Official UK procurement notice
Supply of 'Green' Steel Rail Trial
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTrial supply of one trainload of steel rail manufactured using Electric Arc Furnace (Green Steel)
CPV: Railway-track construction materials and supplies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The provision of a one-off trial supply of R260 (60E2 profile) steel rails, produced…
The provision of a one-off trial supply of R260 (60E2 profile) steel rails, produced using Electric Arc Furnace (Green Steel), for the purpose of research and development
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 award criteria (2)
- Form of Tender and Compliance Statements: Pass/Fail
- Price: 100
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Aug 2023, 10:30 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2023, 10:30 BST
- Authority reference
36709- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024460- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- 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; The contract involved is purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
Primarily Regulation 50 (1) (b) where a contract is purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development and not for the purpose of securing a profit or of recovering research and development costs, and insofar as the award of such contract does not prejudice the competitive award of subsequent contracts which do seek, in particular, those ends. The award of this contract meets this criteria because in order for the contracting authority to meet its intended carbon reduction requirements, it needs to understand the technical differences between EAF and non-EAF steel particularly from a welding perspective. The contracting authority also needs to validate a viable logistics supply chain to our welding plant at Eastleigh. The contracting authority requires this green steel rail to demonstrate if fully 'green' track renewals can be a viable option in the future. The goods are being supplied at cost.
Secondarily Regulation 50 (1) (c) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for the following reason—
(ii)competition is absent for technical reasons - detailed market engagement carried out in the context of Network Rail's overall steel sourcing strategy has confirmed that Saarstahl is the only manufacturer currently supplying "green" steel in Europe that has been manufactured using an electric arc furnace.
Future supplies of steel rail both EAF and non-EAF will be secured under advertised competitive tender where possible.
- Review procedure
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Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saarstahl Rail SAS'Green' Steel Rail TrialSubcontracting: declared | £826,098 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
'Green' Steel Rail Trial · Saarstahl Rail SAS
- Signed
- 18 Aug 2023
- Value
- £826,098
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Saarstahl Rail SASAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.