Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract award notice
Published 3 Jul 2026, 16:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EC, EM, NE – Legionella Services

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£462,886published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to SOCOTEC UK LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Undertake legionella risk assessment across the eastern region, to depots, signal boxes and stations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Jul 2026, 16:30 BST
Last source update
3 Jul 2026, 16:46 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062988
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c3d5 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

Business Continuity: The services are critical to maintaining statutory compliance with Legionella control requirements; interruption would present immediate health and safety risks.

Specialist Requirement: Works require specialist accredited testing, reporting and rail-qualified personnel.

Operational Risk: Failure to award promptly could lead to non-compliance with L8 and potential health risks to staff and passengers.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    3 Jul 2026, 16:30 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Jul 2026, 16:46 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £462,8861 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SOCOTEC UK LIMITED15 Jul 2026 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027Extensions: Option for 6 months extension£462,8863 Jul 2026Awarded

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 email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SOCOTEC UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02880501 ESG House, Bretby Business Park, Burton upon Trent, East Midlands, DE15 0YZContact email, phone

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