of fall prevention across multiple routes
Delivery: UK · NR Eastern Region, Anglia route
Extensions: The initial term of the framework is 5 years with the option to extend for a further two periods of one year each.Variant bids: not allowed
45100000 Site preparation work45200000 Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work45213321 Railway station construction work45221112 Railway bridge construction work45221220 Culverts45233161 Footpath construction work
Lot #3Buildings (North & East, East Coast and East Midlands)AwardedPublished value£198,636,575

The types of works to be delivered are for Building assets; these will fall into the following categories:

  • Reactive call outs (Emergency and Urgent)
  • Planned Preventative Maintenance works (PPM)
  • Small schemes

Examples of the types of works to be delivered for each category will include but not limited to:

Reactive Call outs (Emergency and Urgent)

  • Roof repairs, collapsed drainage, Water supply issues
  • Platform repairs, Building repairs
  • Canopy repairs, Lineside building repairs
  • Footbridge repairs, Car park repairs
  • Vehicle mitigation repairs, Fencing repairs

Planned and Preventative Maintenance

  • Fall arrest PPM
  • Canopy gutters and Gulley PPM,
  • Visual inspections of lineside buildings
  • Actions arising from Legionella risk assessments
  • Chemical services
  • Asbestos inspections and removal

Small Schemes

  • Refurbishment of working at height systems, access walkways and fall restraint systems
  • Platform refurbishment, both timber and non-timber systems
  • Surface repairs to platforms, car parks and walkways
  • Concrete and brick repairs to platforms, buildings and walls.
  • Structural repairs to footbridges, platforms, buildings
  • Fuel and water tank renewals
  • Canopy Renewals and structural repairs.
Delivery: UK · Eastern Region, North & East, East Coast and East Midlands.
Extensions: The initial term of the framework is 5 years with the option to extend for a further two periods of oneVariant bids: not allowed
45210000 Building construction work45213300 Buildings associated with transport45213321 Railway station construction work45300000 Building installation work
Lot #4Buildings (Anglia)AwardedPublished value£95,972,464

The types of works to be delivered are for Building assets; these will fall into the following categories:

  • Reactive call outs (Emergency and Urgent)
  • Planned Preventative Maintenance works (PPM)
  • Small schemes

Examples of the types of works to be delivered for each category will include but not limited to:

Reactive Call outs (Emergency and Urgent)

  • Roof repairs, collapsed drainage, Water supply issues
  • Platform repairs, Building repairs
  • Canopy repairs, Lineside building repairs
  • Footbridge repairs, Car park repairs
  • Vehicle mitigation repairs, Fencing repairs

Planned and Preventative Maintenance

  • Fall arrest PPM
  • Canopy gutters and Gulley PPM,
  • Visual inspections of lineside buildings
  • Actions arising from Legionella risk assessments
  • Chemical services
  • Asbestos inspections and removal

Small Schemes

  • Refurbishment of working at height systems, access walkways and fall restraint systems
  • Platform refurbishment, both timber and non-timber systems
  • Surface repairs to platforms, car parks and walkways
  • Concrete and brick repairs to platforms, buildings and walls.
  • Structural repairs to footbridges, platforms, buildings
  • Fuel and water tank renewals
  • Canopy Renewals and structural repairs.
Delivery: UK · NR Eastern Region, Anglia route
Extensions: The initial term of the framework is 5 years with the option to extend for a further two periods of oneVariant bids: not allowed
45210000 Building construction work45213300 Buildings associated with transport45213321 Railway station construction work45300000 Building installation work

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Lot distribution rule: Refer to the Instructions to Participants document issued as part of the tender.
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Successful tenderers shall hold a Network Rail Principle Contractors Licence(PCL) in order to provide works pursuant to the framework. Applicants that do not hold a PCL must submit an application for one in order to be successful in this procurement. Further information is set out in the Instructions to Participants.

What this means for your bid
  • “Eastern Region - Reactive & Small Schemes Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 16 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
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)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Nov 2023, 16:12 GMT
Last source update
10 Apr 2025, 10:01 BST
Authority reference
https://www.networkrail.co.uk/
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014180
Classification (CPV)
Building construction workBuilding installation workBuildings associated with transportConstruction workCulvertsFootpath construction workGeotechnical engineering servicesRailway bridge construction workRailway station construction workSite preparation work
+2 moreSurface work for footpathsWorks for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041c1e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

NR will observe a standstill period following award of the NR Eastern Region Reactive and Small Schemes Framework. NR shall conduct itself in accordance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 in respect of any appeals.

