Scotland's Railway Lineside (Vegetation & Boundary Management) Framework Lots 1-3
Network Rail Infrastructure LtdEstimated Value
£46,200,000 – £76,920,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
20 August 2026
Type
services
At a glance
- Estimated value
- £46,200,000 - £76,920,000
- Published
- 20 August 2026
- Location
- England
- Type
- Services · selective procedure
- CPV code
- 77211400 Tree-cutting services
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Overview
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.
Additional details
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.
Includes Tree and Vegetation Management (Clearance & Maintenance) plus Boundary Renewals across the West of Scotland with an indicative work of £50.1m Includes Tree and Vegetation Management (Clearance & Maintenance) plus Boundary Renewals across Central Scotland with an indicative workbank of £46.2m Includes Tree and Vegetation Management (Clearance & Maintenance) plus Boundary Renewals across the East of Scotland with an indicative work of £69.8m
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Scotland’s Railway is awarding a multi‑year framework contract to manage tree and vegetation clearance, ongoing maintenance and railway boundary renewals across three geographic zones (West, Central, East) of the Scottish rail network.
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Network Rail Infrastructure LtdKey Dates
Published
20 August 2026
Submission deadline
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Notice type
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