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title: "Instrumented Rail Clamp System Requirements. Wales & Western Region"
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# Instrumented Rail Clamp System Requirements. Wales & Western Region

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/instrumented-rail-clamp-system-requirements-wales-western-region-ocds-h6vhtk-03e49f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "Instrumented Rail Clamp System Requirements. Wales & Western Region". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/network-rail-infrastructure-limited-coh-02904587)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Railway-track construction materials and supplies
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03e49f`

## 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/instrumented-rail-clamp-system-requirements-wales-western-region-ocds-h6vhtk-03e49f#tl-md)

## Description
The purpose of this document is to set out the system and user requirements for a Instrumented Rail Clamp.
Rail clamps have been widely used in the UK rail network to join unwelded sections of rail for many decades. The purpose of the rail clamp is to temporarily provide a robust joint between two sections of rail, until it is possible to weld the rail sections together. Whilst a rail clamp is in place, it is required to be monitored at 24-hour intervals to ensure the integrity and safety of the joint. The inspection specifically requires assurance that the joint deflection, rail to rail gap and clamping force has not exceeded the limits set in Network Rail track standards.
The aim of this specification is to deliver a system that meets all standards relating to rail clamps and track mounted components which also can be maintenance free. It must deliver a safe and secure clamped rail joint. 
If applicable the solution can be integrated into an already product approved clamp. It must be able to reliably transmit data that can be used to aid the application of understanding the condition of the joint, to remove the requirement of physical/manual inspection of the temporary clamp.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 34946000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The full Procurement exercise is for the supply of an Instrumented Rail Clamp System. The exercise is expected to include the following Procurement events:
1. PIN (current);
2. Pre-Qualification Questionnaire; and
3. Invitation to Tender.
It is expec...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021259-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-24T10:24:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:59:54.716Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03e49f