Notice Information
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Notice Title
Direct award of a Lease for Class 701 rolling stock
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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.
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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
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Notice Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-h6vhtk-051056
- Publication Source
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Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- Current Stage
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Award
- All Stages
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Award
- Notice Type
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UK10 - Contract Change Notice
- Procurement Type
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Standard
- Procurement Category
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Goods
- Procurement Method
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Direct
- Procurement Method Details
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Direct award
- Tender Suitability
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Not specified
- Awardee Scale
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Large
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
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34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- CPV Codes
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34600000 - Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
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Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
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Not specified
- Lots Value
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Not specified
- Awards Value
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£493,605,000 £100M-£1B
- Contracts Value
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£493,605,000 £100M-£1B
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Notice Dates
- Publication Date
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22 Aug 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
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Not specified
- Future Notice Date
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Not specified
- Award Date
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8 May 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
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21 Aug 2025 - 25 May 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
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Not specified
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Notice Status
- Tender Status
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Complete
- Lots Status
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Complete
- Awards Status
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Active
- Contracts Status
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Active
Buyer & Supplier
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Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Contact Name
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Not specified
- Contact Email
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procurement@dftoperator.co.uk
- Contact Phone
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Not specified
- Locality
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LONDON
- Postcode
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SW1P 4DR
- Post Town
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South West London
- Country
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England
- Major Region (ITL 1)
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TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
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TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
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TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
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Not specified
- Local Authority
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Westminster
- Electoral Ward
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Vincent Square
- Westminster Constituency
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Cities of London and Westminster
Buyer Location
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Supplier Information
Further Information
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Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051008-2025
22nd August 2025 - Contract change notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036834-2025
2nd July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020494-2025
12th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020267-2025
11th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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Notice URLs
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