Official UK procurement notice
Supply of AHD/MHD Operational Support Services
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for the operational support services for Aggregate Handling Depots (AHDs) and Material Handling Depots (MHDs).
Network Rail has a requirement for the following:
Provision of services such as:-
- Hire of Labour
- Hire of Plant and
- Hire of other site requirements, such as the hire of various cabins.
It will be a single supplier, zero value framework agreement and the requirements will NOT be split into lots.
The framework will be governed by the combination of NR13(D), NR6(MT) framework agreements and NR1 terms and conditions.
- How the procedure runs: This is a single stage tender procedure, which suppliers will be invited to a Procurement specific questionnaire (PSQ) stage followed up by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage. The PSQ will be open for all participants, and the top 4 scoring tenderers will be invited to the ITT stage. Tenderers who will be invited for the ITT stage, will have their bids evaluated using a 60% Technical and 40% Commercial weighting. The framework will be awarded to one supplier. All participants are required to review all tender documents for full details.
CPV: Support services for railway transport
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
Published description of the framework
The framework operates via Commission Procedure. The Client will issue a Purchase Order (PO) for the whole year specifying the scope of technical requirements, delivery schedule and applicable rates. Pricing is based on pre-agreed rates in Pricing Schedule.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£7,955,000
- Economic & financial standing
Insurance is not required at the point of selection but must be in place by contract award. Audited accounts are not mandatory; financial health is assessed via a model score or guarantor.
- Technical & professional ability
Equivalent qualifications and standards are accepted.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Technical and Procefessional Ability: 45%
- Modern Salvery: 5%
- Price: 40%
- Sustainability/Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical and Procefessional Ability: Delivery, Supply Chain Capability, Safety and Compliance and People/Resources/Organisation Structure
- Modern Salvery: Modern Slavery in the Supply Chain and Recruitment
- Sustainability/Social Value: Sustainability impact
- Price: Evaluation of prices based on modelled volumes
- Economic & financial standing
Insurance is not required at the point of selection but must be in place by contract award. Audited accounts are not mandatory; financial health is assessed via a model score or guarantor.
- Technical & professional ability
Equivalent qualifications and standards are accepted.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Supply of AHD/MHD Operational Support Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Apr 2025, 11:30 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2025, 11:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
project_42558- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053466- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0508faFind a Tender
- How it runs
This is a single stage tender procedure, which suppliers will be invited to a Procurement specific questionnaire (PSQ) stage followed up by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage.
The PSQ will be open for all participants, and the top 4 scoring tenderers will be invited to the ITT stage. Tenderers who will be invited for the ITT stage, will have their bids evaluated using a 60% Technical and 40% Commercial weighting.
The framework will be awarded to one supplier.
All participants are required to review all tender documents for full details.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 3 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 3 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
29 Apr 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published29 Apr 2025, 11:30 BST
- Market engagement30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
This is a pre-market engagement exercise to gain an understanding of the market's expertise with regards to the provision of operational support services for the management of the Aggregate Handling Depots (AHDs) / Material Handling Depots (MHDs) .
The PIN questionnaire related to this procurement can be located via networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Follow the "View Current Opportunities" on the Bravo login page.
Please respond latest by 30/05/2025.
- Tender notice published3 Sept 2025, 11:25 BST
- Clarification questions by17 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends389 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown3 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected by211 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published29 Apr 2025, 11:30 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published3 Sept 2025, 11:25 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £7,955,0003 Sept 2025, 11:25 BSTwas £0
- Status changed to active3 Sept 2025, 11:25 BST
- Procurement method changed3 Sept 2025, 11:25 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender