Official UK procurement notice
Scotland's Railway Electrification Framework
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe framework will support the efficient, consistent development, delivery, entry into service and handback of electrification elements that are key to the delivery of the decarbonisation programme in Scotland.
Network Rail intend to procure a framework that will appoint one (1) Contractor for the delivery of the overhead line electrification (Based on UK Master series), traction power, power and distribution, ancillaries & associated design works across Scotland. The procurement shall be awarded under a nil value NR30 Framework Commission Agreement.
The initial estimate of the value of works currently intended to be awarded under the Framework is approximately £300m over the effective period of the Framework.
Scotland's Railway has provided for a total Framework value of £450m, taking into account emerging works which are yet to be identified which may become necessary during the effective period.
- How the procedure runs: The proceduce will be as set out in the procurement documentation.
CPV: Ancillary works for electricity power lines · Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork · Engineering design services · Overhead power lines · Railway construction works
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Mar 2027
Published description of the framework
As per procurement documents.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£450,000,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Questions: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Questions: As per procurement documents
- Commercial: As per procurement documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Scotland's Railway Electrification Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Feb 2026, 19:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
SR-PR-25-118- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032792- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064e73Find a Tender
- How it runs
The proceduce will be as set out in the procurement documentation.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 Feb 2026 → 1 Mar 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published257 days ago11 Feb 2026, 19:20 GMT
- Market engagement240 days ago28 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
This is to provide advance notice of an upcoming supplier engagement event relating to the Scotland's Railway Electrification Framework.
A session will, be held at 1pm on Wednesday 18th February via teams, please note this will be recorded for those who cannot attend.
Interested parties should complete the questionnaire within bravo, by 5pm on Monday 16th February 2026. Please see below link to the bravo portal:
- Next notice expected231 days ago9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published200 days ago10 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends166 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 94 days29 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 124 days1 Mar 2027
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Feb 2026, 19:20 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published10 Apr 2026, 12:30 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £450,000,00010 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
- Status changed to active10 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Documents will be provided through Network Rail's Bravo system.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender