Official UK procurement notice
Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance
Authority: Associated British Ports
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)South East (UKJ32)Wales (UKL)
Budget not disclosed£0total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 13 Mar 2026awarded 11 May 2026
Award (standstill) to CLESHAR CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED, Volkerrail Specialist Businesses Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 29 Jun 2029 · starts 30 Jun 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is to carry out planned rail track inspections and minor maintenance services across the ABP Port Estate, in line with the ABP Track Standard ABP-ENGC-ST-022 (To be issued as part of Tender Pack). The standard indicates the criteria for the inspection and minor maintenance of the Permanent Way on all ABP controlled infrastructure, i.e. where the track is the freehold (or leasehold) property of ABP and maintained on its behalf by a specialist contractor.
CPV: Railway engineering services · Railway-track maintenance services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance HumberAwardedPublished value£0
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance WalesAwardedPublished value£0
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance SouthamptonAwardedPublished value£0
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Nov 2025, 15:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 May 2026, 14:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
INF-GRP-25-1409- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001161- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05db28Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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- Submission deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
in-tendhost.co.uk/abp/aspx/Home ↗
Please use the Tenders and then ''Current'' button and the tender should be available
Timeline
5 Nov 2025 → 30 Jun 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published350 days ago5 Nov 2025, 15:32 GMT
- Next notice expected350 days ago5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by310 days ago15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Tender notice published287 days ago7 Jan 2026, 15:28 GMT
- Submission deadline222 days ago13 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by195 days ago9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent164 days ago11 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published163 days ago11 May 2026, 14:27 BST
- Standstill ends154 days ago20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts114 days ago30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Nov 2025- Planned procurement notice published5 Nov 2025, 15:32 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published7 Jan 2026, 15:28 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active7 Jan 2026, 15:28 GMT
- Deadline moved to 13 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT7 Jan 2026, 15:28 GMT+88 days · was 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Tender notice published7 Jan 2026, 15:38 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 May 2026, 14:27 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 May 2026, 14:27 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 5 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £656,2271 award inc. VAT; no net value published
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| CLESHAR CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED, Volkerrail Specialist Businesses LtdSMEjoint award1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: 1 +1 | £656,227 inc. VAT | 11 May 2026standstill to 20 May 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Cleshar Contract ServicesAwarded supplier
- VolkerRail Specialist Businesses LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender