Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Network Rail High Speed Ltd
Waterloo General Offices
London
SE1 8SW
UK
Contact person: George Fenning
Telephone: +44 1908781000
E-mail: George.Fenning@networkrail.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/
I.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Examination services for the Route and Stations for Network Rail High Speed Limited
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71315400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Examination services for Network Rail High Speed Ltd covering the Route and Stations.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 335 395.95
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Professional services for civil examinations across the Route and Stations through a single supplier framework. The framework will be for a period of 4 years + 18 months.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Selection of candidates was conducted using an authorised qualification mechanism RISQS (Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme)
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ecm_49405
Title: NRHS Civils Examinations for Route and Stations
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Inspire (Structures) Ltd
Snaiton
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/12/2025