Scope
Reference
INF-GRP-25-1409
Description
This procurement is to carry out planned rail track inspections and minor maintenance services across the ABP Port Estate, in line with the ABP Track Standard ABP-ENGC-ST-022 (To be issued as part of Tender Pack). The standard indicates the criteria for the inspection and minor maintenance of the Permanent Way on all ABP controlled infrastructure, i.e. where the track is the freehold (or leasehold) property of ABP and maintained on its behalf by a specialist contractor.
Please respond, with your interest, capacity and capability by completing the Microsoft Forms questionnaire, link as follows: https://forms.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Lc241MjQfUOH6ljVRKrPOJf1UnZBOmFFq7WPp61t7OJUQUJRWlNTQ1JBRUZWMkI3MFpOQUk2WEQ5Qi4u
Total value (estimated)
- £0 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 30 June 2026 to 29 June 2029
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 50225000 - Railway-track maintenance services
- 71311230 - Railway engineering services
Lot 1. Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Humber
Description
Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Services - Humber, also to include Ipswich
Lot value (estimated)
- £0 excluding VAT
- £0 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 2. Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Wales
Description
Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Services - Wales
Lot value (estimated)
- £0 excluding VAT
- £0 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 3. Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Southampton
Description
Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Services - Southampton and Marchwood
Lot value (estimated)
- £0 excluding VAT
- £0 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Participation
Particular suitability
Lot 1. Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Humber
Lot 2. Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Wales
Lot 3. Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Southampton
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
5 November 2025
Enquiry deadline
15 December 2025, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
15 December 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
No
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
15 December 2025
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Special regime
Utilities
Contracting authority
ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS
- Companies House: ZC000195
25 Bedford Street
London
WC2E 9ES
United Kingdom
Contact name: Adrian Cunningham
Email: procurement@abports.co.uk
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Private utility