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# Railway Overhead Line Equipment Steel Structures

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/railway-overhead-line-equipment-steel-structures-ocds-h6vhtk-04addd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "Railway Overhead Line Equipment Steel Structures". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/network-rail-infrastructure-limited-coh-02904587)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Overhead electrical equipment, Poles for carrying overhead lines, Railway materials, Structural steelworks, Structures and parts
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04addd`

## 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/railway-overhead-line-equipment-steel-structures-ocds-h6vhtk-04addd#tl-md)

## Description
Network Rail owns the railway infrastructure in England, Scotland and Wales. That’s 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and the thousands of signals, level crossings and stations. We manage 20 of the country’s largest stations, while all the rest – over 2,500 – are run by the train operating companies.

        
We will be tendering our requirement for OHLE Steel Structures and seeking engagement from the supply market to help inform our sourcing strategy.  We are really interested in what you think as potential suppliers in the market, and we value any input you can give us.  We have set out a number of questions that will help us to understand the steelwork fabrication market.
To assist Network Rail in our market engagement, we kindly request that you complete the questionnaire which can be found at the following location: https://forms.office.com/e/5C5ZQfrX86. Please could you respond to this questionnaire by 08/11/2024.
Any received responses will be used to help form the tender strategy. During this market engagement process, we may contact you to ask follow up questions, or seek feedback on various elements or options within the strategy. Additionally, we may seek to arrange site visits to further grow our understanding of the market. 
Network Rail is committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency. 
The Periodic Indicative Notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting pre-procurement market engagement and does not constitute any commitment to undertake any procurement in the future. 
Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the PIN event and a response to this PIN does not guarantee any invitation to participate in this event or any future procurement. 
Any information shared by Network Rail, during the pre-procurement market engagement will be shared with all companies who respond to the PIN. It will also form part of the tender information and be shared with all interested parties at tender stage. 
Network Rail is not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to or attending any PIN events.
Any procurement of any services, supplies or works by Network Rail will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2023.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 31682400, 34946120, 44212300, 45223210
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** We currently buy Steelwork for electrification specific applications as detailed in UKMS, UKMS 1, UKMS 2, OLEMI and GEF. 
•	Steelwork Foundation - Tubular steel piles 
•	Structural Steelwork - In the form of masts and spans (booms, portals and other ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033811-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-18T14:20:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T11:17:11.965Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04addd