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Official procurement procedure
Pre-market engagement notice - Concrete Bearers
Parts of sleepers
Location not published
Published value
£0
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "Pre-market engagement notice - Concrete Bearers". Published status: planned. Published value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planned No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £0 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
3.6Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Transport for WalesTop vendor: 82.9% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
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. Published-to-award variance 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Transport for Wales | 1 win | £118,783,000 |
| Oracle Corporation UK Limited | 2 wins | £9,302,947 |
| Xeiad Limited | 1 win | £5,277,125 |
| Informatica Software Ltd. | 1 win | £2,994,872 |
| Birmingham City Council | 1 win | £1,800,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published26 Aug 2026, 09:24 BST | Last source update26 Aug 2026, 09:24 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationParts of sleepers | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06a597 | ||
What is being bought
Network Rail requires the supply of concrete bearers for Switches & Crossings (S&C) renewals and maintenance work. Concrete bearers are critical structural components of S&C units, supporting the rails, maintaining track gauge and geometry, and ensuring the safe and reliable operation of turnouts and crossings.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £0
26 Aug 2026, 09:24 BST - Official notice release published
26 Aug 2026, 09:24 BST - Published value updated to £11,100,000
27 May 2026, 10:47 BST - Status changed to planned
27 May 2026, 10:47 BST - Official notice release published
27 May 2026, 10:47 BST - Buyer information updated
27 May 2026, 10:47 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
26 Aug 2026, 09:24 BST - Procedure published
26 Aug 2026, 09:24 BST - engagement
8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledThis is a pre-market engagement exercise to gather the required information to finalise the sourcing strategy and market feedback on the capability and interest of suppliers to manufacture and supply concrete bearers from April 2027 to March 2030. The current market size is approximately 60,000 to 80,000 Linear Meter per annum. The PIN questionnaire related to this procurement can be located via https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/ Follow the "View Current Opportunities" on the Bravo login page. Please respond latest by 08/09/2026.
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-VCQJDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 26 Aug 2026, 09:24 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |