Contract

Operate and Maintain Plain Line Grinders and Miller

  • Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

F06: Contract award notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-002843

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02b21a

Published 28 January 2025, 2:34pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Waterloo General Offices

London

SE1 8SW

Contact

Garry Pyne

Email

garry.pyne@networkrail.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1908781000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

National registration number

2905487

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.networkrail.co.uk

Buyer's address

www.networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk

one.6) Main activity

Railway services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Operate and Maintain Plain Line Grinders and Miller

Reference number

37769

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50220000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Network Rail shall provide six items of Plant (C2102, C2103, C4401, C4402, C4403, SF-06) to the Supplier who will assume responsibility for the items of Plant for the Term of the Agreement and who will make sure the items of Plant deliver the Services. The term of the agreement is 5 years from 1 April 2025, with the option to extend for a further 3 periods of 1 year. In addition, the Supplier shall also be required to supply, operate and maintain a corrective rail head remediation service (a turnkey service). The Supplier shall be required to apply all aspects of this Agreement apart from where such obligation is not applicable for a turnkey service.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £317,769,731

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

Railways sites through England, Wales and Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Network Rail shall provide six items of Plant (C2102, C2103, C4401, C4402, C4403, SF-06) to the Supplier who will assume responsibility for the items of Plant for the Term of the Agreement and who will make sure the items of Plant deliver the Services. The term of the agreement is 5 years from 1 April 2025, with the option to extend for a further 3 periods of 1 year. In addition, the Supplier shall also be required to supply, operate and maintain a corrective rail head remediation service (a turnkey service). The Supplier shall be required to apply all aspects of this Agreement apart from where such obligation is not applicable for a turnkey service.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Competence Management System / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Resources and Mobilisation / Weighting: 13

Quality criterion - Name: Route Knowledge / Weighting: 17

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Reliability / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Contract Effort / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Safety / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Data Protection / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 20

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 95

Cost criterion - Name: Assurance of Supply / Weighting: 5

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Options to extend by up to 3 periods of 12 months to 31 March 2033

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-010921


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Operation Maintenance and Overhaul of Plain Line Grinders and Miller

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

28 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Colas Rail Limited

25 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EX

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
National registration number

02995525

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £317,769,731

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Proportion: 34 %

Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted

Provision of Corrective Rail Grinder, OEM Support, Parts, Delivery of Fuel, Supply of Water and disposal of grinding dust. Overhauls of strategic parts. Welfare services.


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court

7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane

London

EC4A 1NL

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

The Quadrant:MK

Milton Keynes

MK9 1EN

Email

garry.pyne@networkrail.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7720513389

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.networkrail.co.uk