Awarded contract

OLE Steelworks

Details

Supplier(s)
Value
£240,000,000
Duration
6 years
Topic
Overhead electrical equipment
Published
23 September 2026

Tender description

Network Rail has a requirement to purchase a range of steel products that are used to support Overhead Line Equipment (OLE). The scope of this procurement includes steelwork for electrification specific applications as detailed in UKMS, UKMS 1, UKMS2, OLEMI and GEFF designs: • Lot 1 Steel Piles - Tubular steel piles used for foundations. • Lot 2 Steel Structures - In the forms of masts and spans (booms, portals and other structures spanning the track) to which OHLE is attached. • Lot 3 Small Part Steel Uncontrolled - Components to enable OHLE equipment to be attached to the structures. • Lot 4 Small Part Steel Controlled - Various clips and clamps used to secure items to the structures as well as supporting OHL Wire, these are often casted items. Products on this Lot require Product Acceptance (PA), NR can sponsor suppliers through this process. • Lot 5 Fixings - Electrification specific fixings and fasteners to secure the electrification structures. The proposed Framework(s) will be for an initial period of 6 years, with options to extend for a further two year period. Participants that are interested in Supplying Lot 1 Steel Piles and Lot 2 Steel Structures will be required to have capacity to purchase and store steel raw materials on behalf of Network Rail, and agree to the provision fo a Vesting Certificate (a copy of which is contained in the Procurement Documents). ## Contract award Title: OLE Steelworks Lots: - Lot 1: Steel Piles ## Contract award Title: OLE Steelworks Lots: - Lot 2: Steel Structures ## Contract award Title: OLE Steelworks Lots: - Lot 3: Small Part Steel Uncontrolled ## Contract award Title: OLE Steelworks Lots: - Lot 4: Small Part Steel Controlled ## Contract award Title: OLE Steelworks Lots: - Lot 5: Fixings

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date17 September 2026
  2. Completed: Award published23 September 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date1 January 2033in 6 years

About the buyer

Network Rail runs a safe, efficient railway, and buys as a central public body split between a national Route Services team and its regional routes. Network Rail's latest spend reporting covers Control Period 7, the 2024-25 financial year.

Safety-critical work needs audited status on RISQS, the rail industry's supplier qualification scheme, before Network Rail contracts directly.

Over the past 5 years, most of Network Rail's contract awards have been in IT services, architectural and engineering services and construction work.

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