How to win: EMR Trackwork Maintenance & Signalling Support

About this contract

East Midlands Railway requires a safety-critical depot trackwork maintenance service across Etches Park Depot (Derby), Eastcroft Depot (Nottingham) and Kettering Depot Sidings. The requirement covers routine inspections, light maintenance, planned and reactive repairs, emergency callout, quarterly signalling maintenance and supporting reporting/KPI management to protect safe depot operations and fleet readiness. This procurement covers depot trackwork inspection, minor and planned repairs, emergency callout and signalling maintenance across EMR's depot estate. The service is business-critical and must be delivered to the relevant Network Rail standards, depot lease conditions, EMR safety requirements, agreed mobilisation arrangements, and contract KPIs/SLAs. The intended procurement approach is a single integrated scope to allow supplier innovation, transparent competition and value for money under the Procurement Act 2023.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £2,368,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 28 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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