Official UK procurement notice
W&W Earthworks Examinations CP7 Year 2
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£3,500,000≈ £3.5m / year · £4,200,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 20 May 2025
Contract term 1 yrup to 2 yrs with extensions · starts 3 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA tender process to deliver Earthworks Examinations for CP7 Year 2 to identify, determine and record information to enable Network Rail to manage the safety and performance of the Earthwork in accordance with NR/L3/CIV/065.
Examination of the following shall be carried out:
Earthworks (as defined by NR/L3/CIV/065),
Coastal and Estuarine Defences that are formed of earthworks.
Outside Party Slopes, whose failure may impact on Network Rail infrastructure, where the outside party is unable to provide a satisfactory management policy for the slope, will be, so far as is lawful, be subject to a cyclical examination.
This is a high level overview and further scope documentation will be provided via BravoNR.
How the procedure runs: This is a multi-stage tender procedure – PSQ (Procurement Specific Questionnaire) followed by a Tender (ITT) stage. There will be a PSQ for all participants and a minimum of 3 participants will be invited to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage. Tenderers who are invited to the ITT stage will have their bid evaluated using a 60% more…
Technical, 40% Commercial criteria. The highest scoring Tenderer will be awarded the contract. All Participants are required to review all tender documents for full details. For this tender, RISQS (Railway Industry Standards Qualification Scheme) accreditation under code C.C.3.1.2.5 Earthworks will be required at point of award but is not necessary to participate in the tender process. The current award date is 31st August 2025 - if the successful bidder is not accredited under the code mentioned above by this date, they will be disqualified and the tender will be awarded to the next highest scoring compliant bid.- No preliminary market engagement: A pre-market engagement event was not required for this procurement.
CPV: Ground investigation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1CancelledRenewalPublished value£3,500,000
- Value
- £3,500,000 exc. VAT · £4,200,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- To be confirmed · Time extension permitted to complete full work-bank if required.
- Second stage
- 3–null candidates invited to tender
71351500 Ground investigation services
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- PSQ — 100
- Tender (ITT) — 60
- Tender (ITT) — 40
Published award criteria (3)
- PSQ — Technical
- Tender (ITT) — o Resource & Contract Organisation - 20% o Programme - 20% o Urgent Defect – 5% o De-vegetation – 10% o Innovation & Continuous Improvement - 5%
- Tender (ITT) — Commercial & Pricing Evaluation
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing1. Supplier Financial Health Model Score greater than or equal to 40%. 2. Debarment Details 3. The following insurances in place post contract award: - Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10m - Public Liability Insurance = £10m - Professional Indemnity Insurance = £10m 4. Registry with the CDP (Central Digital Platform)
- Technical & professional abilityAll participants will be evaluated using the following criteria for their technical response which will be scored out of 100%: 1. Technical & Professional Ability (3x Case Studies Required) – 75% 2. Health & Safety – 10% 3. Sustainability & Social Value – 15%
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Oct 2025, 13:55 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2025, 13:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
Project_42437- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ffa8Find a Tender
- How it runs
This is a multi-stage tender procedure – PSQ (Procurement Specific Questionnaire) followed by a Tender (ITT) stage. There will be a PSQ for all participants and a minimum of 3 participants will be invited to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage. Tenderers who are invited to the ITT stage will have their bid evaluated using a 60% Technical, 40% Commercial criteria. The highest scoring Tenderer will be awarded the more…
contract. All Participants are required to review all tender documents for full details. For this tender, RISQS (Railway Industry Standards Qualification Scheme) accreditation under code C.C.3.1.2.5 Earthworks will be required at point of award but is not necessary to participate in the tender process. The current award date is 31st August 2025 - if the successful bidder is not accredited under the code mentioned above by this date, they will be disqualified and the tender will be awarded to the next highest scoring compliant bid.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
- Expression of interest (EOI)
- 20 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 20 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
7 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published9 Apr 2025, 13:30 BST
- Clarification questions by13 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Expressions of interest by20 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline20 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by391 days ago29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published343 days ago16 Oct 2025, 13:55 BST
- Contract starts326 days ago3 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 16 Oct 2025 | CancelledFollowing a review of our current commercial approach, we have decided not to proceed further with this procurement exercise. |
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Apr 2025- Procurement termination notice published16 Oct 2025, 13:55 BSTUK12
- Published value updated16 Oct 2025, 13:55 BSTwas £3,500,000
- Status changed to cancelled16 Oct 2025, 13:55 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Oct 2025, 13:55 BST
- Buyer details updated16 Oct 2025, 13:55 BST
- Tender notice published11 Apr 2025, 12:54 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published9 Apr 2025, 13:30 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Updated to provide clarity on Tender process and descriptions.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: All tender documentation is available on Bravo NR under Project_42736.
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender