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Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance

ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS

Buyer Address: 25 Bedford Street, London, UKI32, WC2E 9ES, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Adrian Cunningham

Contact Email: procurement@abports.co.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
0.0 GBP
Gross: 0 GBP
Published
07 Jan 2026, 15:38
Deadline
13 Mar 2026, 14:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
50225000 - Railway-track maintenance services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

This procurement is to carry out planned rail track inspections and minor maintenance services across the ABP Port Estate, in line with the ABP Track Standard ABP-ENGC-ST-022 (To be issued as part of Tender Pack). The standard indicates the criteria for the inspection and minor maintenance of the Permanent Way on all ABP controlled infrastructure, i.e. where the track is the freehold (or leasehold) property of ABP and maintained on its behalf by a specialist contractor.

Linked Documents

Other Documents (1)

Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001170-2026

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot Title: Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Humber

Lot Description: Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Services - Humber, also to include Ipswich

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 0

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 0

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2029-06-29T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Simple description

Lot Title: Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Wales

Lot Description: Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Services - Wales

Lot 2 Status: active

Lot 2 Value: GBP 0

Lot 2 Value (Gross): GBP 0

Lot 2 Contract Start: 2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 2 Contract End: 2029-06-29T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 2 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 2 Award Criterion (price): Simple description

Lot Title: Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Southampton

Lot Description: Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Services - Southampton and Marchwood

Lot 3 Status: active

Lot 3 Value: GBP 0

Lot 3 Value (Gross): GBP 0

Lot 3 Contract Start: 2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 3 Contract End: 2029-06-29T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 3 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 3 Award Criterion (price): Simple description

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Raw Notice JSON

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