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NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Network Rail Track Focused Railway Systems Contract
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £5,000,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 22 Oct 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
The Current Rail Systems Alliances are Track Work contracts formed as partnerships between Network Rail and one or more suppliers.
The requirement covers end-to-end delivery of track renewals, including design, planning, installation, testing, commissioning and close-out. Primary scope comprises plain line, S&C and drainage works. Secondary scope such minor signalling, electrification and plant, telecoms, civils, structures and earthworks may also be delivered as standalone work through the alliances, which will sit alongside existing regional frameworks.
In addition to this, the new contracts will have the flexibility to provide secondary scope additional works such as standalone S&T and E&P works not associated to any primary scope track works.
Network Rail is seeking to appoint suitable supplier(s) to continue the delivery of Rail Systems and associated work for the Financial Period (FP) 1 and 2 programmes, the estimated start date for mobilisation is mid-2028, with go live in mid-2029.
The detailed scope and commercial model will be published within the tender documents.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 45234000
- 45234100
- 50225000
- 71311100
- 71311230
- 71320000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
4 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 30 Jan 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 30 January 2026.
Release 008631-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 2 Feb 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 2 February 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 009166-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 12 Feb 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 12 February 2026. Stated change: Due to the number of suppliers interested in the Market Engagement session this will now no longer be held in person at a venue, but as an online event on a date and time to be confirmed, apologies that an in-person meeting could not be arranged. If you would like to attend this session please could you follow the link to complete the form and register your interest, no later than Friday 20th February: https://forms.office.com/e/LxwgaqRZZb
Release 013151-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 22 Oct 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 22 October 2026. Stated change: Network Rail will be holding another Market Engagement Meeting with potential suppliers in advance of this procurement activity. We will be holding this as an online event on 28th October 2026 at 1500hr. We will provide suppliers with an overview of the procurement activity and our key requirements, priorities, Strategy Overview, Contract Expectation, Tender Evaluation & Assessment followed by a Q&A session. At this stage the precise scope is yet to be determined, however we would welcome any views or insights that you may have. If you would like to attend this session please could you register your interest by emailing on MWESourcing@networkrail.co.uk. We look forward to meeting you soon to discuss this procurement activity further.
Release 099851-2026
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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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06136d
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · Planning
- Last verified
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 07:10 BST
- Read at
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 09:31 BST
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