Official UK procurement notice
Environmental Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNetwork Rail Southern Region are seeking market engagement to inform the procurement strategy of a framework agreement which will manage Environmental Services for the following Lots:
- Human and Animal Fatalities - Decontamination services following human and animal fatalities. Animal fatalities are classed as follows:
a. Agricultural animals
i. Cattle
ii. Non-Cattle (sheep, goats, pigs etc.)
b. Pets & Wild Animals
iii. Pets (horses, dogs, cats etc.)
iv. Wild animals (deer, badgers, foxes etc.)
- Pest Management - provide pest control, pest prevention, pest management and fumigation services. 'Pests' shall include (but not be limited to) rats, mice, moles, rabbits, feral pigeons, cockroaches, silverfish, firebrat, wasps, bees, flies, ants, brown tailed
moth, oak processionary moth.
- Waste Clearance & Fly Tipping removal (including Biological & Hazardous Waste - Removal of lineside waste and fly tipped material in accordance with current legisation .
Pollution Control - Response to immediate containment and decontamination services following a chemical, Oil or Fuel Spill.
It should be noted within the estimated Contract Start Date (currently set at 04/10/2027) that there is an expected 1 month mobilisation prior to contract go live.
CPV: Environmental services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 4 Oct 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- “Environmental Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED buys Environmental services (CPV 9070), and who usually turns up
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Environmental services (CPV 9070) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 250 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid8% / 0%
2–334% / 24%
4–648% / 12%
7+10% / 65%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 9070Published estimate£830k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 17 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–324%
4–612%
7+65%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Mar 2026, 13:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025199- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066ef2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
19 Mar 2026 → 4 Oct 2027 · 4 dates- Planning notice published220 days ago19 Mar 2026, 13:36 GMT
- Market engagement205 days ago2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming Supplier Pre-Market Engagement Event as we prepare for the renewal of the Network Rail Southern Region Environmental Services Framework Agreement. This engagement session is a key opportunity for suppliers to gain insight into the framework's scope, which will cover the four Lots which are Human & Animal Fatalities, Pest Management, Waste & Fly Tipping Clearance and Pollution Control. As we shape the next iteration of the framework, we are keen to engage with the market, understand supplier capabilities, and explore innovations that can drive efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.
Join us virtually to learn more about the procurement approach and how you can be part of this essential framework supporting Network Rail Operations.
The Environmental Service Framework will be a key contract in ensuring that the operational railway can be opened quickly following human or animal fatalities on or near the line as well as dealing with pollution spills on or near the infrastructure. The pest control is essential for ensuring Network Rail’s lineside operational buildings remain open and operational whilst ensuring the safety of the staff using those buildings (such as signal boxes, ROC’s etc). Fly tipping is also major issue on the infrastructure and requires a contractor who can react quickly and has all the relevant accreditations such as waste transfer licence and experience in hazardous materials etc.
To register for the event - please can you email
[email protected] by 17:00 on 02/04/2026, after this date you will be issued the scope of services to help you complete the questionnaire (see link below). Can you provide the email address of your representative to recieve the scope of services and the MS team meeting invite to the Engagement Event. Please note that registration after the deadline will not be accepted.
Please note that the questionnaire will need to be completed before Tuesday 14 April 2026.
Link to questionnaire: forms.office.com/e/DXRg2fmRGy ↗
Virtual Meeting
The virtual meeting will take place on 28/04/2026 at 10:00 - 12:00.
Any issues in the meantime, please do not hesitate to email: [email protected]
Please note that this is not a call for competition, it is solely a market engagement exercise and no direct business will be awarded as a result of participating in this exercise. Further responding to this engagement will not in any way advantage or disadvantage any supplier in a future procurement exercise. All information contained within this notice and subsequent engagement event is indicative at this stage and subject to change
- Tender notice expected57 days ago28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 344 days4 Oct 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Mar 2026, 13:36 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender