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Published 20 Jun 2025, 11:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Supply of 3rd Rail Polymeric Insulators

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

GoodsAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£3,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Jan 2031 · up to 31 Jan 2035 with extensions · starts 31 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We require Polymer as per NR/L2/ELP/27411 insulators for all conductor rail and ramp ends – including.

  • insulators as per NR/L2/ELP/27411(including LUL standard No 2-01001 – 002) for all conductor rail (including ASC rail)
  • Insulator for Ramp end for all conductor rail including ASC rail
  • Polymer insulator as per the dimensions in NR/L3/ELP/27250/CRE/200 that’s also compliant to NR/L2/ELP/27411 (including LUL standard No 2-01001)

CPV: Railway materials

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 31 Jan 2027 – 31 Jan 2031 (4 yrs) · up to 31 Jan 2035 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
34946120 Railway materials

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
20 Jun 2025, 11:58 BST
Last source update
20 Jun 2025, 11:58 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034024
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Railway materials
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0550ce Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

20 Jun 2025 → 31 Jan 2027 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 11:58 BST
  2. Market engagement
    4 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    The purpose of this exercise is to understand the level of interest from the supply chain for the upcoming tender activity.

    Please submit responses via the Bravo NR system, any clarification messages should also be submitted through the Bravo system. The deadline for responses is 12:00 Midday on Friday 4th July 2025.

    Access details for the PIN can be found below:

    URL: networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

    PIN/PQQ Code: pqq_3731

    Title: PIN - The Supply of 3rd Rail Polymeric Insulators

  3. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  4. Contract startsin 94 days
    31 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 11:58 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