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Provision of a Thunderbird Incident Response Locomotive Service

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 03:47.

Opportunity overview

Provision of a Thunderbird Incident Response Locomotive Service for Network Rail's Eastern Region to be based at Newark Northgate Sidings.

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.

Colas Rail Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£8.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
24 Dec 2025
Including VAT
£10.7m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PDMR-7893-JWHQ
Location
London, UKI32, SW1H 0EX, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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_42922, pqq_3698, itt_18064
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
The framework's pricing document provides a fixed price for the service. The service is instructed via purchase orders for the duration required. This framework is awarded to one supplier only so there is no selection process for the insruction of services.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNZN-9524-VCQJ

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Colas Rail Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PDMR-7893-JWHQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDMR-7893-JWHQ

Address

Street Address
25 Victoria Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 0EX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
50220000
Description
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDMR-7893-JWHQ
Name
Colas Rail Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
24 Dec 2025, 00:00

Period

Starts
8 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
8 Jan 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
8 Jan 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
One option to extend for a further 3 years

Value

Including VAT
10,704,674.4
Amount
8,920,562
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-10852
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
006268-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
23 Jan 2026, 14:44
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 006268-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·