Notice Information
Notice Title
Direct award of a Train Services Agreement for Class 444/450 rolling stock
Notice Description
Direct award of a 5 year contract (Train Services Agreement) for the provision of train maintenance services in relation to the contracting authority's fleet of 45 x 5 car units of Class 444 rolling stock and 127 x 4 car units of Class 450 rolling stock . The service provider will also be the supplier of all spares and consumables required for the maintenance of the fleet. The Train Services Agreement also contains a right to transfer or sub-let the contract to certain third parties and an obligation for the service provider to enter into a direct agreement with the Secretary of State in parallel to the Train Services Agreement. 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 Train Services Agreement also contains mechanisms under which additional services can be requested in the circumstances prescribed in the TSA and can be modified to deal with a change in law, a change to the Page 2 to 6 relevant consent or a change in the Operator's Safety Management System as well as to require the implementation of certain cyber security measures ("the Change Provisions"). 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 any of the Change Provisions are engaged, it is considered that these would be permitted modifications provided for in the contract."
Procurement Information
No service provider other than Siemens Mobility Limited is likely to be able to meet the required obligations relating to operational performance, spares availability, design authority and obsolescence that the contracting authority needs from this Train Services Agreement for the necessary contract duration to meet its public passenger rail transport obligations. There is therefore an absence of competition for technical reasons and there are no reasonable alternatives to the services provided by Siemens Mobility Limited.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051057
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051006-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK10 - Contract Change Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- 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
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
34600000 - Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
50222000 - Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £377,010,656 £100M-£1B
- Contracts Value
- £377,010,656 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 May 20259 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051006-2025
22nd August 2025 - Contract change notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036831-2025
2nd July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020486-2025
12th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020268-2025
11th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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