Notice Information
Notice Title
The Supply of Technical Resource Services for Wimbledon Depot
Notice Description
SWRL's class 458 is entering a descaling of services before being placed in warm storage from 20/04/2026 to 03/08/2026. This contract allows for the maintenance of the fleet throughout this process. Due to the technical qualifications needed and the urgency of need, we are aiming to Direct Award the contract as Rail Reliability Consultancy Services (RRCS) is the only supplier able to provide these Services without subcontracting as they already have the accreditation and Technical Competency needed which no other supplier has. Due to expert SWRL technical Staff at Wimbledon Depot retiring and leaving SWRL employment as the new fleet of trains Cl 701 came into service. SWRL did not have competent staff to maintain the Cl 458 fleet. RRCS will supply a team of highly qualified competent technicians and a Project manager (who are all either time served and qualified within the rail industry or time served and qualified within other engineering sectors). to support with the extension for "A Managed labour supply of Technical Resource at SWRL Wimbledon Depot for the Class 458 Maintenance Activities."
Procurement Information
The class 458 is entering a descaling of services before being placed in warm storage (from 20/04/2026 to 03/08/2026). This contract allows for the maintenance of the fleet throughout this process. Due to the technical qualifications needed and the urgency of need, we are aiming to Direct Award the contract as RRCS is the only supplier able to provide these Services as they already have the accreditation and Technical Competency needed to undertake these services. The last time 458 maintenance contract was tendered, it was realised that RRCS are the only supplier with the technical expertise in-house required to ensure the maintenance of the fleet. This is because RRCS are the only supplier that can provide technicians who have accredited competency assessments for the 458 fleet. All Rail Reliability staff have undertaken and passed all required Class 458 training, enabling them to perform safety-critical duties. Multiple staff have carried out and are certificated for multiple Southwestern Railways training courses such as Fork lift, Bogie drop operations, crab, crane, scissor lift, pusher, bearings. RRCS have technicians that are sentinel trained in the event of unit on line failures.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0685f2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035656-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50221000 - Repair and maintenance services of locomotives
50222000 - Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock
50223000 - Reconditioning services of locomotives
50224000 - Reconditioning services of rolling stock
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £478,318 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Apr 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Apr 20264 days ago
- Contract Period
- 26 Apr 2026 - 3 Aug 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 9LQ
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- Borough & Bankside
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035483-2026
20th April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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