Official UK procurement notice
Supplemental Agreement to an existing Development Services Agreement for Engineering Stage 4 for Witton and Aston Rail Stations
Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDesign development Engineering Stage (ES3) has commenced with Network Rail under a previous Direct Award Report (DAR) reference RFQ-WMRE-WPG-2025-0001 and Notices were published in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 public procurement regulations
We are now proposing to continue the development phase into ES4 with Network Rail. As per the initial ES3 work scope, Network Rail are best placed to complete this work as the scheme requires significant structural alterations to an existing Network Rail asset. This means that Network Rail are best placed to manage the risks associated with design and construction
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2026, 16:04 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2026, 11:28 BST
- Authority reference
MOD-RAIL-WPG-2026-0001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054190- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069fc2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
Prototypes Development; Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Network Rail are best placed to complete this work as the scheme requires significant structural alterations to an existing Network Rail asset. This means that Network Rail are best placed to manage the risks associated with design and construction on their property.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 Jun 2026 → 9 Jun 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends139 days ago2 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published133 days ago9 Jun 2026, 11:28 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2026- Transparency notice published21 May 2026, 16:04 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published21 May 2026, 16:13 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected4 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published9 Jun 2026, 11:28 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Network Rail Infrastructure4 Jun 2026 – 3 Jun 2027 | £770,263 | 21 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Supplemental Agreement to an existing Development Services Agreement for Engineering Stage 4 for Witton and Aston Rail Stations · Network Rail Infrastructure
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2026
- Value
- £770,263
- Period
- 8 Jun 2026 – 7 Jun 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Network Rail terms and conditions apply to this procurement as the works are on NR Assets. Network Rail are best placed to complete this work as the scheme requires significant structural alterations to an existing Network Rail asset. This means that Network Rail are best placed to manage the risks associated with design and construction.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Network Rail InfrastructureAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender