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# Procurement of Cable

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-cable-ocds-h6vhtk-02a9da). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "Procurement of Cable". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/network-rail-infrastructure-limited-coh-02904587)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cable, Optical telecommunication cables, Optical-fibre cables, Power distribution cables, Signalling cable (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a9da`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-cable-ocds-h6vhtk-02a9da#tl-md)

## Description
Network Rail is awarding supplier frameworks which Network Rail intends to use on a non-exclusive basis every time it buys cable. This award covers 74 Cable Types and is divided into 2 lots. Lot 1 relates to individual purchases of Cable Types of lengths up to and including 2 000 m. Lot 2 relates to individual purchase of Cable Types of lengths exceeding 2 000 m.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1.: Cable Quantities Less than or Equal to 2 000 m
- **Lot id:** `1.`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 31320000, 31321700, 32521000, 32562000, 32562200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot covers the supply of cable quantities less than or equal to 2 000 m.
Network Rail is awarding a framework which Network Rail intends to use on a non-exclusive basis every time it buys cable. The cables relate variously to signalling, telecom...

### Lot 2.: Cable Quantities Greater than 2 000 m per Demand
- **Lot id:** `2.`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 31320000, 31321700, 32521000, 32562000, 32562200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot covers the supply of cable quantities greater than 2 000 m per demand.
Network Rail is awarding a framework which Network Rail intends to use on a non-exclusive basis every time it buys cable. The cables relate variously to signalling, telec...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Cable Quantities Less than or Equal to 2 000 m (active)
  - Award id: `008809-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **British Cables Company Limited, Cleveland Cable Company Limited, Tratos (UK) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-14057`, `GB-FTS-42144`, `GB-FTS-149569`
  - Value: £50,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Cable Quantities Greater than 2 000 m per Demand (active)
  - Award id: `008809-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **British Cables Company Limited, Cleveland Cable Company Limited, Tratos (UK) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-14057`, `GB-FTS-42144`, `GB-FTS-149569`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Cable Quantities Less than or Equal to 2 000 m (active)
  - Signed Value: £50,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/04/2021

- **Contract:** Cable Quantities Greater than 2 000 m per Demand (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/04/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008809-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-23T21:55:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:22:02.196Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a9da