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NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Hire of Road Rail Vehicles (RRV) Operators and Attachments
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £1,000,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 12 May 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
Hire of Road Rail Vehicles (RRV) Operators and Attchments to support with maintenance, renewals and enhacements of the railway. This is a national provision across all 5 Network Rail regions.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 45500000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
5 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 9 Jun 2025Planning notice
Planning notice published 9 June 2025.
Release 030981-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 11 Jun 2025Planning notice
Planning notice published 11 June 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 031454-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 16 Jun 2025Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 16 June 2025. Stated change: This notice links to the UK1: Pipeline notice - Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-031454
Release 032503-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 18 Feb 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 18 February 2026. Stated change: ***PROJECT UPDATE 18 FEBRURARY 2026*** Route to Market: Network Rail intend to run this future tender opportunity via RISQS under the new Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market (QUDM). Suppliers with the following RICCL Code and Activities will be invited to take part in the tender opportunity. RICCL Code: D.B.1 – On Track Plant (OTP) with/without Operator Activity: P Supply [SUP] & R Operate [OPT] Please note that suppliers that do not hold both activity codes at the time of tender will be required to obtain these prior to the start of the new framework. For information about RISQS please visit their website. www.risqs.org Timescales: Network Rail are currently in the strategy approval stage and developing documents for Tender, we hope to issue the Tender via RISQS within the next 2-3 months. *** END OF UPDATE*** This notice links to the UK1: Pipeline notice - Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-031454
Release 014555-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 12 May 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 12 May 2026. Stated change: ***PROJECT UPDATE 12 MAY 2026*** There has been a slight delay to the commencement of the procurement process for the Road Rail Vehicle Hire Framework. We expect to commence the procurement within the next 2-6 weeks. Please ensure that your contact information on RISQS is up-to-date to ensure you are notified of the opportunity and any communication issued via the RISQS portal. *** END OF UPDATE*** ***PROJECT UPDATE 18 FEBRURARY 2026*** Route to Market: Network Rail intend to run this future tender opportunity via RISQS under the new Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market (QUDM). Suppliers with the following RICCL Code and Activities will be invited to take part in the tender opportunity. RICCL Code: D.B.1 – On Track Plant (OTP) with/without Operator Activity: P Supply [SUP] & R Operate [OPT] Please note that suppliers that do not hold both activity codes at the time of tender will be required to obtain these prior to the start of the new framework. For information about RISQS please visit their website. www.risqs.org Timescales: Network Rail are currently in the strategy approval stage and developing documents for Tender, we hope to issue the Tender via RISQS within the next 2-3 months. *** END OF UPDATE*** This notice links to the UK1: Pipeline notice - Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-031454
Release 043269-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The stated value is a ceiling or programme total.
06/ Questions
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08/ Related
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-054563
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · planned
- Framework
- Yes, as recorded by the source
- Last verified
- Tue 19 May 2026, 08:14 BST
- Read at
- Thu 22 Oct 2026, 16:40 BST
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