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Track Welding and Grinding Services

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Deadline
3 days left
March 31, 2026
Contract Details
Category
Other
Reference
023225-2026
Value
£117,600,000
Location
North East England, United Kingdom
Published
March 20, 2026
Organization
CPV Code
Project Timeline

Tender Published

March 13, 2026

Deadline for Questions

March 24, 2026

Submission Deadline

March 31, 2026

Contract Start Date

May 31, 2027

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Budget
£117,600,000
Duration
48 months
Location
North East England
Type
Other
75
Quality Score/100
Good

Original Tender Description

Preliminary market engagement for rail welding and grinding services across London. Services include track welding, rail grinding, planned maintenance, and reactive response to defects. The authority seeks feedback on delivery models, cost drivers, and commercial models.

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Requirements & Qualifications

11 requirements across 5 categories

Submission (1)
Mandatory (1)
Compliance (5)
Technical (3)
Financial (1)
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS1
--No specific submission requirements are detailed in the provided text.
MANDATORY EXCLUSION GROUNDS1
--No specific mandatory exclusion grounds are detailed in the provided text.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS5
--Suppliers must be able to deliver rail welding and rail grinding services.
--Suppliers must be able to provide track welding (repair welds, build-up welding, finishing and associated QA records).
--Suppliers must be able to provide rail grinding including defect removal and rolling contact fatigue mitigation.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS3
--The authority is seeking supplier feedback to validate delivery models.
--The authority is seeking supplier feedback to understand cost drivers.
--The authority is seeking supplier feedback to refine the future specification and commercial model.
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS1
--No specific financial requirements are detailed in the provided text.

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75
Good

Tender Quality Score

This is a preliminary market engagement notice for future procurement of track welding and grinding services. While it provides essential basic information and outlines service areas, it lacks specific procurement details and evaluation criteria, functioning more as an information-gathering exercise.

Score Breakdown

Legal Compliance75/100

The notice is in a planning stage, which limits some direct legal compliance checks. The CPV code is appropriate for the described services. Deadlines for future procurements are not yet set, so current deadlines are not assessed for reasonableness. No disputes are indicated. The primary legal concern is the lack of a specified procedure type which impacts the assessment of regulatory compliance for this stage.

Procedure type not specified
Clarity80/100

The description of services is clear and detailed, outlining the scope of track welding and rail grinding. The purpose of market engagement is also clearly stated. However, the absence of specific evaluation criteria for any future procurement hinders clarity on how suppliers will be assessed.

Missing evaluation criteria for future procurement
Completeness70/100

Basic information such as title, reference, organization, estimated value, and duration is present. The CPV code is provided. However, the tender documents are not yet available for review, and there is no detail regarding submission requirements for this preliminary engagement, which limits overall completeness.

No tender documents with content/summaries available
No specific submission requirements detailed for this engagement
Fairness85/100

As this is a preliminary market engagement, explicit fairness concerns related to a specific procurement are minimal. The value is disclosed, and the intention to engage with the market is positive. The criteria for seeking feedback are broad, indicating an open approach to understanding market capabilities.

Practicality65/100

The notice indicates a planning status and preliminary market engagement, suggesting that formal e-submission is not yet required. However, the lack of a URL for any preliminary documents or a clear contract start date for the *future* procurement affects practicality. Financing information is absent, which is expected at this early stage.

No document URL provided for market engagement materials
Contract start date relates to future procurement, not current engagement
Data Consistency90/100

Key fields such as title, organization, value, and dates are populated consistently. There are no indications of suspension or disputes. The timeline provided for submission deadline and contract duration is logical for a planning stage notice.

Sustainability50/100

There is no mention of green procurement, social aspects, or innovation within the provided information. The notice does not specify if it is EU funded, which would typically be a point of reference for sustainability considerations.

No green procurement mentioned
No social aspects mentioned

Strengths

Clear description of services
Disclosure of estimated value and duration
Appropriate CPV code identified
Identification of planning stage for market engagement

Concerns

Lack of specific procurement details (evaluation criteria, procedure type)
Absence of accessible tender documents for market engagement
No explicit sustainability considerations mentioned

Recommendations

1. Publish detailed market engagement materials or feedback mechanisms.
2. Outline the planned procurement procedure and evaluation approach when available.
3. Incorporate sustainability criteria into future procurement planning.

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