---
title: "Rolling Stock Maintenance - Interim"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059c39"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SELLAFIELD LIMITED"
published: "2025-09-17"
---

# Rolling Stock Maintenance - Interim

Buyer: SELLAFIELD LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059c39

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## Summary

Sellafield Limited, a public body governed by law in the United Kingdom, has completed a procurement process for the provision of interim rolling stock maintenance services. This process, titled "Rolling Stock Maintenance - Interim", falls under the railway-track maintenance industry category and is located in Seascale, West Cumbria. The contract was awarded on 21st August 2025 to Direct Rail Services, post a limited procurement method without a prior call for competition, due to the absence of competition for technical reasons. The procurement was initiated to ensure business continuity for September 2025, and Sellafield Limited is responsible for this award as both the buyer and reviewer. The tender followed the legal basis of the EU directive 32014L0024, targeting service categories within the maintenance industry.

This tender presents an opportunity primarily for large-scale companies with specialised expertise in railway maintenance services, as it was awarded through a direct procurement method due to technical specifics which excluded smaller firms from bidding. Businesses operating in the railway sector, particularly those capable of offering specialised maintenance services, would find this contract beneficial for growth due to the direct and exclusive nature of the procurement. Companies with a focus on technical proficiency in handling rolling stock fleets are well-suited for similar tenders in this industry. With the contract already awarded, analysing such procurement processes can offer insights into business opportunities for future tenders, especially where technical single sourcing is justifiable.

## Notice

Maintenance of the rolling stock fleet including the provision of remedial repairs for September only as an interim arrangement to ensure business continuity.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award - Competition absent for technical reasons - Reg 32(2)()(ii)

### Procurement Information

Genuine sole supplier - absence of competition due to technical reasons.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057325-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SELLAFIELD LIMITED |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA3 6GR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Birchwood |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DIRECT RAIL SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50225000 - Railway-track maintenance services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2025 at 12:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057325-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nucleartransportsolutions.com
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd

## Provenance

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