Official UK procurement notice
West Coast South Major Earthwork Management Strategy
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£400,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 12 Jan 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Gutteridge, Haskins and Davey Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThere is a requirement to undertake a combination of on site aerial surveys and office based work. These include the following activities.
Survey Works
- Carry out survey planning activities including the production of RAMS documentation.
- Attend site on mutually agreed dates, taking into account of weather conditions, capture ground control points and perform UAS flights.
- Conduct a UAS and photography survey at the sites stated above.
- Post process the external UAS data to produce a photo realistic 3D surface model.
- Post process the 3D surface to produce a digital terrain model (removing vegetation and other fixed objects).
Computer Platform Works
- Upload the processed 3D survey information captured by to a DTO platform.
- Provide a new digital terrain model produced from the survey to allow clear visualisation and comparison with the previous survey within the platform.
- Attend a virtual meeting with Network Rails West Coast South Geotechnical Principal Route Engineering Team and CAM Project Management Team to discuss updates after each survey.
- Provide Network Rails West Coast South Geotechnical Route Engineering Team access to the D platform.
TO
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Jan 2026, 14:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Jan 2026, 14:48 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002326- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0603d3Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
GHD have developed the DTO system, therefore no other supplier can access the system
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
12 Jan 2026 → 21 Jan 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published289 days ago12 Jan 2026, 14:48 GMT
- Standstill ends279 days ago21 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published12 Jan 2026, 14:42 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published12 Jan 2026, 14:48 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £400,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gutteridge, Haskins and Davey Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £400,000 | 12 Jan 2026standstill to 21 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GUTTERIDGE HASKINS & DAVEY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender