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Official procurement procedure
Supply of Clamplocks and Associated Items
Electrical signalling equipment for railways
Railway equipment
Railway points
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd: "Supply of Clamplocks and Associated Items". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
5.5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 111 active published awards; 67 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNetwork Rail Infrastructure Ltd | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published12 Jul 2022, 13:59 BST | Last source update12 Jul 2022, 13:59 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationElectrical signalling equipment for railways, Railway equipment, Railway points | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-035114 | ||
What is being bought
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that Network Rail intends to contract with SPX Flow Technology Limited for the purchase of Clamplocks/ Inbearer Clamplocks and associated items which form part of point operating systems.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
12 Jul 2022, 13:59 BST - Official notice release published
12 Jul 2022, 13:59 BST - Buyer information updated
12 Jul 2022, 13:59 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedStatus not publishedPublished valueNot publishedIt is a requirement that the Clamplock equipment is PA approved on the Network to ensure safe operation of the railway. The scope of works are purely limited to supply of components. Clamplocks are safety critical components for point operating mechanisms. Any failure of points operating equipment within the signalling/infrastructure introduces multiple risks to the network which could potentially result in line closure and delays with the possibility of injury arising from failure of points operating correctly. The requirement is national, with Clamplocks being used across the whole network. The supplier for this requirement is SPX Flow technology Limited, they have been supplying Clamplocks for the last 30 years to Network Rail and own all associated IPR relative to the assemblies and components for this requirement.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
12 Jul 2022, 13:59 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 5 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Awarded supplier not published Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract Not published · signed 5 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Contracting authority GB-FTS-448Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThis requirement falls under provision 50-1-C-iii of the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016, which stipulates that a procurement activity without call to competition may be implemented if exclusive rights such as intellectual property will be breached as a result. This is relevant to the designs of SPX as they currently hold IPR rights for all components constituting Clamplock assemblies. Given the above considerations,there are no other reasonable alternatives at this time that would satisfy Network Rails requirements. Justification for this STA can also be seen in 50-1-E of the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016, detailing the technical difficulty of adoption of new technology It has been confirmed by Network Rail Technical Authority, that by changing the design from that other than that of SPX’s, it would result in either incompatibility and or disproportionate technical difficulties, in approving/ commissioning new Clamplock systems. |