Official UK procurement notice
M61 Vegetation Clearance – Network Rail BAPA
Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value £12,782published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to NETWORK RAIL
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNational Highways has entered into a Basic Asset Protection Agreement (BAPA) with Network Rail Infrastructure Limited in relation to vegetation clearance works adjacent to the M61. The agreement covers Network Rail asset protection services required to facilitate the safe delivery of the works, including site supervision, project administration and railway possessions/isolations. The total contract value is £12,781.54 excluding VAT. The contract runs until 31 March 2027.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
71311230 Railway engineering services
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa70
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £12,7821 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NETWORK RAIL | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · NETWORK RAIL
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2026
- Value
- £12,782
- Period
- 15 Sept 2026 — 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published15 Sept 2026, 15:57 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NETWORK RAILAwarded 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