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Rail Grinding for Network Rail (High Speed)
Published 20 May 2026
20 May 2026
- Primary CPV
-
50220000 *
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Lambeth, London
- Value
- £7,544,305
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
01/01/2027 31/12/2028
- Contract Types
-
50 *Repair & maintenance servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Waterloo General Offices, London, SE1 8SW, United Kingdom · UKI45
Contact
Kamila Marks
Award Criteria
Not specified
- Contract Signed (find-tender.service.gov.uk) · Contract Signed
Related tenders
NETWORK RAIL (HIGH SPEED) LIMITED
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
50220000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: Project_41285, pqq_3709, itt_18077
Network Rail (HS) Ltd seeks a High-Speed Grinding service to maintain both Plain Line and Switch & Crossing (S&C) sections of the HS1 infrastructure, primarily during summer maintenance campaigns. The work will also include grinding in ballast and slab track tunnels to enhance rail performance, extend asset life, and control issues such as rolling contact fatigue, corrugation, and spalling. The service will be carried out using specialist grinding vehicles on both up and down lines to restore rail head profile and ensure the long-term integrity of the track.
Full CPV breakdown
- 50220000 — Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Framework agreement
- Yes
- Framework details
- The framework's pricing document provides a schedule of rates per shift. The service is instructed via purchase orders for the duration required. This framework is awarded to one supplier only so there is no selection process for the instruction of services.
- Reserved / special regime
- Utilities
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 20 May 2026 09:25
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052a8c
- Notice ID
- Project_41285, pqq_3709, itt_18077
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Full notice record
59 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | NETWORK RAIL (HIGH SPEED) LIMITED |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Waterloo General Offices |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | SE1 8SW |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI45 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Name | Kamila Marks |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | networkrail@networkrail.co.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://www.networkrail.co.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | Speno International SA |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Route du Nant-d'Avril 94 |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Geneve |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | 1217 |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | CH |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | Switzerland |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | CH |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | info@speno.ch |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | NETWORK RAIL (HIGH SPEED) LIMITED |
Tender
| Title | Rail Grinding for Network Rail (High Speed) |
| Description | Network Rail (HS) Ltd seeks a High-Speed Grinding service to maintain both Plain Line and Switch & Crossing (S&C) sections of the HS1 infrastructure, primarily during summer maintenance campaigns. The work will also include grinding in ballast and slab track tunnels to enhance rail performance, extend asset life, and control issues such as rolling contact fatigue, corrugation, and spalling. The service will be carried out using specialist grinding vehicles on both up and down lines to restore rail head profile and ensure the long-term integrity of the track. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Special regime | utilities |
| Techniques › Framework agreement | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Method | With reopening competition |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Type | closed |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Description | The framework's pricing document provides a schedule of rates per shift. The service is instructed via purchase orders for the duration required. This framework is awarded to one supplier only so there is no selection process for the instruction of services. |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | services |
| Supplier › Name | Speno International SA |
| Item › CPV › Description | Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Jan 2027 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Dec 2028 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Dec 2032 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | Option to extend by 4 years |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £9,053,166.55 |
| Value › Value | £7,544,305.46 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | No |
| Signed | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Contract signed |
| Document › Document 1 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-16391 |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046060-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 20 May 2026 |