Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Saarstahl Rail SAS, Arcelormittal Espana SA, British Steel Limited, voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH
- Value
- £4 across 5 lots
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Railway-track construction materials and supplies (CPV 34946000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 038983-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Jun 2025
- Published10 Jul 2025Published 23 days after the contract date
Description
The Supply of Steel Rail and ancillary services to Network Rail (NR) for a period of up to 8 years. The scope for supply of steel rail within this notice includes the potential to include all of Network Rail and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd and Network Rail High Speed and also to those organisations covered by our external business framework including Transport for Wales and as an occasional joint procurement with HS2 Ltd. The value of each lot awarded over an eight year duration is estimated to be as follows: Lot 2a £229.2m Lot 2b £128.2m Lot 3 £107.7m Lot 4 £40.7m Lot 5 £23.0m Lot 6 £40.1m The direct award contract to British Steel Ltd for Lot 1 is covered by a separate award notice.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Supply of Steel Rail and Ancillary Services | Saarstahl Rail SAS | £1 |
| Supply of Steel Rail and Ancillary Services | Arcelormittal Espana SA | £1 |
| Supply of Steel Rail and Ancillary Services | British Steel Limited | £1 |
| Supply of Steel Rail and Ancillary Services | Saarstahl Rail SAS | £1 |
| Supply of Steel Rail and Ancillary Services | voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH | — |
About the suppliers
Saarstahl Rail SAS: every public contract they have won.
Arcelormittal Espana SA: every public contract they have won.
British Steel Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 12303256).
voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH: every public contract they have won.