Official UK procurement notice
Kent to Gatwick Strategic Statement
Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: South East (UKJ22)
Awarded value£65,267published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Network Rail Infrastructure
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNetwork Rail will undertake early development work to assess the
feasibility of reinstating direct passenger rail services between Kent and Gatwick Airport, building on the findings of the Kent to Gatwick Strategic Advice (2024) report by Network Rail.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 4 Sept 2026, 10:23 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 10:23 BST
- Authority reference
18891- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083781- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f1fdFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published4 Sept 2026, 10:23 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £65,2671 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Network Rail Infrastructure | £65,267 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Network Rail Infrastructure
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2026
- Value
- £65,267
- Period
- 24 Jul 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Network Rail Infrastructure LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender