Track Buckling – MxV Testing Collaboration
Details
- Buyer
- Network Rail
- Supplier(s)
- University of Huddersfield
- Value
- £29,295
- Duration
- 3 months
- Topic
- Research and development services and related consultancy services
- Published
- 26 February 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Outlines how the University of Huddersfield Institute of Railway Research (IRR) can provide further support to Network Rail (NR) in justifying the relaxation of speed restrictions and operational constraints applied during periods of hot weather, to ensure that the GB railway is more resilient to climate change. It builds on previous work carried out by the IRR and the University of Southampton (UoS), and takes advantage of a testing programme being planned by MxV in the USA. This international collaboration will enhance the understanding of track buckle formation and the accuracy of models used to predict it. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published26 February 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date26 February 2026
- Completed: Contract expiry date31 May 2026
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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