Network Rail North West & Central Region CP7 Frameworks: Framework Category D

Description

Network Rail has put in place a number of frameworks for Control Period 7 (CP7) for the delivery of capital works in the North West & Central Region. These frameworks are divided into categories and separate Contract Award Notices relate to each of them. On 12 February 2024 Network Rail concluded ten (10) service contracts with the Participants (as defined below) under Framework Category D. 
Framework Category D relates to the delivery of “minor and reactive works” relating to planned, unplanned and cyclical maintenance requirements, with discipline specific lots for Civil Engineering and Buildings, across different geographical areas within the North West & Central Region (the “Region”). This notice contains further detail of the ongoing use of Framework Category D in line with the originally advertised scope. 
The Participants are Amalgamated Construction Ltd, QTS Group Ltd, Construction Marine Ltd, J Murphy & Sons, CK Rail Solutions Ltd and JSS Rail Limited.
The scope of works carried out under Framework Category D are: 
•	Provision of emergency response capability to be able to have an initial on-site presence & response not greater than 2hrs notice (Note: Does not apply to all lots, see section II.2 for more detail on each lot)
•	Survey, investigation, and testing
•	Outline and detailed design (including temporary works)
•	Implementation
•	Enabling works for inspections and assessments
•	Demolition
•	Booking of possessions, isolations, and road closures
•	Statutory consents and permissions
•	If directed by Network Rail, third party access agreements
The works to Network Rail’s assets may also incorporate inspection, maintenance, repair, partial or whole renewal. 
Network Rail appointed suppliers to this Framework Category D across two discipline lots and geographical sub-lots as follows: 
Civil Engineering (Structures & Geotechnical)
Lot D1 (O-C) Civil Engineering (Structures & Geotechnical) across the full Region: 2 Suppliers
Lot D1 (R) Civil Engineering (Structures & Geotechnical) across the full Region: 2 Suppliers
Buildings
Lot D2 (NW) Buildings in North West Route area only: 3 Suppliers
Lot D2 (C&WCS) Buildings in combined Central Route and West Coast South Route areas only: 3 Suppliers