National Highways awards Dunston railway possession BAPA contract to Network Rail Limited

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 16:42.

Opportunity overview

Provision of Network Rail asset protection and railway possession services under a Basic Asset Protection Agreement (BAPA) to support investigation and engineering repair works to the M6 overline bridge south of Dunston, Staffordshire, ST18 9AR (Network Rail reference RBS3 Bridge 78A). The services include possession planning and management, railway isolations, safety-critical personnel, engineering review and associated coordination to allow the bridge works to be undertaken safely.

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.

NETWORK RAIL

Matched by number

Contract value: £95k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 25 Apr 2025
Including VAT: £114k
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 04402220
Location: LONDON, UKI45, SE1 8SW, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ocds-h6vhtk-078c0c
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: National Highways Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PGMJ-3793-VBBN

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PGMJ-3793-VBBN

Address

Street Address: Three Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway
Locality: Birmingham
Postal Code: B4 6GA
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG31

Contact

Email: info@nationalhighways.co.uk
Telephone: 0300 123 5000

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://nationalhighways.co.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: NETWORK RAIL
Id: GB-COH-04402220

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 04402220

Address

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

Contact

Email: steve.tombs@networkrail.co.uk
Telephone: +443457114141

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/ ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: 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: 63711000
Description: Support services for railway transport

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-04402220
Name: NETWORK RAIL

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: Network Rail Dunston Possession BAPA
Status: active
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 26 Apr 2025, 00:00

Period

Starts: 16 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 114,024.98
Amount: 95,020.81
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 099096-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099096-2026 ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 15:05
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B4 6GA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

099096-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 20 Oct 2026, 15:05

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

National Highways Limited awarded Network Rail Limited a direct, below-threshold contract for railway asset-protection and possession services supporting M6 bridge investigation and repair works south of Dunston, Staffordshire.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeContract details notice on Find a TenderEvidence: The process identifies the notice as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Tender statusCompleteEvidence: details_json.tender.status is “complete”; lot 1 is also marked complete.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status “active”.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 099096-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078c0c
First published: 20 Oct 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 16:42
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and one active contract are recorded for Network Rail Limited. The contract data explicitly records a signature date of 26 April 2025 and a service period from 16 February 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Market significance

This is a specialist rail-access and safety-support requirement, procured without competition under a Basic Asset Protection Agreement (BAPA).

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

NETWORK RAIL LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: GBP 95,020.81 net; GBP 114,024.98 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award

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The supplier record is verified against Companies House number 04402220 and gives verified_company_name “NETWORK RAIL LIMITED”. Award 1 names NETWORK RAIL as supplier and is linked to contract 1.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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The process identifies the notice as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.

Tender status

99% confidence

Complete

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details_json.tender.status is “complete”; lot 1 is also marked complete.

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 has status “active”.

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 has status “active”.

Contract signature

99% confidence

Explicitly recorded as signed on 26 April 2025

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Contract 1 contains dateSigned: 2025-04-26T00:00:00+01:00.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

GBP 95,020.81

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Contract 1 value.amount is 95020.81 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

GBP 114,024.98

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 114024.98 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

26 April 2025

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2025-04-26.

Contract start

99% confidence

16 February 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-02-16.

Contract end

99% confidence

31 March 2027

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.

Notice published

99% confidence

20 October 2026

View supporting evidence

The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-20.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Railway asset protection and possession services under a Basic Asset Protection Agreement (BAPA) for M6 overline bridge investigation and engineering repair works south of Dunston, Staffordshire.

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The tender description specifies BAPA services for RBS3 Bridge 78A, including possession planning and management, railway isolations, safety-critical personnel, engineering review and coordination.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One lot

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Tender lot 1 is the only lot listed; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to it.

Service classification

99% confidence

CPV 63711000 — Support services for railway transport

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Award item 1 lists CPV 63711000.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Direct procurement

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The tender procurementMethod is “direct”.

Competition basis

99% confidence

Below threshold — without competition

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procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - without competition”.

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold: false.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

16 February 2026 to 31 March 2027

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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.

Extension or renewal terms

98% confidence

Unknown

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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published contract data.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

98% confidence

Single-supplier, single-lot direct award for specialist railway possession and asset-protection support.

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One lot, one active award, and one supplier are recorded; the procurement method is direct and without competition.

Value allocation

98% confidence

The published contract value applies to the contract and is not separately allocated by service component.

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The contract supplies one overall value, while no item-level or lot-level value breakdown is published.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078c0c
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

National Highways Limited

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The parties data identifies National Highways Limited as buyer.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority — central government

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Buyer details classify it as publicAuthorityCentralGovernment.

Buyer address

99% confidence

Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Buyer address is Three Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6GA.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

NETWORK RAIL LIMITED (Companies House number 04402220)

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Supplier verification confirms verified_company_name “NETWORK RAIL LIMITED” and verified_company_number 04402220 through company-number matching.

Source supplier name

99% confidence

NETWORK RAIL

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The contracting data party and award supplier are named “NETWORK RAIL”.

Supplier scale

99% confidence

Large

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The supplier party details state scale: large.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement horizon

80% confidence

From around 31 March 2027, subject to any unpublished extension or replacement arrangement

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This is an estimate based solely on the explicit contract end date of 31 March 2027; no renewal provisions are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Published notice timing

99% confidence

The contract details notice was published after the recorded signature date and after the recorded service start date.

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dateSigned is 26 April 2025, startDate is 16 February 2026, and notice publication is 20 October 2026.

Award date

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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Award 1 has no award_date and the source award record contains no award date.

Evaluation and competition detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice beyond the direct, below-threshold, without-competition classification.

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No bid count, evaluation scores, selection rationale, or pricing comparison is provided.

Lot-level pricing

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 has no published value; only an overall contract value is provided.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No award decision date is published.
No bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, or competitor information is published.
No lot-level value, itemised pricing, or service-component allocation is published.
No extension, renewal, variation, or termination provisions are published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Dunston Possession BAPA contract?

NETWORK RAIL LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 04402220.

What is the contract value?

The contract value is GBP 95,020.81 excluding VAT and GBP 114,024.98 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

The published contract period runs from 16 February 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Was the requirement competed?

The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Network Rail Dunston Possession BAPA

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

NETWORK RAIL

Classification

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