Buyer Name: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Buyer Address: Waterloo General Office, London, UKI45, SE1 8SW, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Tom Gray
Contact Email: tom.gray3@networkrail.co.uk
Provision of a Thunderbird Incident Response Locomotive Service
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
8920562.0 GBP
8920562.0 GBP
Published
07 Nov 2025, 16:15
07 Nov 2025, 16:15
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
08 Jan 2026, 00:00
08 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
08 Jan 2029, 23:59
08 Jan 2029, 23:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
50220000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
50220000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
Colas Rail Ltd
Colas Rail Ltd
Official Source
Open Find a Tender
Open Find a Tender
Description
Provision of a Thunderbird Incident Response Locomotive Service for Network Rail's Eastern Region to be based at Newark Northgate Sidings.
Linked Documents
No linked documents found for this notice.
Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
Awards
Award Title: Provision and Operation of a "Thunderbird" Recovery and Incident Response Service for the Eastern Region
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