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OLE Steelworks

Overhead electrical equipment
Railway materials
Structural steelworks
+2 more
UK
Published value
£240,000,000
Submission deadline 22 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Lots published5
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "OLE Steelworks". Published status: active. Published value: £240,000,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
22 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£240,000,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
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Published history for NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3.6Bids / Report
7.1% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Transport for WalesTop vendor: 82.9% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 58 active published awards; 14 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Transport for Wales1 win£118,783,000
Oracle Corporation UK Limited2 wins£9,302,947
Xeiad Limited1 win£5,277,125
Informatica Software Ltd.1 win£2,994,872
Birmingham City Council1 win£1,800,000
Procedure terms
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published11 Aug 2025, 14:54 BST
Last source update11 Aug 2025, 14:54 BST
Recurring procurementYes
ClassificationOverhead electrical equipment, Railway materials, Structural steelworks, Structures and parts, Structures and parts of structures
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0511bc
What is being bought
Network Rail has a requirement to purchase a range of steel products that are used to support Overhead Line Equipment (OLE). The scope of this procurement includes steelwork for electrification specific applications as detailed in UKMS, UKMS 1, UKMS2, OLEMI and GEFF designs: • Lot 1 Steel Piles - Tubular steel piles used for foundations. • Lot 2 Steel Structures - In the forms of masts and spans (booms, portals and other structures spanning the track) to which OHLE is attached. • Lot 3 Small Part Steel Uncontrolled - Components to enable OHLE equipment to be attached to the structures. • Lot 4 Small Part Steel Controlled - Various clips and clamps used to secure items to the structures as well as supporting OHL Wire, these are often casted items. Products on this Lot require Product Acceptance (PA), NR can sponsor suppliers through this process. • Lot 5 Fixings - Electrification specific fixings and fasteners to secure the electrification structures. The proposed Framework(s) will be for an initial period of 6 years, with options to extend for a further two year period. Participants that are interested in Supplying Lot 1 Steel Piles and Lot 2 Steel Structures will be required to have capacity to purchase and store steel raw materials on behalf of Network Rail, and agree to the provision fo a Vesting Certificate (a copy of which is contained in the Procurement Documents).
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £240,000,000
    11 Aug 2025, 14:54 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    11 Aug 2025, 14:54 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    11 Aug 2025, 14:54 BST
  4. Published value updated to £140,000,000
    13 May 2025, 10:53 BST
  5. Status changed to planning
    13 May 2025, 10:53 BST
  6. Official notice release published
    13 May 2025, 10:53 BST
  7. Buyer information updated
    13 May 2025, 10:53 BST
Lots and requirements (5)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Steel Piles
    active
    Published value£70,000,000
    The provision of Steel Piles
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Steel Structures
    active
    Published value£99,000,000
    The provision of Steel Structures
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Small Part Steel Uncontrolled
    active
    Published value£27,000,000
    The provision of Small Part Steel Uncontrolled.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Small Part Steel Controlled
    active
    Published value£31,000,000
    The provision of Small Part Steel Controlled.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #5
    Fixings
    active
    Published value£13,000,000
    The provision of fixings (for OLE)
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    11 Aug 2025, 14:54 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    22 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PNZN-9524-VCQJ
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Documents (3)
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Related procedures (0)
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