This procurement is for the supply of Ballast Cleaning System’s Conveyor belts with the services of Conveyor shaft overhauls and repair and maintenance of the BCS Conveyors.

Goods and Services will be commissioned via Purchase Orders under the NR13(D) Framework Agreement. Works to plant will be governed by NR18(S) PO Conditions and Supply of Goods will be governed by NR1(S) PO Conditions. The Commission Procedure (Schedule 1) outlines how POs are issued, accepted, and managed including escalations. Each PO forms a Commission Contract upon acceptance and includes scope, pricing and delivery terms.

Note the CPV codes cover both Goods & Services.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 6 Jul 2031, 23:59 BST.
How the procedure runs: For Lot 1, There will be a PSQ - Procurement Specific Questionnaire for Lot 1 Highest scoring 3 Participants will be invited to tender (ITT) For Lot 2, There will be a PSQ - Procurement Specific Questionnaire for Lot 2 Highest scoring 3 Participants will be invited to tender (ITT) Both Lots require a submission to PSQ Applicable to All Lots as well as the Lot Specific PSQ. For clarity: Scenario 1: Should a Supplier wish to bid for Lot 1 only, then both PSQ Applicable to all Lots and PSQ Lot 1 are to be completed. Scenario 2: Should a Supplier wish to bid for Lot 1 & Lot 2, then PSQ Applicable to all Lots, PSQ Lot 1 and PSW Lot 2 are all to be completed.
No preliminary market engagement: The original Sourcing lead understands that the market has capable suppliers and therefore ME was not required.

CPV: Conveyors · Overhaul and refurbishment work · Parts of chain · Railway maintenance or service vehicles · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment · Rubber conveyor belts · Shafts

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£4,295,238 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1BCS Conveyor Lot 1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£2,803,799

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 6 Jul 2026 – 5 Jul 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 5 Jul 2033 with extensionsValue: £2,803,799 exc. VAT · £3,364,559 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, ScotlandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: 12 + 12 Months (Utilised seperatly or together)Second stage: 3–null candidates invited to tender

34312600 Rubber conveyor belts 34621200 Railway maintenance or service vehicles 42417200 Conveyors 44542000 Parts of chain 45221230 Shafts 45453000 Overhaul and refurbishment work

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
A minimum supplier financial health score must be met as part of the Conditions of Participation. Please see the PSQ and Instructions to Participants
Technical & professional ability
There are a number of qualification questions as well as technical experience questions that will be scored to determine the suppliers to be selected to tender

Lot #2BCS Conveyor Lot 2AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,491,438

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 6 Jul 2026 – 5 Jul 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 5 Jul 2033 with extensionsValue: £1,491,438 exc. VAT · £1,789,726 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, ScotlandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: 12 + 12 Months (Utilised seperatly or together)Second stage: 3–null candidates invited to tender

34312600 Rubber conveyor belts 34621200 Railway maintenance or service vehicles 42417200 Conveyors 44542000 Parts of chain 45221230 Shafts 45453000 Overhaul and refurbishment work

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
A minimum supplier financial health score must be met as part of the Conditions of Participation. Please see the PSQ and Instructions to Participants
Technical & professional ability
There are a number of qualification questions as well as technical experience questions that will be scored to determine the suppliers to be selected to tender

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots

Quality: 36%Price: 60%Social value: 4%

Published sub-criteria (4)

Technical Submission & Methodology: 28%
Contract Management: 8%
Price: 60%
Social Value Section Weighting: 4%

Published award criteria (4)

Technical Submission & Methodology
Contract Management
Social Value Section Weighting
Price

Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2

Economic & financial standing
A minimum supplier financial health score must be met as part of the Conditions of Participation. Please see the PSQ and Instructions to Participants
Technical & professional ability
There are a number of qualification questions as well as technical experience questions that will be scored to determine the suppliers to be selected to tender

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Utilities
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 6 Jul 2031
First published: 26 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
Last source update: 15 Jul 2026, 12:17 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 10 Jun 2026
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-077095
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): ConveyorsOverhaul and refurbishment workParts of chainRailway maintenance or service vehiclesRepair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipmentRubber conveyor beltsShafts
Delivery area: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
+4 more
South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e8da Find a Tender

How it runs: For Lot 1,
There will be a PSQ - Procurement Specific Questionnaire for Lot 1
Highest scoring 3 Participants will be invited to tender (ITT)
For Lot 2,
There will be a PSQ - Procurement Specific Questionnaire for Lot 2
Highest scoring 3 Participants will be invited to tender (ITT)
Both Lots require a submission to PSQ Applicable to All Lots as well as the Lot Specific PSQ.
For clarity:
Scenario 1: Should a Supplier wish to bid for Lot 1 only, then both PSQ Applicable to all Lots and PSQ Lot 1 are to be completed.
Scenario 2: Should a Supplier wish to bid for Lot 1 & Lot 2, then PSQ Applicable to all Lots, PSQ Lot 1 and PSW Lot 2 are all to be completed.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Requests to participate (first stage): 2 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
Submission deadline: 2 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 10 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Requests to participate must be submitted via: networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗ (pqq_3750 Applicable to All Lots) (pqq_3765 - Lot 1) (pqq_3766 - Lot 2)

ITT for Lot 1 will be run on Bravo, as detailed in the Instructions to Participants.

ITT for Lot 2 will be run on Bravo, as detailed in the Instructions to Participants.

Timeline

26 Nov 2025 → 15 Jul 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published328 days ago
26 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
Clarification questions by314 days ago
10 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission deadline291 days ago
2 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
Award decision expected by132 days ago
10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent118 days ago
25 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Contract starts107 days ago
6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published97 days ago
15 Jul 2026, 12:17 BST

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Nov 2025

Tender notice published
26 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
25 Jun 2026, 15:32 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
25 Jun 2026, 15:32 BST
Buyer details updated
25 Jun 2026, 15:32 BST
Contract details notice published
15 Jul 2026, 12:17 BST
UK7
Buyer details updated
15 Jul 2026, 12:17 BST
Contract signature expected
24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £784,7141 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · BCS Conveyor Lot 11 award
supplier not published	—	25 Jun 2026	Awarded
Lot 2 · BCS Conveyor Lot 21 award
BREC LtdSMEBCS Conveyor Lot 2 Provision of Belts and Repair & Maintenance of Conveyors27 Jul 2026 – 26 Jul 2031 · up to 26 Jul 2033Extensions: 1+1 optional extension years	£784,714	25 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · BREC LtdSME
Signed
14 Jul 2026
Value
£941,657
Period
14 Jul 2026 – 14 Jul 2031 · up to 14 Jul 2033 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Permissible extensions of 12 months + 12 months

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2 · BCS Conveyor Lot 2	1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 02904587 · GB-PPON: PNZN-9524-VCQJ Waterloo General Office, London, London, SE1 8SWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

BREC LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01228634GB-PPON: PNHH-9258-RZCV Unit 1 Longton Business Park Station Road, Preston, North West, PR4 5LEContact email
Brec LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNHH-9258-RZCV Unit 1, Longton Business Park, Station Road, Much Hoole, Preston, North West, PR4 5LEContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender15 Jul 2026, 12:17 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Jun 2026, 15:32 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Jun 2026, 15:32 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender26 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT

What is being bought2 lots · detail below