Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 17 Apr 2026, 16:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Railway Museum Great Hall Road Repairs Contractor

Official notice

Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,540,000≈ £770k / year · £1,848,000 inc. VAT22.2% below final estimate
Submissions closed 15 May 2026awarded 21 Sept 2026
Awarded to VERTEX CONSTRUCTION & CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD
Contract term 2 yrsends 11 Jun 2028 · starts 12 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Railway Museum (York) is seeking a contractor to repair several rail roads that connect to the turntable in the Great Hall. There are 24 number of roads in total, and this contract will deliver repairs to up to 13 of them.

Please refer to the tender documents for further details.

CPV: Museum construction work · Rails · Railway-track construction materials and supplies · Track rails

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsPublished value£1,540,000
Contract period: 12 Jun 2026 – 11 Jun 2028 (2 yrs)Value: £1,540,000 exc. VAT · £1,848,000 inc. VAT

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Pass & Fail Questions, 15% Price + 85% Quality

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Apr 2026, 16:40 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2026, 11:23 BST
Authority reference
NRM4057M
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035374
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Museum construction workRailsRailway-track construction materials and suppliesTrack rails
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0685b7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
4 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Apr 2026 → 22 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published189 days ago
    17 Apr 2026, 16:40 BST
  2. Clarification questions by172 days ago
    4 May 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline161 days ago
    15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts134 days ago
    12 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published1 day ago
    22 Oct 2026, 11:23 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Apr 2026, 16:40 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    22 Oct 2026, 11:23 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Oct 2026, 11:23 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,198,0381 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VERTEX CONSTRUCTION & CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD£1,198,038 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Science Museum Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDTR-3338-MNPG The Science Museum, London, London, SW7 2DDContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender