📋 Tender Overview
Network Rail Has Awarded Contracts Worth Up To Ps1.1 Billion To Four Suppliers Of On-Track Maintenance Machines Vital In Maintaining And Renewing BritainS Railway Network. The Contracts Have Been Awarded To Balfour Beatty Rail Limited, Colas Rail Limited, Swietelsky Babcock Rail (Sb Rail) And Volkerrail Specialist Businesses Limited, To Provide On Track Machines (Otm) Including Tampers And Ballast Regulators. They Will Also Supply Operational And Support Personnel To Support Routine Maintenance, Renewals, And Upgrade Works, Ensuring BritainS 20,000 Miles Of Track Is Maintained To The Highest Standards. Around 70 Otms Are Included In The New Contract. They Are Operational 24/7 And Are Self-Propelled, Allowing Them To Quickly Reach Sites Needing Intervention, Thus Minimising Disruption To Passengers And Freight Customers. Clive Berrington, Network RailS Group Director, Railway Business Services Said: This Contract Represents A Substantial Investment In The Vital Maintenance And Renewal Of BritainS Rail Network, Ensuring That ItS Safe And Reliable For The Benefit Of Passengers And Freight Customers. The Longevity Of The Contracts Gives Our Suppliers The Confidence To Invest In New Plant And Update Their Fleets, Ensuring The Deployment Of The Latest Machines And Technologies. As Part Of Our Ongoing Focus On Sustainability, The New Machines Will Also Have An Improved Carbon Footprint, Fostering Innovation Across The Industry. The New Contracts Represent The Third Iteration And Reflect Updated Standards And Technologies Essential For Supporting BritainS Rail Network. The Four Suppliers Will Compete Throughout The Contract Period, Allowing Network Rail The Flexibility To Remove A Poorly Performing Supplier Or Underperforming Machines From The Contract. The Contracts Will Run For Eight Years - April 2025 To March 2033 - With The Possibility Of Extending Them By Two Years. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Tracey OBrien Media Relations Manager Network Rail We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
