Operate and Maintain S&C Grinders, Hand Grinding Services, Operate and Maintain MMTs, Operate and Maintain Kirow Crane

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited

The contract covers the operation, maintenance, and overhaul of four distinct categories of rail infrastructure assets: switches and crossing grinders, hand grinding services, mobile maintenance trains, and Kirow cranes. These services are essential for ongoing railway infrastructure upkeep and require specialised technical expertise in heavy rail plant management and maintenance scheduling.

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Awarded value: £104m; As published
Published: 12 February 2026
Awarded: 27 January 2026; Harsco Rail Limited, Colas Rail Ltd, VolkerRail Specialist Businesses Ltd and 1 more
Contract length: Not stated

What the contract covers

Independent lot

Provision of specialist rail infrastructure maintenance, operation, and overhaul services for heavy plant machinery and track grinding equipment.

Operate, maintain and overhaul Network Rail's fleet of Switches and Crossings Grinders
Provide hand grinding services
Operate, maintain and overhaul Network Rail's fleet of Mobile Maintenance Trains
Operate, maintain and overhaul Network Rail's Kirow Crane

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1 Operate, Maintain and Overhaul S&C Grinders	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2 Hand Grinding Services	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 3 Operate, Maintain and Overhaul Mobile Maintenance Trains	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 4 Operate, Maintain and Overhaul Crane	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Independent lot
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 4
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 50200000, 60200000

Services in this contract

On-track plant and engineering trainsMain service£1.7m typicalOperate, maintain, overhaul on-track grinders, mobile maintenance trains and Kirow crane
Railway track and civils£557k typicalHand grinding services (lot 2)

Lifecycle

Published
12 February 2026
Contract awardedto Harsco Rail Limited, Colas Rail Ltd, VolkerRail Specialist Businesses Ltd and 1 more
27 January 2026
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

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Network Rail Infrastructure Limited

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Harsco Rail Limited

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Colas Rail Ltd

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VolkerRail Specialist Businesses Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3169860/operate-and-maintain-s-and-c-grinders-hand-grinding-services-operate-and-maintai
Buyer reference: 42336
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited. Operate and Maintain S&C Grinders, Hand Grinding Services, Operate and Maintain MMTs, Operate and Maintain Kirow Crane. Contract award, 12 February 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3169860/operate-and-maintain-s-and-c-grinders-hand-grinding-services-operate-and-maintai (accessed 5 November 2026).