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title: "Rail Storage Services at Askern and Marchwood"
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# Rail Storage Services at Askern and Marchwood

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rail-storage-services-at-askern-and-marchwood-ocds-h6vhtk-060666). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "Rail Storage Services at Askern and Marchwood". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £4,184,988. 1 published lot. 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-GB-PPON-PNZN-9524-VCQJ)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £4,184,988 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Railway-track maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 8 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rail-storage-services-at-askern-and-marchwood-ocds-h6vhtk-060666#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060666`

## 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/rail-storage-services-at-askern-and-marchwood-ocds-h6vhtk-060666#tl-md)

## Description
The requirement is to award two direct awards for the provision of Rail Storage services, one at Askern near Doncaster for short rail (less then 36m) and one at Marchwood near Southampton for the remaining overseas long rail (54/108m) that is not stored at Scunthorpe.  Part of the requirements include unloading and loading at Askern and internal shunting and loading at Marchwood by the suppliers.  The plan is to award the agreements, using appropriate indexation for the management of price control.  Lot 1 at Askern is expected to last for 5 years starting in 2027 with a total value of 1329274 GBP and Lot 2 at Marchwood is expected to last for 1 year from June 2026 with a total value of 2855714 GBP, the total value of the two direct awards being 4184988 GBP.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 50225000

- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 30/04/2032

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Rail Unloading and Loading and Storage Services (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Inframat Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:09519831`
  - Value: £1,329,274
  - Date: 07/05/2026

- **Award:** Rail Storage Services (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **Associated British Ports**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-60444`
  - Value: £2,855,714
  - Date: 07/05/2026

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Rail Unloading and Loading and Storage Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,329,274
  - Signed Date: 29/06/2026

- **Contract:** Rail Storage Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,855,714
  - Signed Date: 29/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F065064-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-10T10:26:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T05:50:16.675Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060666