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Supply of Long and Short Rail and Ancillary Services

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:54.

Opportunity overview

Award of the Supply of Steel Rail and ancillary services to Network Rail (NR) for a period of up to 8 years. The scope for supply of steel rail within this notice includes the potential to include all of Network Rail and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd and Network Rail High Speed and also to those organisations covered by our external business framework including Transport for Wales and as an occasional joint procurement with HS2 Ltd.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

British Steel Limited

Match pending…
Contract value
£860.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Jan 2023
Award ID
018420-2023-1-1
Status
active
Identifier
12303256
Location
Scunthorpe, UKE13, DN16 1BP, United Kingdom

Saarstahl Rail SAS

No match
Contract value
£826.1k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Oct 2023
Award ID
029714-2023-1-1
Status
active
Identifier
08391575354
Location
Hayange, FR, 57700 Hayange, France

British Steel Limited

Match pending…
Contract value
£718.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
16 Jun 2025
Award ID
038923-2025-ecm_46290-1
Status
active
Identifier
12303256
Location
Scunthorpe, UKE13, DN16 1BP, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV34946000 — Railway-track construction materials and supplies
  • CPV34946110 — Rails
  • CPV45262680 — Welding
  • CPV76300000 — Drilling services

Lots

  • Supply of Steel Rail Long and Short and Ancillary ServicesValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
28680
Status
complete
Review Details
Network Rail will not enter into a contract before a 10 day standstill period has passed from the date of publication of this notice.
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The basis of the direct award to British Steel is Regulation 50(1)(c)(ii) UCR2016 on the grounds that competition is absent for technical reasons. Network Rail has undertook market engagement which has confirmed there is no other supplier with a long-rail welding facility in Great Britain or who has indicated that they would be prepared to construct one at present or in the foreseeable future. Network Rail has held an openly advertised competition for certain steel products including volumes of steel rail where the market engagement has indicated that access to NR's own welding facility is such that there is likely to be at least a degree of competition; this assumption was proved to be correct.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0025
Scheme
CELEX

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Classification

Id
34946000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Railway-track construction materials and supplies

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Supply of Steel Rail Long and Short and Ancillary Services
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
Network Rail has appointed 1 Supplier. Long Rail/Short Rail Package. The Supplier shall provide 108m/216m rail in 56E1 and 60E2 profiles and in both R260 grade and Premium grades. The Supplier shall provide the above with corrosion resistant coating when requested by Network Rail.

Options

Description
Option 1: Green Steel Option 2: Closed Circular Economy

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Lincolnshire

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE13
Entry 2
Region
UKJ3
Entry 3
Region
UKE13

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34946110
Scheme
CPV
Description
Rails
Entry 2
Id
45262680
Scheme
CPV
Description
Welding
Entry 3
Id
76300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Drilling services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-85378
Name
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8SW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Waterloo General Offices

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
RAILWAY_SERVICES
Scheme
TED_CE_ACTIVITY
Description
Railway services

Identifier

Id
2904587
Legal Name
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Contact

Name
Garry Pyne
Telephone
+44 7720513389
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-86166
Name
British Steel Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKE13
Locality
Scunthorpe
Postal Code
DN16 1BP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Administration Building, Brigg Road,

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
12303256
Legal Name
British Steel Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-85909
Name
High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4A 1NL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 2079477501
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-86167
Name
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Roles

mediationBody

Address

Locality
Milton keynes
Postal Code
MK9 1EN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
C&P, 1st Floor, Loughton Building, Quadrant MK, Elder Gate

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Contact

Telephone
+44 908781001
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-94552
Name
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8SW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Waterloo General Offices

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
RAILWAY_SERVICES
Scheme
TED_CE_ACTIVITY
Description
Railway services

Identifier

Id
2905487
Legal Name
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Contact

Name
Garry Pyne
Telephone
+44 7720513389
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-94553
Name
Saarstahl Rail SAS

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
FR
Locality
Hayange
Postal Code
57700 Hayange
Country Name
France
Street Address
164 Rue Marechal Foch,

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
08391575354
Legal Name
Saarstahl Rail SAS

Contact

Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-86165
Name
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Roles

mediationBody

Address

Locality
Milton Keynes
Postal Code
MK9 1EN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
C&P, 1st Floor, Loughton Building, Quadrant MK, Elder Gate

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Contact

Telephone
+44 908781001
Organisation 8
Id
GB-FTS-153984
Name
British Steel Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKE13
Locality
Scunthorpe
Postal Code
DN16 1BP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Administration Building, Brigg Road

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
12303256
Legal Name
British Steel Limited
Organisation 9
Id
GB-FTS-153985
Name
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Roles

mediationBody

Address

Locality
Milton Keynes
Postal Code
MK91EN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
C&P Quadrant MK, Elder Gate

Identifier

Legal Name
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Contact

Telephone
+44 7720513389

Award information

Award 1
Id
018420-2023-1-1
Title
Supply of Long and Short Rail and Ancillary Services
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-86166
Name
British Steel Limited

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
029714-2023-1-1
Title
'Green' Steel Rail Trial
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-94553
Name
Saarstahl Rail SAS

Related lots

1
Award 3
Id
038923-2025-ecm_46290-1
Title
Supply of Steel Rail and Ancillary Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-153984
Name
British Steel Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
018420-2023-1-1
Title
Supply of Long and Short Rail and Ancillary Services
Status
active
Award ID
018420-2023-1-1
Date Signed
30 Jan 2023, 00:00

Value

Amount
860,288,289.62
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
029714-2023-1-1
Title
'Green' Steel Rail Trial
Status
active
Award ID
029714-2023-1-1
Date Signed
9 Oct 2023, 00:00

Value

Amount
826,098.17
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
038923-2025-ecm_46290-1
Title
Supply of Steel Rail and Ancillary Services
Status
active
Award ID
038923-2025-ecm_46290-1
Date Signed
17 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
718,082,359.54
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · SE1 8SW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE13
  • Delivery location · UKJ3

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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