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Operation of RIDC Melton

Details

Value
£29,386,811
Topic
Railway transport services
Published
23 October 2026
Submission
25 November 2026in 3 weeks

Tender description

Network Rail is seeking a supplier to operate Test Track Melton, including the management of train movements, rail haulage , site and workshop support, operational facilities services, provision of locomotives and associated equipment, incident response and stakeholder coordination. Rail Infrastructure and structural building maintenance are excluded. The contract is expected to commence on 1st April, 2028 for an initial four year term, with options to extend by a further two years plus two years, giving a maximum term of eight years.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published23 October 2026
    Current notice
  2. Next: Submission date25 November 2026in 3 weeks

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.

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