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W&W Earthworks Examinations CP7 Year 2

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:44.

Opportunity overview

A tender process to deliver Earthworks Examinations for CP7 Year 2 to identify, determine and record information to enable Network Rail to manage the safety and performance of the Earthwork in accordance with NR/L3/CIV/065. Examination of the following shall be carried out: Earthworks (as defined by NR/L3/CIV/065), Coastal and Estuarine Defences that are formed of earthworks. Outside Party Slopes, whose failure may impact on Network Rail infrastructure, where the outside party is unable to provide a satisfactory management policy for the slope, will be, so far as is lawful, be subject to a cyclical examination. This is a high level overview and further scope documentation will be provided via BravoNR.

Classification

  • CPV71351500 — Ground investigation services

Lots

  • Lot 1£3.5m

Documents and notices

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
Project_42437
Status
cancelled
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Expression Of Interest Deadline
20 May 2025, 23:59

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Procedure

Features
This is a multi-stage tender procedure – PSQ (Procurement Specific Questionnaire) followed by a Tender (ITT) stage. There will be a PSQ for all participants and a minimum of 3 participants will be invited to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage. Tenderers who are invited to the ITT stage will have their bid evaluated using a 60% Technical, 40% Commercial criteria. The highest scoring Tenderer will be awarded the contract. All Participants are required to review all tender documents for full details. For this tender, RISQS (Railway Industry Standards Qualification Scheme) accreditation under code C.C.3.1.2.5 Earthworks will be required at point of award but is not necessary to participate in the tender process. The current award date is 31st August 2025 - if the successful bidder is not accredited under the code mentioned above by this date, they will be disqualified and the tender will be awarded to the next highest scoring compliant bid.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
014587-2025
Description
Updated to provide clarity on Tender process and descriptions.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
29 Aug 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
13 May 2025, 23:59

Special regime

utilities

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
3,500,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
4,200,000

Options

Description
To be confirmed

Renewal

Description
Time extension permitted to complete full work-bank if required.

Second Stage

Minimum Candidates
3

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Tender (ITT)
Type
quality
Description
o Resource & Contract Organisation - 20% o Programme - 20% o Urgent Defect – 5% o De-vegetation – 10% o Innovation & Continuous Improvement - 5%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Tender (ITT)
Type
price
Description
Commercial & Pricing Evaluation

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
9 Nov 2026, 23:59
Starts
3 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Nov 2027, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
1. Supplier Financial Health Model Score greater than or equal to 40%. 2. Debarment Details 3. The following insurances in place post contract award: - Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10m - Public Liability Insurance = £10m - Professional Indemnity Insurance = £10m 4. Registry with the CDP (Central Digital Platform)
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
All participants will be evaluated using the following criteria for their technical response which will be scored out of 100%: 1. Technical & Professional Ability (3x Case Studies Required) – 75% 2. Health & Safety – 10% 3. Sustainability & Social Value – 15%

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71351500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ground investigation services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
All tender documentation is available on Bravo NR under Project_42736.
Entry 3
Id
013966-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
9 Apr 2025, 13:30
Entry 4
Id
014587-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
11 Apr 2025, 12:54
Entry 5
Id
065920-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK12
Description
Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderCancellationNotice
Published
16 Oct 2025, 13:55

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
A pre-market engagement event was not required for this procurement.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNZN-9524-VCQJ
Name
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI45
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8SW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Waterloo General Office

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PNZN-9524-VCQJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Rhiah McLean

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Status Details
Following a review of our current commercial approach, we have decided not to proceed further with this procurement exercise.
Final Status Date
16 Oct 2025, 00:00

Related lots

1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE1 8SW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04ffa8-2025-10-16T13:55:54+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·