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
Telephone: +44 1908781000
E-mail: Sarah.Turner@networkrail.co.uk
NUTS: UKJ
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.networkrail.co.uk
I.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Network Rail High Speed - Operation and Maintenance of Rail Plant
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of services for the operation and maintenance of Rail Plant equipment on HS1 infrastructure. This includes configuration and operation of works trains, maintenance of on-track machines, and management of specialised modules. The supplier will be fully responsible for maintenance, performance, and planning of all related tasks.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
37 373 817.62
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NRHS procured a supplier to deliver comprehensive operation and maintenance services for all Rail Plant equipment on HS1 infrastructure. The scope of work includes:
Configuration and operation of works trains to support engineering and maintenance activities.
Maintenance of on-track machines to ensure safe and reliable performance.
Management of specialised modules required for specific operational tasks.
The supplier is responsible for the full lifecycle of these services, including maintenance planning, execution, performance monitoring, and assessment of machinery and modules to maintain operational efficiency and compliance.
The contract value is inclusive of estimated CPI increases over the contract duration and an allowance for change and risk contingency.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-019681
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ecm_49093
Title: Operation and Maintenance of NRHS Rail Plant
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Balfour Beatty Rail Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 37 373 817.62
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/12/2025