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Railhead Cleaning Technology Trial

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 12:26.

Opportunity overview

The supplier will deliver a trial of a laser solution, to support the Seasonal team with their future proofing of the fleet, focusing on eliminating the need of using water to clean the railhead, by using laser technology. The trial will consist of 2 phases. 1 being off track and the other on a live rail environments within the UK at the desired speed of 60mph.

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.

Laser Tribology B.V.

No match
Published award value
£700k
Awarded
3 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PBJT-1649-XBQN
Location
Amsterdam, BH, 1042 AB, Bahrain

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06da77
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The requirement for laser-based railhead treatment is highly specialised and LPS are the only provider than has this laser treatment in full use across international rail industries and can deliver the laser treatment at the required speed that NR requires. Furthermore, the maturity of LPS’s technology and its prior deployment history differentiate it from emerging or unproven alternatives. Existing materials show that LPS has progressed from pilot phases to live network trials and longer-term operational contracts, demonstrating a level of technical readiness and operational assurance not currently matched by other suppliers.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
prototypesDevelopment
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Special regime

utilities

Covered By

GPA

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

Name
Clare Ward
Telephone
07734 646520

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Laser Tribology B.V.
Id
GB-PPON-PBJT-1649-XBQN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBJT-1649-XBQN

Address

Street Address
Gyroscoopweg 10a
Locality
Amsterdam
Postal Code
1042 AB
Country
BH
Country Name
Bahrain
Region
BH

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
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34621000
Description
Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
34940000
Description
Railway equipment
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
73100000
Description
Research and experimental development services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBJT-1649-XBQN
Name
Laser Tribology B.V.

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
ecm_54089 Railhead Cleaning Technology Trial
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
1 Oct 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2028, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
840,000
Amount
700,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
092726-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
1 Oct 2026, 11:02
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 073410-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 089036-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 092726-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·