FTS UK public procurement

Scotland's Railway Lineside (Vegetation & Boundary Management) Framework Lots 1-3

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

CompleteOCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-04e5d6
Tender value£227,000,0003 awards · 3 contracts

01 Procurement

Tender overview

Updated 20 August 2026
Buyer
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Status
Complete
Procurement method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Category
services
CPV classification
77211400 — Tree-cutting services
Tender period
Not supplied — 21 April 2025

Description

Scotland’s Railway has completed a procurement exercise for the Scotland's Railway Lineside (Vegetation & Boundary Management) Framework for Lots 1-3. The Framework covers Tree and Vegetation Management (clearance and maintenance) and Boundary Renewals. The Lots under the Framework are geographically split into West (Lot 1), Central (Lot 2) and East (Lot 3). The Framework has been awarded for an initial 4-year term, with the option to extend by up to 3 years (1+1+1). The total maximum value of the Framework, including headroom, is £182.83m over its full potential duration. The Framework is structured across 3 Lots. Lots 1–3 each have one appointed Principal Contractor and include a minimum spend commitment of £3 million per annum per Contractor over the initial 4-year term. In exceptional circumstances, including but not limited to, the insolvency of a Framework Supplier or termination of a Framework contract for one of the other lots, NR may award further works to a Supplier (beyond the value of the respective Lots stated within this Notice), provided that the total Framework Value of £182.83 million is not exceeded.

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

3 shown
Active

Scotland’s Railway Lineside Framework (SLF) Lot 1

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
18 June 2026
Active

Scotland’s Railway Lineside Framework (SLF) Lot 2

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
18 June 2026
Active

Scotland’s Railway Lineside Framework (SLF) Lot 3

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
18 June 2026

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

5 parties
Buyer

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Waterloo General Offices, London, UK, SE1 8SW, United Kingdom

ReviewBody

Court of Session

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Supplier

Ground Control Limited

Essex, UK, United Kingdom

Supplier

QTS Group Ltd

Strathaven, UK, United Kingdom

Supplier

Scottish Woodlands Limited

Edinburgh, UK, United Kingdom

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

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