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

Scotland's Railway is running a procurement event for the Scotland Lineside Framework (SLF) which will deliver lineside de-vegetation and boundary works across Scotland’s railway for 4 years with the option to extend by 3 years (1+1+1) with a maximum spend of £227m across the life of the Framework. There are 7 Lots with opportunities for a maximum of 15 Contractors. Lots 1-3 (3 Contractors) include a minimum spend commitment of £3million per contractor per annum across the 4-year term. Lots 4-7 (Up to 12 Contractors) has no spend commitment.

Lots 1-3 Includes Tree and Vegetation Management (Clearance & Maintenance) plus Boundary Renewals. Split into three geographically; West, Central & East with each tenderer only able to win one LOT and acting as the Principal Contractor with the proviso that Network Rail have the option to relax the rule of one contractor per LOT 1-3, if we fail to receive the relevant standard of tenders to meet this requirement.

Lots 4-7 will be split geographically into the four Delivery Unit boundaries with a minimum of three Lineside Contractors per geographical area. Maximum of two geographical areas per supplier.