Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Waterloo General Offices
London
SE1 8SW
Contact
Garry Pyne
Telephone
+44 7720513389
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
2905487
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply of Long and Short Rail and Ancillary Services
Reference number
28680
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34946000 - Railway-track construction materials and supplies
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Award of the Supply of Steel Rail and ancillary services to Network Rail (NR) for a period of up to 8 years. The scope for supply of steel rail within this notice includes the potential to include all of Network Rail and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd and Network Rail High Speed and also to those organisations covered by our external business framework including Transport for Wales and as an occasional joint procurement with HS2 Ltd.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £718,082,359.54
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Supply of Steel Rail Long and Short and Ancillary Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34946110 - Rails
- 45262680 - Welding
- 76300000 - Drilling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire
Main site or place of performance
Lincolnshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Network Rail has appointed 1 Supplier. Long Rail/Short Rail Package. The Supplier shall provide 108m/216m rail in 56E1 and 60E2 profiles and in both R260 grade
and Premium grades. The Supplier shall provide the above with corrosion resistant coating when requested by Network Rail.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option 1: Green Steel
Option 2: Closed Circular Economy
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The basis of the direct award to British Steel is Regulation 50(1)(c)(ii) UCR2016 on the grounds that competition is absent for technical reasons. Network Rail has undertook market engagement which has confirmed there is no other supplier with a long-rail welding facility in Great Britain or who has indicated that they would be prepared to construct one at present or in the foreseeable future. Network Rail has held an openly advertised competition for certain steel products including volumes of steel rail where the market engagement has indicated that access to NR's own welding facility is such that there is likely to be at least a degree of competition; this assumption was proved to be correct.
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: 2023/S 000-018420
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
ecm_46290
Lot No
1
Title
Supply of Steel Rail and Ancillary Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 June 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
British Steel Limited
Administration Building, Brigg Road
Scunthorpe
DN16 1BP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire
National registration number
12303256
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £718,082,359.54
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The scope for supply of steel rail within this notice includes the potential to include all of Network Rail and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd and Network Rail High Speed and also to those organisations covered by our external business framework including Transport for Wales and as an occasional joint procurement with HS2 Ltd. Network Rail reserves the right to flex volume commitments and related advertised value ranges between lots covered by this notice and the Award Notice for Lots 2-6 in the circumstance described in the documentation at Schedule 11 Financial Difficulties.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1NL
Telephone
+44 2079477501
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
C&P Quadrant MK, Elder Gate
Milton Keynes
MK91EN
Telephone
+44 7720513389
Country
United Kingdom