Official UK procurement notice
Lift and Escalator Maintenance, Inspections and Lift and Escalator Renewals and Replacements
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought14 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis Procurement Event will seek to establish a Contract/s for Lifts and Escalator Maintenance and a Contract for Inspections and will establish 2 x Frameworks for the renewal and replacement of Lifts and Escalators. All Contracts and Frameworks cover stations throughout England, Scotland and Wales.
Details on the scope of each Lot are shown within this notice and further explained in the Procurement Documents.
Please note that this procurement event contains lot options (lots 1,1a, 2, 6 & 6a) and therefore NR will not make an award for all lots, please refer to the Procurement Documents for more information.
CPV: Escalator installation work · Lift and escalator installation work · Lift installation work · Lift-maintenance services · Machinery-inspection services · Repair and maintenance services of escalators · Technical inspection and testing services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 6 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 7 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (14)Procurement structure
14 lots · 8 with a published value · win at most 4 of themLot #1Lift MaintenanceCancelledRenewalPublished value£54,000,000
Lot 1 - Lift Maintenance Contract
Network Rail owns c.1440 lifts at stations throughout England, Scotland and
Wales. This Contract is to provide fully comprehensive planned preventative
maintenance (PPM), reactive lift maintenance, accumulator replacement,
SAF-ed inspections & NICEIC electrical testing.
Entrapment response time for this Lot has a target of 30mins however,
abatement charges come into effect at 45mins. Please see procurement
documents for further information.
Lot #2Escalator MaintenanceAwardedLot estimate not published
Lot 2 - Escalator Maintenance
Network Rail owns c.280 escalators and conveyors throughout England,
Scotland and Wales. The Contract is to provide fully comprehensive
planned preventative maintenance (PPM) reactive maintenance and
NICEIC electrical testing
Lot #3Lift and Escalator InspectionsAwardedLot estimate not published
Lot 3 - Lift and Escalator Inspections
Network Rail owns c.1,720 lift and Escalators throughout England,
Scotland and Wales. The contract is to provide fully comprehensive
planned inspections for each asset which include; LOLER and PSSR lift
inspections and PM45 escalator inspections.
Lot #4Lift Renewals and New Installations FrameworkAwardedLot estimate not published
Lot 4 - Lift Renewals and New Installations Framework
Network Rail owns c.1440 lifts at stations throughout England,
Scotland and Wales of varying ages, conditions and types.
There have been over 130 lift modernisation and replacement lift
projects of varying scope in the last 3 years.
This Lot is to provide a framework agreement between Network Rail
and selected companies for lift renewals and new lift installation
works which fully meet the specification requirements.
Tenderers must note that there is no volume commitment under
this Framework.
Lot #5Escalator Renewals and New Installations FrameworkAwardedLot estimate not published
Lot 5 - Escalator Renewals and New Installations Framework
Network Rail owns c.280 Escalators at stations throughout England,
Scotland and Wales of varying ages, conditions, and types.
This Lot is to provide a framework agreement between Network Rail
and selected Escalator companies for Escalator renewals and new
escalator installation works which fully meet the specification
requirements.
Tenderers must note that there is no volume commitment under this
Framework.
Lot #6Lifts and Escalator MaintenanceCancelledLot estimate not published
Lot 6 - Lift & Escalator Maintenance
This Lot covers the full requirements set out in both Lot 1 and Lot 2. NR
is aware that many lift and escalator engineers are ‘dual qualified’ and
can therefore work on both lift and escalator assets.
Entrapment response time for this Lot has a target of 30mins however,
abatement charges come into effect at 45mins.
This Lot gives bidders the opportunity to bid for the combined
maintenance requirements for both Lifts & Escalators which should
achieve economies of scale and other efficiencies associated with having
dual qualified engineers.
Lot #7Lift Maintenance (30min Entrapment Response )AwardedRenewalPublished value£56,700,000
Lot 1a - Lift Maintenance (30min Entrapment Response)
Network Rail owns c.1440 lifts at stations throughout England, Scotland and
Wales. This Contract is to provide fully comprehensive planned preventative
maintenance (PPM), reactive lift maintenance, accumulator replacement,
SAF-ed inspections & NICEIC electrical testing.
This Lot is the same as Lot 1, the only difference is that the abatement
charges for this lot come into effect at 30min and not 45mins. Please see
the Procurement documents for further information.
Lot #8Lift & Escalator Maintenance (30min Entrapment Response)CancelledLot estimate not published
Lot 6a - Lift and Escalator Maintenance (30min Entrapment Response)
This Lot is the same as Lot 6, the only difference is that the abatement
charges for entrapments for this lot come into effect at 30mins not
45mins. Please see the Procurement documents for further
information.
