Railhead Cleaning Technology Trial
Details
- Buyer
- Network Rail
- Supplier(s)
- Laser Tribology B.V.
- Value
- £700,000
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons
- Published
- 3 August 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The supplier will deliver a trial of a laser solution, to support the Seasonal team with their future proofing of the fleet, focusing on eliminating the need of using water to clean the railhead, by using laser technology. The trial will consist of 2 phases. 1 being off track and the other on a live rail environments within the UK at the desired speed of 60mph. ## Contract award Title: ecm_54089 Railhead Cleaning Technology Trial
Timeline
- Completed: Award published3 August 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date3 August 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date20 October 2028in 2 years
About the buyer
Network Rail runs a safe, efficient railway, and buys as a central public body split between a national Route Services team and its regional routes. Network Rail's latest spend reporting covers Control Period 7, the 2024-25 financial year.
Safety-critical work needs audited status on RISQS, the rail industry's supplier qualification scheme, before Network Rail contracts directly.
Over the past 5 years, most of Network Rail's contract awards have been in IT services, architectural and engineering services and construction work.
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@network-rail.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@network-rail.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@network-rail.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@network-rail.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@network-rail.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@network-rail.gov |
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