Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Re-Railing Services and fitment of Wheelskates
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe PSQ is for the procurement of operational support in supplying re-railing Services and fitment of wheelskates which means recovery of rail vehicles in the case of but not limited to crashes, derailments, wheel skating and breakdowns where the rail vehicle cannot be moved under its own power.
This requirement will include hire of plant i.e. Re-railing equipment like lifting and jacking plant, wheel skates, Road Rail Vehicles as well as Hire of labour.
The Procurement Documents can be downloaded from Network Rail's BravoNR sourcing platform via this link.
networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
From the welcome screen, access the 'Current Opportunities' link and select
#40327 – Provision of Re-Railing Services and fitment of Wheelskates
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2030, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: This procurement will be conducted under the Procurement Act 2023 using the Competitive Flexible Procedure. The procedure will consist of the following stages: Participation stage Interested suppliers must complete a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) to demonstrate compliance with the conditions to participate, including financial standing, technical capability and relevent experience. Responses will be evaluated against published criteria and a shortlist of up to 5 suppliers will be invited to the Supplier Safety Audit stage. Supplier Safety Audit The suppliers that successfully pass the PSQ stage will invite Network Rail's auditors to come to their site and audit their safety practices. The procedures and processes will be related to the Health & Safety (ISO 45001) questions from within the PSQ. The audits will be evaluated against the Network Rail standard NR/L2/ASR/036 (Module 1). The results will be a Pass/Fail. Suppliers that pass this section will be shortlisted to tender. Tender Stage Shortlisted suppliers will be invited to submit their commerical and technical tender via Network Rails Bravo Platform. Key features of the process • PSQ will be released on the 7th February via Network Rails Bravo platform titled 'Provision of re-railing services and fitment of wheelskates'. • All further communication and submissions will be managed via the Bravo Portal • Variant tenders will not be permitted • Evaluations will be based on the most advantageous tender (per region), considering both technical and commercial criteria. • Compliance with all pass/fail conditions is mandatory throughout the process. Please see the instruction to participants document which which be released at the participation stage for further details of these activities.
CPV: Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 7 yrs from 1 Apr 2027
- Buyer regions
- UK
Who may buy through it
In the future incorporating GBR the TOC's that are absorbed will use Network Rails services.
Published description of the framework
Prices are determined via the commercial tender and prices submitted. The selection process for the individual regions and the awarded supplier will be down to the most advantageous to Network Rail commercial bids alongside their technical submissions detailing how they will provide the service.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope: 50%
- Commercial Envelope: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial Envelope
- Technical Envelope
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Provision of Re-Railing Services and fitment of Wheelskates” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- In the future incorporating GBR the TOC's that are absorbed will use Network Rails services.
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jan 2030
- First published
- 31 Jul 2025, 16:15 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2026, 16:02 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Dec 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011107- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056a8fFind a Tender
- How it runs
This procurement will be conducted under the Procurement Act 2023 using the Competitive Flexible Procedure. The procedure will consist of the following stages:
Participation stage
Interested suppliers must complete a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) to demonstrate compliance with the conditions to participate, including financial standing, technical capability and relevent experience. Responses will be evaluated against published criteria and a shortlist of up to 5 suppliers will be invited to the Supplier Safety Audit stage.
Supplier Safety Audit
The suppliers that successfully pass the PSQ stage will invite Network Rail's auditors to come to their site and audit their safety practices. The procedures and processes will be related to the Health & Safety (ISO 45001) questions from within the PSQ. The audits will be evaluated against the Network Rail standard NR/L2/ASR/036 (Module 1). The results will be a Pass/Fail. Suppliers that pass this section will be shortlisted to tender.
Tender Stage
Shortlisted suppliers will be invited to submit their commerical and technical tender via Network Rails Bravo Platform.
Key features of the process
- PSQ will be released on the 7th February via Network Rails Bravo platform titled 'Provision of re-railing services and fitment of wheelskates'.
- All further communication and submissions will be managed via the Bravo Portal
- Variant tenders will not be permitted
- Evaluations will be based on the most advantageous tender (per region), considering both technical and commercial criteria.
- Compliance with all pass/fail conditions is mandatory throughout the process.
Please see the instruction to participants document which which be released at the participation stage for further details of these activities.
- Risks
There is a risk that the suppliers depots won't have the correct amount of equipment or personnel trained competencies to deal with the incidents.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
This is a PSQ exercise for the procurement of operational support in supplying re-railing Services and fitment of wheelskates which means recovery of rail vehicles in the case of but not limited to crashes, derailments, wheel skating and breakdowns where the rail vehicle cannot be moved under its own power.
This requirement will include hire of plant i.e. Re-railing equipment like lifting and jacking plant, wheel skates, Road Rail Vehicles as well as Hire of labour.
The Procurement Documents can be downloaded from Network Rail's BravoNR sourcing platform via this link.
networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
From the welcome screen, access the 'Current Opportunities' link and select
#40327 – Provision of Re-Railing Services and fitment of Wheelskates
Timeline
31 Jul 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published31 Jul 2025, 16:15 BST
- Market engagement15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
The purpose of this pre-market engagement exercise is to seek the market’s views, capabilities, capacity and levels of interest within the train derailment and recovery market.
The Procurement Documents can be downloaded from Network Rail's BravoNR sourcing platform via this link.
networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
From the welcome screen, access the 'Current Opportunities' link and select
#40327 – Provision of Re-Railing Services and fitment of Wheelskates
- Tender notice published264 days ago6 Feb 2026, 16:02 GMT
- Clarification questions by229 days ago13 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends222 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 50 days18 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 153 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published31 Jul 2025, 16:15 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published6 Feb 2026, 16:02 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £48,984,7186 Feb 2026, 16:02 GMTwas £0
- Status changed to active6 Feb 2026, 16:02 GMT
- Procurement method changed6 Feb 2026, 16:02 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender