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AwardedAwarded 11 May 2026

Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance

Associated British Ports · Private utility

In brief

Associated British Ports awarded architecture and engineering work to VolkerRail Specialist Businesses Ltd and Cleshar Contract Services Limited on 11 May 2026.

The contract runs for 3 years, starting 30 June 2026.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

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.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Humber
30 June 2026 to 29 June 2029
What this lot covers

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

Architecture and engineering—
Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Wales
30 June 2026 to 29 June 2029
What this lot covers

Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Services - Wales

Architecture and engineering—
Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Southampton
30 June 2026 to 29 June 2029
What this lot covers

Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Services - Southampton and Marchwood

Architecture and engineering—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
VolkerRail Specialist Businesses Ltd
Cleshar Contract Services Limited (SME)		Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Humber, Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Wales, Rail Track Inspections and Minor Maintenance Southampton£656,227
Awarded 11 May 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 071334-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 001161-2026
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 001170-2026
  4. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 043047-2026

About the buyer

Associated British PortsLast 12 months

Procurements

26

Awards

11

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From notice 071334-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 5 November 2025, last updated 11 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.