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Provision of Aerial Survey of the UK Rail Network - LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and Aerial Photography

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited

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Key details

Contracting authority
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Public authority - central government
Region
London
Delivery: United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Sectors
Construction & Civil Engineering, Transport & Logistics
Contract value
£12,000,000ex VAT
£14,400,000 inc VAT
Deadline
9 November 2026
Enquiry deadline
2 November 2026(questions / clarifications)
Award decision
30 April 2027(estimated)
Published
14 October 2026

Procurement

Contract period
30 September 2027 - 29 September 2030
3 years
Possible extension to 1 May 2029 · 1 year, 7 months in total
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
CPV classifications

Description

Network Rail require an Aerial Survey of the UK rail network, principally consisting of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and RGB (Red, Green and Blue) data capture.

There is a desire to capture this data in the winter 2027/28 season (November 2027 to March 2028) and process it rapidly for the purposes of delivering Earthwork Asset condition information.

How to engage

Network Rail is inviting all interested parties to express their interest in this ‘Pre-Market Engagement exercise’ - Please email [email protected] with the subject heading "NR National Aerial Survey". Once interest has been logged, Network Rail will send a Market Engagement Questionnaire along with a background information document. We request that the questionnaire is completed by Monday 2nd March 2026 at 17:00 hours, so please register your interest as soon as possible. A follow-up market engagement session may be held with all suppliers, or individual clarification questions sought in response to the questionnaire. Please also register as a supplier on our Procurement portal at https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/ if you haven’t done so already.

Contact

Address
Waterloo General Office, London, SE1 8SW
Website
https://www.networkrail.co.uk
Contact name
Natalie Phillips
Email
[email protected]
Phone
+447794101149

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Identifiers

Buyer reference
project_45297
Notice ID
096812-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061326

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