Published date: 7 February 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 10 March 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Cable - 44321000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£125,000,000 to £150,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_173643/834290

Published date

7 February 2020

Closing date

10 March 2020

Contract start date

21 July 2020

Contract end date

21 July 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other: Negotiated Procedure with Prior Call for Competition under The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Network Rail is procuring a supplier framework which Network Rail intends to use on a non-exclusive basis every time it buys cable. The cables relate variously to signaling, telecoms, power and fibre optic. In addition to supplying the relevant cables, successful tenderers will be expected to manage:

purchase orders;
inventory;
cable drums;
return of Goods;
cable theft prevention,

and will also be required to provide certain technical support services.

Network Rail expects that the following outcomes will be achieved under this procurement:

achieving best value in respect of the cost of cables;
efficiency in buying practices and supply chain management performance;
reduction in waste (e.g. unused cable drums);
better relationships with suppliers; and
making suppliers accountable for their performance and rewarding best practice.

This procurement covers 76 Cable Types and is divided into two Lots. Lot 1 relates to individual purchases of Cables Types of lengths up to and including 2000m. Lot 2 relates to individual purchase of Cable Types of lengths exceeding 2000m.

Network Rail are seeking expressions of interest from all prospective cable suppliers interested in this opportunity and it is not by any means restricted to Network Rail's current cable suppliers.

About the buyer

Address

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, 1 Eversholt Street
London
NW1 2DN
England

Telephone

+442070619000

Email

susan.goss@curriebrown.com