Queensland Rail

QRP-26-2

Tuesday 23 June 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Thursday 30 July 2026 04:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time) CLOSED

Thursday 30 July 2026 04:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Thursday 20 August 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Queensland Rail

Edward St
Brisbane City, Queensland 4000
Australia

http://www.queenslandrail.com.au

Founded in 1865, Queensland Rail has a proud history of connecting Queensland communities and supporting local jobs, industries and economies. We are committed to providing a customer-focused, safe, modern and world-class rail service for Queenslanders.

With total assets of $8.0 billion, and a network that extends more than 6,600 kilometres across the state, we are also focused on providing customers and Queenslanders with an efficient and value for money service.

Our 7,500 strong workforce delivers services across our South East Queensland and Regional networks, including Travel and Tourism services and Regional Freight.

Our South East Queensland team provides 8,392 services each week, supporting our customers to reach their destination safely and on-time. In 2019-2020, 44 million passenger trips were taken on the South East Queensland network (a decrease of approximately 20 per cent compared to 2018-2019, associated with COVID-19).

The Regional networks commuter and rail tourism markets are serviced by the Travel and Tourism products. These comprise eight services connecting Regional communities across Queensland with other Regional centres and the South East Queensland corner. These services support the Queensland tourism industry through the provision of unique rail tourism experiences including special events and charters through the operation of a small fleet of heritage services.

Our Regional networks and Freight team provides rail access for freight operators and other Queensland Rail supply chain customers to enable the critical transport of resources and general freight across the state.

We are proud of the role we play in providing vital passenger and freight services and we are dedicated to ensuring that our systems, procedures and practices reflect the highest standards of corporate governance.

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Invitation to Tender: QRP-26-2 – Supply, training, technical support services and delivery of Queensland Rail type approved aluminothermic rail welding equipment to various locations throughout Queensland Rail’s rail network.

SCOPE OVERVIEW

Queensland Rail Ltd (Queensland Rail) is an integrated passenger and rail infrastructure business that provides commuter, long distance and tourist passenger rail services across the state of Queensland, Australia. The rail network is bounded to the north by Cairns, to the south by Brisbane and to the west by Longreach, Charleville and Mount Isa servicing the passenger, tourism, resources and freight customer markets. Queensland Rail operates 365 days of the year and plays an important role in providing commuter services to the people of Southeast Queensland as well as connecting regional Queensland.

For this Tender (QRP-26-2), the information uploaded on VendorPanel is not all the Tender information, however it is enough information for the suppliers / interested tenderers to determine whether the scope of works is suitable for their company profile.

Queensland Rail is seeking a Contractor for the supply, training, technical support services and delivery of Type Approved aluminothermic rail welding equipment to various locations throughout Queensland Rail’s operational rail network. Goods are required to be delivered on a DAP (Delivered at Place) basis, unloaded by Queensland Rail at the nominated Queensland Rail delivery point. All prices are to include delivery to the greater Brisbane area.

The goods are required to undergo Type Approval acceptance by Queensland Rail’s Engineering Department, as outlined in further detail in the Scope of Work and associated reference documents. Goods shall not be despatched from the Contractor until Type Approval acceptance has been confirmed and Queensland Rail has accepted the Goods for delivery.

The Contractor shall be responsible for the collection, transport and safe disposal of any expired, obsolete, damaged or unserviceable goods supplied under this Contract, at no cost to Queensland Rail unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Disposal shall be undertaken in an environmentally responsible manner, in accordance with:

• all applicable safety, environmental and dangerous goods legislation;

• manufacturer recommendations; and

• recognised industry best practice for hazardous materials.

Relevant to the scope, the supplier shall deliver training to Queensland Rail staff as required, including provision of training material for future reference. Upon request, the Supplier shall provide remote or on-site support to diagnose and resolve faults that exceed Queensland Rail’s internal engineering and maintenance capability.

OPTIONAL TENDER BRIEFING

Upon request, an optional briefing is available with Queensland Rail Contact Officer and/or relevant technical representatives, only during stated dates within tender advertisement period. Any meetings will be held online via Microsoft Teams.

To request a briefing meeting, contact Rachel McGann at Rachel.McGann@qr.com.au by no later than 5pm AEST Friday 3 July 2026.

TENDER PROCESS TIMEFRAME

The anticipated timeframes following the Tender release are:

• Closing Date of Tender - 10:00pm AEST on Friday 24th July 2026

• Estimated Award Date – October 2026 (indicative)

Queensland Rail reserves the right to alter the above dates throughout the Tender Process should the need arise.

• Queensland
  1: Brisbane
  2: Gold Coast
  3: South West
  4: Sunshine Coast

All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.

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The close date of the Tender will now be extended to Monday 27 July 2026, 4:00pm AEST (Previously Friday 24 July 2026, 10:00am AEST).

Queensland Rail notifies tenderers of an extension to the tender closing date, as well as acceptance of tender responses manually via email as an alternative method of submission for this tender. This alternative submission consideration is to ensure equal opportunity due to any IT issues experienced in gaining access to SAP Ariba. The tender response pack has been circulated to all participating tenderers, and can additionally be requested from the Queensland Rail Contact Officer if required.

Tender submission via Ariba is preferred, and a manual submission is required to align with the same time and date for tender close as Ariba submissions. Any tender response not submitted in the manner or within the time set out by Queensland Rail may be rejected or excluded from consideration by Queensland Rail in its absolute discretion.