Official UK procurement notice
EC, EM, NE – Legionella Services
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
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 descriptionUndertake legionella risk assessment across the eastern region, to depots, signal boxes and stations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c3d5Find 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- Transparency notice published3 Jul 2026, 16:30 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published3 Jul 2026, 16:46 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £462,8861 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCOTEC UK LIMITED15 Jul 2026 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027Extensions: Option for 6 months extension | £462,886 | 3 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SOCOTEC UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender