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# Historical Railways Estate - Examinations Contracts

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/historical-railways-estate-examinations-contracts-ocds-h6vhtk-069c10). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Highways Limited: "Historical Railways Estate - Examinations Contracts". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £25,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [National Highways Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-highways-limited-gov-ot1346)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £25,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/historical-railways-estate-examinations-contracts-ocds-h6vhtk-069c10#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069c10`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/historical-railways-estate-examinations-contracts-ocds-h6vhtk-069c10#tl-md)

## Description
Replacement contracts for the existing Historical Railways Estate Examinations contracts which expire in March 2028.
The Historical Railways Estate (HRE) is a collection of over 3,100 structures and assets which were once part of Britain's rail network, with many structures that are over 100 years old. These structures reside within England, Scotland & Wales.
Once managed by BRB (Residuary) Limited, which was dissolved in 2013, National Highways has been responsible for looking after these structures on behalf of the Department for Transport (DfT) since September 2013. 
The Estate is made up of a wide variety of structures and other assets that National Highways is required to maintain and make safe, so the work generally involves repairs, strengthening, restoration and cyclical maintenance/surveys/inspections.
National Highways cannot provide these services in-house and therefore is required to outsource these activities to compliant suppliers.
Further Details relating to HRE is available on the National Highways website: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-work/historical-railways-estate/about-the-hre/
Scope requirements:
Visual & Detailed examinations of structures.
Compliance with Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010
Emergency Callouts for incidences such as:
- Bridge strikes
- Parapet damage
- Trespass fence repair
- Reports from Local Authority of potentially unsafe structures
- Bridge markings
- Monitoring of defects

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2028 to 31/03/2035
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F045810-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-19T14:02:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T00:15:17.884Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069c10