Network Rail expressly reserves the right:

(i) not to award or enter into any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by the publication of this notice;

(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition;

(iii) to award one or more public contract(s) in relation to part only of the requirements covered by this notice; and/or

(iv) to award a contract(s) in stages.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Appointment period ends
15 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
3600 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

15 Jan 2024 → 10 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    15 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    2 Feb 2024
  3. Notice published
    10 Apr 2025, 10:01 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Apr 2025, 10:01 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 10admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 96 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 16latest 31 Mar 2025

16 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £372,100,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 1 - Civil Assets North & East, East Coast and East Midlands

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 1 - Civil Assets North & East, East Coast and East Midlands

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 1 - Civil Assets North & East, East Coast and East Midlands

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 1 - Civil Assets North & East, East Coast and East Midlands

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 2 – Anglia Civil Assets

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £102,280,000
    Status
    active

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 2 – Anglia Civil Assets

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £102,280,000
    Status
    active

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 2 – Anglia Civil Assets

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £102,280,000
    Status
    active

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 3 - Building Assets North & East, East Coast and East Midlands

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £198,640,000
    Status
    active

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 3 - Building Assets North & East, East Coast and East Midlands

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £198,640,000
    Status
    active

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 3 - Building Assets North & East, East Coast and East Midlands

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £198,640,000
    Status
    active

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 3 - Building Assets North & East, East Coast and East Midlands

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £198,640,000
    Status
    active

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 4 - Anglia Building Assets

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £95,970,000
    Status
    active

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 4 - Anglia Building Assets

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £95,970,000
    Status
    active

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 4 - Anglia Building Assets

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £95,970,000
    Status
    active

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 4 - Anglia Building Assets

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £95,970,000
    Status
    active

  • Reactive and Small Schemes Framework Lot 2 – Anglia Civil Assets

    Signed
    8 Jan 2025
    Value
    £102,280,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Civil Assets (North & East, East Coast & East Midlands)9bids · 9 electronic3——
2 · Civil Assets (Anglia)8bids · 8 electronic3——
3 · Buildings (North & East, East Coast and East Midlands)6bids · 6 electronic3——
4 · Buildings (Anglia)7bids · 7 electronic6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawRailway (Works) Waterloo General Offices, London, UK, SE1 8SWContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeReview contact point London
  • High Court of England and Wales Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body London
  • The High CourtReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

10 commercial parties on the notice
  • Amalgamated Construction LimitedFramework contractor 3125 Thorpe Park, Leeds LS15 8ZB, Leeds, UK, LS15 8ZB
  • B & M McHugh LimitedFramework contractor 429a, Footscray Road, New Eltham, London SE9 3UL, London, UK, SE9 3UL
  • CK Rail Solutions LimitedFramework contractor 5 Westbrook Court, Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8YZ, Sheffield, UK, S11 8YZ
  • Colt Construction LimitedFramework contractor G-Tech House, Freightliner Road, Hull, HU3 4UR, Hull, UK, HU3 4UR
  • Construction Marine LimitedFramework contractor The Coach House, Mansion Gate Drive, Chapel Allerton, Leeds. LS7 4FE, Leeds, UK, LS7 4FE
  • Ede & Wilkinson LimitedFramework contractor Inntel House 85 London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, CO6 1EB, Colchester, UK, CO6 1EB
  • J Murphy & Sons LimitedFramework contractor Hiview House, Highgate Road, London, NW5 1TN, London, UK, NW5 1TN
  • JSS Rail Ltd T/A Sisk RailFramework contractor 1 Curo Park, Frogmore, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 2DD, St. Albans, UK, AL2 2DD
  • QTS Group LimitedFramework contractor Rench Farm, Drumclog, South Lanarkshire. ML10 6QJ, Strathaven, UK, ML10 6QJ
  • Railscape LimitedFramework contractor 15 Totman Crescent Brook Road Industrial Estate, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 7UY, Rayleigh, UK, Essex SS6 7UY

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria