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Southend Pier Railway Specialist Maintenance & Repair Service

Southend-on-Sea City Council

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13 Aug 2026 at 08:58

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Southend-on-Sea City Council procured specialist maintenance and repair support for the diesel railway on Southend Pier. The requirement covers routine servicing, fault diagnosis, repairs and emergency breakdown call-outs to maintain the safe and reliable operation of the train service that transports visitors along the pier. It also includes sourcing and adapting obsolete components, together with technical advice on operating the diesel pier train. This is specialist railway and rolling-stock maintenance work, including associated parts. Delivery is at Southend Pier, serving the council’s visitor transport operation in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The buyer is Southend-on-Sea City Council, a sub-central public authority. The requirement was treated as a goods procurement, although its main activity is an ongoing specialist maintenance service.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold direct award without competition. One lot was awarded to T R FOSSETT LTD. The contract was signed on 28 July 2026 and runs from 28 July 2026 to 28 July 2028. Its value is £50,000 excluding VAT, or £60,000 including VAT. The published requirement described the same £50,000 value over two years. The contract is active, and the award is active. The evaluation basis was therefore the direct-award route rather than a competitive scoring exercise. The selected supplier is a Southend-on-Sea SME. The contract concerns railway and tramway locomotives, rolling stock and associated parts, with the single lot covering the full maintenance and repair requirement.

This procurement indicates a continuing need for a specialist supplier able to maintain and repair diesel railway equipment in a visitor-facing public transport setting. A credible competitor would need practical expertise in routine railway or rolling-stock servicing, fault diagnosis, mechanical and technical repair, and rapid emergency breakdown response. The ability to source, adapt or reproduce obsolete components is particularly relevant, as is experience providing technical advice on the safe operation of older or specialist diesel train equipment. Suppliers should be able to support reliable service continuity at a fixed coastal visitor attraction, respond when failures occur, and manage associated parts alongside maintenance activity. The incumbent’s SME status and local base also show that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only a large national contractor.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Southend Pier Railway Specialist Maintenance & Repair Service

Notice Description

Provision of specialist maintenance, servicing, fault diagnosis, repair and emergency call-out support for the Southend Pier diesel railway to ensure the continued safe and reliable operation of the train service transporting visitors along Southend Pier. The service includes routine maintenance, emergency breakdown response, sourcing and adaptation of obsolete components, and technical advice relating to the operation of the diesel pier train. PS50,000.00 over 2 years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e329
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077022-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£50,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
28 Jul 2026 - 28 Jul 2028 2-3 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
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
Postcode
SS2 6FA
Postcode Area
Southend-on-Sea
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southend-on-Sea
Electoral Ward
Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Southend East and Rochford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

T R FOSSETT LTD

Further Information

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