Notice Information

  • Notice Title

    Direct award of a Lease for Class 701 rolling stock

  • Notice Description

    Direct award of a 5 year contract for the leasing of 60 x 10 car units and 30 x 5 car units of Class 701 rolling stock and related spares and special tools. The lease of the rolling stock is on the basis that the contracting authority (rather than the supplier) is responsible for all maintenance of the vehicles. The Lease also contains a right to transfer or sub-let the contract to certain third parties and an obligation for the supplier to enter into a direct agreement with the Secretary of State in parallel to the Lease. The direct agreement permits the Secretary of State to call for a New Contract in the event of the termination or expiry of the contracting authority's services agreement with the Secretary of State. The duration of the New Contract would typically be up to 3 years and the terms of the New Contract and the circumstances in which the direct agreement can be relied upon are all unambiguously set out in the direct agreement. The Lease also contains provisions addressing adjustments to monthly rentals on the basis specified in the Lease if certain modifications to the rolling stock are required which are to be funded by the Lessor. In the event that the contract is transferred or sub-let to a third party, a direct agreement is relied upon by the Secretary of State or modifications to the rolling stock are required and are to be funded by the Lessor, it is considered that these would be permitted modifications provided for in the contract.

  • Procurement Information

    No fleet other than the Rock Rail Class 701 is able to meet the operational and/or capacity requirements that the contracting authority needs from this rolling stock for the necessary contract duration to meet its public passenger rail transport obligations. There is therefore an absence of competition for technical reasons. Any alternatives identified created operational constraints due to unit configuration and a large shortfall in the number of available units. There are therefore no reasonable alternatives to the Class 701 rolling stock.

Notice Details

  • Notice Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-051056

    Publication Source

    Find A Tender Service

    Latest Notice

    https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051008-2025

    Current Stage

    Award

    All Stages

    Award


    Notice Type

    UK10 - Contract Change Notice

    Procurement Type

    Standard

    Procurement Category

    Goods

    Procurement Method

    Direct

    Procurement Method Details

    Direct award

    Tender Suitability

    Not specified

    Awardee Scale

    Large

  • Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

    CPV Divisions

    34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation


    CPV Codes

    34600000 - Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts

  • Notice Value(s)

    Tender Value

    Not specified

    Lots Value

    Not specified

    Awards Value

    £493,605,000 £100M-£1B

    Contracts Value

    £493,605,000 £100M-£1B

  • Notice Dates

    Publication Date

    22 Aug 20251 months ago

    Submission Deadline

    Not specified

    Future Notice Date

    Not specified

    Award Date

    8 May 20255 months ago

    Contract Period

    21 Aug 2025 - 25 May 2030 4-5 years

    Recurrence

    Not specified

  • Notice Status

    Tender Status

    Complete

    Lots Status

    Complete

    Awards Status

    Active

    Contracts Status

    Active

Buyer & Supplier

  • Contracting Authority (Buyer)

    Main Buyer

    SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED

    Contact Name

    Not specified

    Contact Email

    procurement@dftoperator.co.uk

    Contact Phone

    Not specified

    Buyer Location

    Locality

    LONDON

    Postcode

    SW1P 4DR

    Post Town

    South West London

    Country

    England


    Major Region (ITL 1)

    TLI London

    Basic Region (ITL 2)

    TLI3 Inner London - West

    Small Region (ITL 3)

    TLI35 Westminster and City of London

    Delivery Location

    Not specified


    Local Authority

    Westminster

    Electoral Ward

    Vincent Square

    Westminster Constituency

    Cities of London and Westminster


  • Supplier Information

    Number of Suppliers

    1

    Supplier Name

    ROCK RAIL SOUTH WESTERN

Further Information

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