0661 Boars Head Footbridge Superstructure Renewal Works Contract 2026

The bidder, and their Associated Persons identified for this contract, must provide responses to a series of Mandatory and Discretionary Exclusion questions as part of their core supplier information on Find a Tender (Central Digital Platform), and the bidder must respond to Corporate and Professional Standing questions in Section 3 of the Common Assessment Standard. Responses will be assessed in line with the supplier suitability assessment detailed in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

Evidence of financial stability of the bidder assessed in line with the supplier suitability assessment in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

The bidder must hold, or commit to obtain prior to the award of the contract, the following levels of insurance cover: * Employer's Liability Insurance = a minimum of £10million in respect of each and every claim, unlimited in any one year; * Public Liability Insurance = a minimum of £10 million in respect of each and every claim, unlimited in any one year; * Professional Indemnity Insurance = £2 million relating to claims or series of claims arising out of one event; * Contract Works Insurance = to be the full value of this works contract.

Bidders which are classed as a relevant commercial organisation as defined by section 54 ("Transparency in supply chains etc") of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 ("the Act") need to be compliant with the annual reporting requirements contained within Section 54 of the Act 2015.

Tenderers must be accredited as a Network Rail Tier 1 contractor and be able to demonstrate current capability, experience and resources to safely deliver works within the operational railway environment. Tenderers will be required to provide evidence of relevant railway industry accreditations, including RISQS registration where applicable.

The Contractor shall demonstrate a proven track record of successfully delivering comparable rail infrastructure projects, including effective management of railway interfaces, possession planning, safety assurance, and compliance with all applicable Network Rail standards, procedures and requirements. The Employer reserves the right to request supporting evidence of previous project experience and competence of key personnel proposed for the works.

Experience of sub-contractor management - where the bidder is to sub-contract a proportion of the contract, evidence is required to demonstrate maintenance of a healthy supply chain with subcontractors and the procedures used to ensure performance of the contract.

Modern Slavery declaration / Artificial Intelligence declaration, assessed in line with the supplier suitability assessment detailed in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

The bidder will be required to complete/evidence/certify against the 'Common Assessment Standard' question set in line with the assessment methodology detailed in the Invitation to Tender documentation.