Rail Haulage

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
London
Selective procedure
1 April 2028 to 31 March 2035

Operations cover five Local Distribution Centres at Bescot, Carlisle Kingmoor, Eastleigh, Millerhill and Whitemoor, including shunting and marshalling wagons to receive and prepare Network Services and Possession Services. Rail haulage runs between centres and material suppliers across 25 route bundles on a regular timetable, and from centres to railway worksites on an as-required basis.

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Closes in 13 days· 18 November 2026

Estimated value: £950m; Buyer estimate
Published: 28 May 2026
Deadline: 18 November 2026; 13 days left
Contract length: 84 months; Ends 31 March 2035

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of rail freight haulage, wagon shunting and marshalling, and local distribution centre operations for railway materials and possession works.

Operation of Local Distribution Centres (LDCs) involving the shunting and marshalling of wagons at a specific location to receive/prepare Network Services and Possession Services
Operation of rail haulage between Local Distribution Centres to and from material suppliers on a regular timetabled basis across 25 Route bundles
Operation of rail haulage services from Local Distribution Centres to Network Rail worksites on an as-required basis

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Operation of Network Rail’s Local Distribution Centres (LDCs)	Not stated	Not stated
Operation of Network Services	Not stated	Not stated
Operation of Possession Services	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 84 months
Extensions: 12 months
Longest it can run: 96 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2028 to 31 March 2035
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 3
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 60200000

Services in this tender

On-track plant and engineering trainsMain service£1.7m typicalRail haulage services and depot shunting for Network Rail materials trains

Lifecycle

Published
28 May 2026
Deadline for bids13 days left
18 November 2026
Contract awardedUsually published within a few months
Contract starts
1 April 2028

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Network Rail Infrastructure Limited

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Cite this tender

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3623067/rail-haulage
Buyer reference: project_43883
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a771
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited. Rail Haulage. Tender, 28 May 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3623067/rail-haulage (accessed 5 November 2026).