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Published 11 Nov 2026, 12:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Pre-Market Engagement for the Supply of Geosynthetics

Official notice
Competition analysis

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£25,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 16 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 5 yrsends 25 Jul 2032 · up to 25 Jul 2035 with extensions · starts 26 Jul 2027
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Geosynthetics are critical in maintaining and improving Network Rail’s asset performance by reinforcing trackbeds, improving drainage, and extending asset life. The procurement documents can be downloaded from Network Rail's BravoNR sourcing platform via this link.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Geosynthetics are critical in maintaining and improving Network Rail’s asset performance by reinforcing trackbeds, improving drainage, and extending asset life.

The procurement documents can be downloaded from Network Rail's BravoNR sourcing platform via this link.

networkrail.bravosolutions.co.uk/web/login.html ↗

From the welcome screen, access the Current Opportunities link and select #44817 Supply of Geosynthetics

CPV: Railway-track construction materials and supplies

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Open tenders from NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDSearch filtered to this authorityOpen tenders in Railway equipmentSearch filtered to CPV 3494Contracts ending in Transport Equipment & VehiclesRetender Radar, CPV 34: incumbents and end dates for the next 12 months

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
5 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 26 Jul 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 26 Jul 2027 – 25 Jul 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 25 Jul 2035 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
34946000 Railway-track construction materials and supplies

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
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Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Pre-Market Engagement for the Supply of Geosynthetics” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED buys Railway equipment (CPV 3494), and who usually turns up

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Railway equipment (CPV 3494) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerNETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · all categories
The marketRailway equipment (CPV 3494) · UK-wide
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
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The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Buyer: 31 of 72 known-size awards · market: division 34 · UK-wide, n=211
43%68%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
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Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.

Buyer: 2 of 8 known-location awards · market: division 34 · UK-wide, n=157
25%54%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
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Buyer: 11 decided notices · market: division 34 · UK-wide, n=56
248 days52 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 248 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
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Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Buyer: at least 15 of 42 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: division 34 · UK-wide, n=102
36%27%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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This buyer67 lots with bid counts · all categories
9% had one bid
The market359 lots with bid counts · division 34 · UK-wide
10% had one bid
% of lots with a published bid count: this buyer (67) / the market (359) · select a colour for counts
1 bid9% / 10%
Buyer: 6 of 67 lots with published bid counts. Market: 35 of 359 lots with published bid counts.
2–330% / 27%
Buyer: 20 of 67 lots with published bid counts. Market: 96 of 359 lots with published bid counts.
4–651% / 24%
Buyer: 34 of 67 lots with published bid counts. Market: 86 of 359 lots with published bid counts.
7+10% / 40%
Buyer: 7 of 67 lots with published bid counts. Market: 142 of 359 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.

Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.

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Assess each lot
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 349460 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£25m
Expected competition
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 359 past lots.

—No model forecast yet10% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 359 similar lots
1 bid10%
35 of 359 similar past lots received 1 bid (10%).
2–327%
96 of 359 similar past lots received 2–3 (27%).
4–624%
86 of 359 similar past lots received 4–6 (24%).
7+40%
142 of 359 similar past lots received 7+ (40%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 5 bids.
Commercial price forecast
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
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Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Nov 2026, 12:36 GMT
Last source update
11 Nov 2026, 13:23 GMT
Authority reference
Project_44817
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107127
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Railway-track construction materials and supplies
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b98b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

11 Nov 2026 → 26 Jul 2027 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published2 days ago
    11 Nov 2026, 12:36 GMT
  2. Today
    14 Nov 2026
  3. Tender notice expectedin 2 days
    16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 253 days
    26 Jul 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Nov 2026, 12:36 GMT
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Nov 2026, 13:23 GMT
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

Following consideration of the information gathered during preliminary market engagement (PME) together with further technical, commercial and operational development of the procurement strategy, Network Rail has further refined the final procurement approach and is updating the Preliminary Market Engagement to provide further details. During the PME an indicative procurement strategy comprising …

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNZN-9524-VCQJ Waterloo General Office, London, London, SE1 8SWContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure