Award

Provision of use of MFS+/UMH Plant.

  • NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

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Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-057323

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059c37 (view related notices)

Published 17 September 2025, 1:18pm



Scope

Description

Award to Rhomberg Sersa UK limited for MFS+/UMH (in line road/rail excavation plant) provision including maintenance and operation. This plant is primarily for use in single line scenarios where there is no other method of delivering the track renewal in the available access. A similar arrangement has been in place for the latter part of 2023/24 and all of 2024/25 through a contract awarded by Supply Chain Operations.


Contract 1. Plant Hire, operate and maintenance services of UMH or MFS+

Supplier

Contract value

  • £3,189,324 excluding VAT
  • £3,827,189 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

3 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 6 October 2025 to 31 March 2027
  • Possible extension to 30 June 2027
  • 1 year, 8 months, 26 days

Description of possible extension:

This Agreement automatically expires at the end of the Term, but may be extended prior to its end, at the Client's sole discretion, by the Client issuing written notices of extension to the Supplier, provided such notices do not extend the Term beyond 31/06/27.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71311230 - Railway engineering services
  • 50220000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Special regime

Utilities

Direct award justification

  • Single supplier - technical reasons
  • Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement

The MFS+/UMH Plant is required to undertake single line track renewals where there is no other method of delivering the track renewal in the available access.

This included the service provision, including maintenance and operation of the plant.

There are only two MFS+'s machines in the country, so these resources are scarce, and there is a requirement to utilise the plant imminently to make use of possession availability.

Utilisation of this contract will reduce capex cost to deliver single line/ALO (Adjacent Line Open) affected sites vs conventional methods, which would result in significantly increased costs for single line jobs, resulting in reduced volumes delivered.


Supplier

Rhomberg Sersa UK limited

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRNP-5883-YMLG

Moorgate House, Clifton Moor Gate,

York

YO30 4WY

United Kingdom

Telephone: +4355744030

Email: info@rsrg.com

Region: UKE21 - York

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. Plant Hire, operate and maintenance services of UMH or MFS+


Contracting authority

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNZN-9524-VCQJ

Waterloo General Office

London

SE1 8SW

United Kingdom

Contact name: Navjot Sidhu

Telephone: +447730353748

Email: Nav.sidhu@networkrail.co.uk

Website: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/

Region: UKI45 - Lambeth

Organisation type: Public authority - central government