Official UK procurement notice
Fencing and Vegetation Framework
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought13 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvision of fencing and vegetation management services across Network Rail infrastructure and third party land
Preliminary Market Engagement Reference ocds-h6vhtk-0597e3
- How the procedure runs: Two stage process involving PSQ and ITT stages
CPV: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products · Fencing components · Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work · Industrial site rehabilitation · Land management services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Jul 2027
Published description of the framework
Prices are determined by the submission of rates during the tender process
Lots and requirements (13)Procurement structure
13 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £53,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1NW&C - Fencing & Vegetation FrameworkRenewalPublished value£289,000,000
Lot 1 - NW&C - Fencing & Vegetation Framework
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must pass the financial health check
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have the RICCL codes specified in the Instructions to Tenderers document by the time of award
Lot #2EASTERN - Anglia Fencing FrameworkRenewalPublished value£14,000,000
Lot 2 - EASTERN - Anglia Fencing Framework
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must pass the financial health check
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have the RICCL codes specified in the Instructions to Tenderers document by the time of award
Lot #3EASTERN - East Midlands & East Coast Mainline South Fencing FrameworkRenewalPublished value£33,000,000
Lot 3 - EASTERN - East Midlands & East Coast Mainline South Fencing Framework
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must pass the financial health check
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have the RICCL codes specified in the Instructions to Tenderers document by the time of award
Lot #4EASTERN - North & East & East Coast Mainline North Fencing FrameworkRenewalPublished value£48,000,000
Lot 4 - EASTERN - North & East & East Coast Mainline North Fencing Framework
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must pass the financial health check
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have the RICCL codes specified in the Instructions to Tenderers document by the time of award
Lot #5EASTERN - Anglia Vegetation FrameworkRenewalPublished value£58,000,000
Lot 5 - EASTERN - Anglia Vegetation Framework
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must pass the financial health check
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have the RICCL codes specified in the Instructions to Tenderers document by the time of award
Lot #6EASTERN - East Midlands & East Coast Mainline South Vegetation FrameworkRenewalPublished value£164,000,000
Lot 6 - EASTERN - East Midlands & East Coast Mainline South Vegetation Framework
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must pass the financial health check
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have the RICCL codes specified in the Instructions to Tenderers document by the time of award
Lot #7EASTERN - North & East plus East Coast Mainline North Vegetation FrameworkRenewalPublished value£135,000,000
Lot 7 - EASTERN - North & East plus East Coast Mainline North Vegetation Framework
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must pass the financial health check
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have the RICCL codes specified in the Instructions to Tenderers document by the time of award
Lot #8WALES - Fencing FrameworkRenewalceiling above
Lot 8 - WALES - Fencing Framework
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must pass the financial health check
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have the RICCL codes specified in the Instructions to Tenderers document by the time of award
Lot #9WALES – Vegetation FrameworkRenewalPublished value£128,000,000
Lot 9 - WALES – Vegetation Framework
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must pass the financial health check
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have the RICCL codes specified in the Instructions to Tenderers document by the time of award
Lot #10WESTERN - Fencing FrameworkRenewalceiling above
Lot 10 - WESTERN - Fencing Framework
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must pass the financial health check
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have the RICCL codes specified in the Instructions to Tenderers document by the time of award
Lot #11WESTERN – Vegetation FrameworkRenewalPublished value£117,000,000
Lot 11 - WESTERN – Vegetation Framework
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must pass the financial health check
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have the RICCL codes specified in the Instructions to Tenderers document by the time of award
Lot #12SOUTHERN - Fencing FrameworkRenewalPublished value£10,000,000
Lot 12 - SOUTHERN - Fencing Framework
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must pass the financial health check
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have the RICCL codes specified in the Instructions to Tenderers document by the time of award
Lot #13SOUTHERN - Vegetation FrameworkRenewalPublished value£136,000,000
Lot 13 - SOUTHERN - Vegetation Framework
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must pass the financial health check
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have the RICCL codes specified in the Instructions to Tenderers document by the time of award
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 55%
- Cost: 45%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Cost
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must pass the financial health check
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have the RICCL codes specified in the Instructions to Tenderers document by the time of award
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
- “Fencing and Vegetation Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 11 Dec 2025, 12:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Dec 2025, 12:59 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Jun 2027
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081970- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f3cbFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please refer to the payment clause inserted into the draft framework agreement
- How it runs
Two stage process involving PSQ and ITT stages
- Risks
Please note Network Rail are not gauranteeing the forecasts provided by each region
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
Project_42704
Common to all LOTS PSQ 3830
Fencing & Vegetation Specific PSQ 3837
Fencing Specific PSQ 3836
Vegetation Specific PSQ 3829
Timeline
11 Dec 2025 → 1 Jul 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published320 days ago11 Dec 2025, 12:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by280 days ago20 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends271 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown29 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 229 days14 Jun 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 245 days1 Jul 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published11 Dec 2025, 12:59 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Will be issued in accordance with the fencing and vegetation Bravo project (project_42704) Please note this opportunity includes a Supplier Briefing at 1pm on the 16th December 2025. All communication to attend this session must be sent via the COMMON TO ALL LOTS PSQ within Bravo. Please send the email addresses of the people you would like to be invited to the briefing by 16:00hrs 15/12/2025. Email addresses sent after this deadline may not be invited to the briefing. Please be advised that the briefing will be recorded and shared with all Tenderers.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender