Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 10 Apr 2025, 17:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Aggregate & Track Excavated Waste

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

GoodsAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Mining, basic metals and related products (14) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£0pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 moends 23 May 2025 · starts 10 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a pre-market engagement exercise for Aggregates & Track Excavated Waste.

Network Rail has a requirement for the following:

  • Ballast for Network Rail use (including blended ballast)
  • Ballast for High Speed use
  • Track Excavated Waste - non-hazardous
  • Track Excavated Waste - hazardous
  • Ad hoc track and construction waste services
  • Rail transport of aggregates and track excavated waste to and from Aggregate Handling depots and supplier sites

These products and services support Network Rail's renewal, maintenance, and enhancement plans.

The contract dates entered below reference the deadline for this pre-market engagement exercise.

CPV: Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 1 moSMEVCSE
Contract period: 10 Apr 2025 – 23 May 2025 (1 mo)
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Apr 2025, 17:48 BST
Last source update
10 Apr 2025, 17:48 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014409
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0500e1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Apr 2025 → 23 May 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Contract starts
    10 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Planning notice published
    10 Apr 2025, 17:48 BST
  3. Market engagement
    23 May 2025, 23:59 BST

    This is a pre-market engagement exercise to gain an understanding of the market's expertise with regards to aggregates and track excavated waste.

    The Aggregates and Track Excavated Waste PIN Questionnaire can be located via: networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

    follow the "view current opportunities" on the Bravo login page.

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    10 Apr 2025, 17:48 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

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

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure