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Published 17 Sept 2025, 13:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

0 · Rhomberg Sersa UK Limited for NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Sept 2025)

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionUtilitiesSME suitable

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK)

Awarded value£3,189,324published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Rhomberg Sersa UK Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

CPV: Railway engineering services · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Plant Hire, operate and maintenance services of UMH or MFS+AwardedSME

Delivery: UK, South West · South West RegionEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: To extend the contract for a further 3 months.

71311230 Railway engineering services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Utilities
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Sept 2025, 13:18 BST
Last source update: 30 Sept 2025, 12:12 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-060842
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Classification (CPV): Railway engineering servicesRepair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
Delivery area: UKSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059c37 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons; Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: Schedule 5 paragraph 6 (a) and (b) apply:
(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2025

Transparency notice published
17 Sept 2025, 13:18 BST
UK5
Procurement method changed
30 Sept 2025, 12:12 BST
Buyer details updated
30 Sept 2025, 12:12 BST
Contract signature expected
3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2some still in standstill

Awarded value £3,189,3241 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Rhomberg Sersa UK Limited6 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2027Extensions: 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.	£3,189,324	—	Standstill
Rhomberg Sersa UK LimitedPlant Hire and maintenance services of UMH or MFS+ plant	£3,827,189 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Plant Hire and maintenance services of UMH or MFS+ plant · Rhomberg Sersa UK Limited
Signed
30 Sept 2025
Value
£3,827,189
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNZN-9524-VCQJ Waterloo General Office, London, London, SE1 8SWContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Network Rail Infrastructure LtdContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services London, UKContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Network RailReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Rhomberg Sersa UK LimitedAwarded supplier03699560 York, South WestContact phone
Rhomberg Sersa UK limitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRNP-5883-YMLG Moorgate House, Clifton Moor Gate,, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO30 4WYContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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