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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Supply of Aluminothermic Welding Materials and Associated Equipment

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 03:26.

Opportunity overview

Network Rail has awarded a contract via Direct Award under the Procurement Act 2023 to Thermit Welding (GB) Ltd for the Supply of Aluminothermic Welding Materials and Associated Equipment.

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.

Thermit Welding (GB) Limited

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Contract value
£10.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Nov 2025
Including VAT
£12.1m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00616382
Location
Rainham, UKI52, RM13 9YH, 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_43370
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
With respect to joining rails on site, Aluminothermic Welding is the only welding process Network Rail can utilise given the number of welds installed on an annual basis (Circa 30,000 - 40,000). Other welding processes are either not suitable (enclosed arc welding) or unable to support the number of sites and welds required per year i.e. flash butt welding as only 1 machine is available in the UK to support this process. Network Rail has a number of Aluminothermic Welders in the business which are trained on the Supplier's Aluminothermic Welding Process. In order to continue using this process, Network Rail has to use the Supplier's Aluminothermic Welding Materials and associated equipment as they are specific to their processes and alternatives would be incompatible with the process. Network Rail is unable to move to another Aluminothermic Welding process as this would require retraining of all welding staff which would cause disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. In addition to this, there are no other Suppliers in the market which have an Aluminothermic Welding process approved to the requirements of NR/L2/TRK/0032 and EN14730-1.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
This framework operates on a Direct Award basis. Network Rail will place orders directly with the supplier without further competition. The goods will be procured via a Network Rail catalogue, using the contracted Schedule of Rates, which are fixed for the first 6-months, following which a half yearly price review mechanism applies to ensure pricing remains fair and reflective of market conditions. The framework has a duration of 4 years, with an option to extend for a further 4 years, subject to performance and agreement. All call-offs will be managed through the catalogue system and will adhere to the terms and conditions set out in the framework agreement.

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

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
Thermit Welding (GB) Limited
Id
GB-COH-00616382

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00616382

Address

Street Address
87 Ferry Lane
Locality
Rainham
Postal Code
RM13 9YH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI52

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
44315200
Description
Welding materials
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
42662000
Description
Welding equipment

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00616382
Name
Thermit Welding (GB) Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
9 Nov 2025, 00:00

Period

Starts
9 Nov 2025, 00:00
Ends
31 Oct 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
4 years - to be used if requirements and market conditions remain unchanged

Options

Description
Should the Supplier introduce new products under the scope of Aluminothermic Welding Materials and Associated Equipment, the Buyer shall have the right to vary these into the Agreement.

Value

Including VAT
12,120,000
Amount
10,100,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-10921
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
006705-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Jan 2026, 14:13
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. 006705-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·