Network Rail has today concluded its new rail supply contracts for the provision of almost 450,000 tonnes of rail for the five years to 2030. The contracts have been awarded to British Steel, Saarstahl Rail and Voestalpine, with Arcelor Mittal also able to supply on an ad-hoc basis.
Clive Berrington, group director railway business services, said: “British Steel remain extremely competitive in the provision of rail and we are delighted that they will remain our main supplier in the years ahead.”
The new contracts ‘go-live’ from 1 July and in summary the five-year contracts will see:
- British Steel supply a minimum of 337,000 tonnes of long and short rail.
- Saarstahl Rail supply a minimum of 78,000 tonnes of long and short rail.
- Voestalpine supply a minimum of 8,500 tonnes of switch rail.
All these suppliers, and ArcelorMittal, are part of a zero-value framework to enable ad-hoc supply as required.
Mr Berrington concluded by saying: “Our European suppliers are an important part of our rail supply chain both for specialist items, and to ensure security of supply.”
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