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Published 17 Nov 2025, 10:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Basic Asset Protection Agreement (BAPA) relating to Principal Inspections of TfL bridges across Kent, Sussex and Wessex, 2025-29

Official notice

Authority: Transport for London (Public body)

Direct award

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: London (UKI)South East (UKJ)

Awarded value£835,220published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Network Rail Certification Body

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This direct award is by Transport for London (TfL) to Network Rail (NR) to provide access for TfL contractors to carry out principal inspections of TfL bridges located on or near the NR infrastructure. The works will be delivered under NR's asset protection framework for low-risk, customer led projects.

As the infrastructure owner, only Network Rail is authorised to deliver the services outlined in the BAPA. The agreement qualifies for the Direct Award exemption under Schedule 5.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: London, South East

45221112 Railway bridge construction work

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Nov 2025, 10:20 GMT
Last source update: 9 Dec 2025, 11:27 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-080985
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e233 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: As the infrastructure owner, only Network Rail is authorised to deliver the services outlined in the BAPA.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

26 Nov 2025 → 9 Dec 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends325 days ago
26 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice published313 days ago
9 Dec 2025, 11:27 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Nov 2025

Transparency notice published
17 Nov 2025, 10:20 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
17 Nov 2025, 16:07 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
9 Dec 2025, 11:27 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £835,2201 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Network Rail Certification BodySMEBasic Asset Protection Agreement Kent, Sussex and Wessex, 2025-202927 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2029	£835,220	17 Nov 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Redacted Basic Asset Protection Agreement (BAPA) Southern Region · Network Rail Certification BodySME
Signed
21 Aug 2025
Value
£835,220
Period
21 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2029
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: N/A

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for London

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHMT-6197-NWNZ 5 Endeavour Square, London, London, E20 1JNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Network Rail Certification BodyAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07885266GB-PPON: PDLP-4199-PHJD Waterloo General Office, London, London, SE1 8SWContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDFRedacted Basic Asset Protection Agreement (BAPA) Southern Region

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender9 Dec 2025, 11:27 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Nov 2025, 16:07 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender17 Nov 2025, 10:20 GMT