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
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
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.
External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001170-2026
Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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
Document Description: Not published
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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