Lot #9Escalator MaintenanceRenewalPublished value£31,000,000
Lot 2 - Escalator Maintenance
Network Rail owns c.280 escalators and conveyors throughout England, Scotland and Wales. The Contract is to provide fully comprehensive planned preventative maintenance (PPM) reactive maintenance and NICEIC electrical testing
Lot #10Lift and Escalator InspectionsRenewalPublished value£5,000,000
Lot 3 - Lift and Escalator Inspections
Network Rail owns c.1,720 lift and Escalators throughout England, Scotland and Wales. The contract is to provide fully comprehensive planned inspections for each asset which include; LOLER and PSSR lift inspections and PM45 escalator inspections.
Lot #11Lift Renewals and New Installations FrameworkRenewalPublished value£107,000,000
Lot 4 - Lift Renewals and New Installations Framework
Network Rail owns c.1440 lifts at stations throughout England, Scotland and Wales of varying ages, conditions and types.
There have been over 130 lift modernisation and replacement lift projects of varying scope in the last 3 years.
This Lot is to provide a framework agreement between Network Rail and selected companies for lift renewals and new lift installation works which fully meet the specification requirements.
Tenderers must note that there is no volume commitment under this Framework.
Lot #12Escalator Renewals and New Installations FrameworkRenewalPublished value£93,000,000
Lot 5 - Escalator Renewals and New Installations Framework
Network Rail owns c.280 Escalators at stations throughout England, Scotland and Wales of varying ages, conditions, and types.
This Lot is to provide a framework agreement between Network Rail and selected Escalator companies for Escalator renewals and new escalator installation works which fully meet the specification requirements.
Tenderers must note that there is no volume commitment under this Framework.
Lot #13Lifts and Escalator MaintenanceRenewalPublished value£85,000,000
Lot 6 - Lift & Escalator Maintenance
This Lot covers the full requirements set out in both Lot 1 and Lot 2. NR is aware that many lift and escalator engineers are ‘dual qualified’ and can therefore work on both lift and escalator assets.
Entrapment response time for this Lot has a target of 30mins however, abatement charges come into effect at 45mins.
This Lot gives bidders the opportunity to bid for the combined maintenance requirements for both Lifts & Escalators which should achieve economies of scale and other efficiencies associated with having dual qualified engineers.
Lot #14Lift & Escalator Maintenance (30min Entrapment Response)RenewalPublished value£87,700,000
Lot 6a - Lift and Escalator Maintenance (30min Entrapment Response)
This Lot is the same as Lot 6, the only difference is that the abatement charges for entrapments for this lot come into effect at 30mins not 45mins. Please see the Procurement documents for further information.
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).
- “Lift and Escalator Maintenance, Inspections and Lift and Escalator…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Oct 2023, 15:01 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2025, 11:02 GMT
- Authority reference
Project_33735- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003779- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040c59Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: The value of the Contracts for Lot 1a, Lot 2 & Lot 3 is the estimated potential value of each contract over the maximum term of 8 years. The estimated value also includes a Contract Change Threshold of 10%. The value of the Framework (Lot 4 and Lot 5) is the estimated potential value over the maximum term of 8 years.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=57129 ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 16 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 Nov 2023 → 5 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown16 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected12 Jan 2024
- Notice published5 Feb 2025, 11:02 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Feb 2025, 11:02 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 4 - Lift Renewals and New Installations Framework
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Value
- £107,000,000
- Status
- active
Lot 5 - Escalator Renewals and New Installations Framework
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Value
- £93,000,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Lift and Escalator Inspections
- Signed
- 12 Nov 2024
- Value
- £7,862,800
- Status
- active
Lot 1a - Lift Maintenance (30min Entrapment Response )
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2024
- Value
- £102,950,128
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Escalator Maintenance
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2024
- Value
- £52,865,174
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Escalator Maintenance | 5bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Lift and Escalator Inspections | 4bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Lift Renewals and New Installations Framework | 6bids | — | — | — |
| 5 · Escalator Renewals and New Installations Framework | 5bids | — | — | — |
| 7 · Lift Maintenance (30min Entrapment Response ) | 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Court of JusticeReview body
- The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- ANSA Elevators LimitedFramework contractor
- Fujitec UK LtdFramework contractor
- KONE PlcFramework contractor
- RJ Lift Group LimitedFramework contractor
- Stannah Lift Services LimitedFramework contractor
- TK Elevator UK LtdFramework contractor
- TUV SUDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria