{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-06b75f-2026-06-17T15:57:28+01:00", "date": "2026-06-17T15:57:28+01:00", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-06b75f", "initiationType": "tender", "parties": [ { "id": "GB-COH-04659712", "name": "LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "04659712" }, "additionalIdentifiers": [ { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PQZP-5496-ZTHY" } ], "address": { "streetAddress": "West Offices", "locality": "York", "postalCode": "YO1 6GA", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKE21" }, "contactPoint": { "name": "Martin Wilson", "email": "martin.wilson3@lner.co.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "classifications": [ { "id": "publicUndertaking", "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "description": "Public undertaking" } ] } }, { "id": "GB-COH-02923485", "name": "WABTEC UK LIMITED", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "02923485" }, "additionalIdentifiers": [ { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PLZM-8261-JXWJ" } ], "address": { "streetAddress": "Doncaster Works", "locality": "Doncaster", "postalCode": "DN4 0BF", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKE31" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "maria.holland@wabtec.com" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "url": "http://www.wabteccorp.com", "scale": "large", "vcse": false } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-COH-04659712", "name": "LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED" }, "tender": { "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-06b75f", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "Mk4 Wheelset Overhaul Programme", "description": "The contract covers the overhaul of Mk4 wheelsets to support the continued safe, compliant and reliable operation of the IC225 fleet. The scope comprises the inspection, overhaul, refurbishment, testing and certification of wheelset assemblies in accordance with approved fleet-specific technical standards and engineering requirements. The requirement includes the replacement of safety-critical components identified through inspection and condition assessment, including axle, wheel, bearing and brake disc elements where required. Such work will be delivered through an Additional Authorised Work (AAW) mechanism following strip-down and inspection. The services will be delivered as a managed overhaul programme to meet agreed fleet maintenance and operational requirements, including the provision, integration and validation of OEM-controlled components and technical interfaces where required.", "status": "complete", "procurementMethod": "direct", "procurementMethodDetails": "Direct award", "procurementMethodRationale": "The contract is awarded without competition pursuant to Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 on the basis that competition is absent for technical reasons and no reasonable and deliverable alternative exists. The requirement concerns the overhaul of Mk4 wheelsets, which is a safety-critical activity requiring compliance with fleet-specific engineering standards, approved technical specifications, validated component interfaces and established maintenance processes. The overhaul scope includes safety-critical components and interfaces that are subject to OEM-controlled technical requirements, proprietary specifications and approved validation processes. Delivery of the requirement requires access to the relevant technical information, approved engineering capability, fleet-specific tooling and established supply chain arrangements associated with the Mk4 wheelset system. Wabtec UK Limited is the OEM and approved system authority for safety-critical elements within the Mk4 wheelset system, including the axle-mounted segmented brake disc arrangement. The company holds the relevant technical specifications, design requirements and interface controls necessary to undertake the overhaul and validation of these components in accordance with approved standards. Delivery of the requirement is such that no reasonable and deliverable alternative exists. Any alternative approach would require substantial reengineering, reapproval and validation of safety-critical components, processes and interfaces, creating unacceptable safety, certification, operational and programme risks. Accordingly, competition is absent for technical reasons and the direct award is necessary and proportionate under Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": "complete" } ], "documents": [ { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" } ], "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [ { "id": "singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons" } ] }, "awards": [ { "id": "1", "title": "Mk4 Wheelset Overhaul Contract", "status": "pending", "value": { "amountGross": 2232000, "amount": 1860000, "currency": "GBP" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "additionalProcurementCategories": [ "goods" ], "aboveThreshold": true, "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-COH-02923485", "name": "WABTEC UK LIMITED" } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "50220000", "description": "Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2026-07-01T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2027-12-01T23:59:59Z", "maxExtentDate": "2028-06-01T23:59:59+01:00" }, "hasRenewal": true, "renewal": { "description": "The contract provides a controlled mechanism for extending the Scheduled Contract Completion Date, with no automatic entitlement to extension. Extensions may only be granted where delay arises from defined contractual events outside the Supplier's control (including Operator delays, agreed Variations, Additional Authorised Works, suspension of works, or Force Majeure), and in each case must be justified, evidenced, and formally approved in accordance with the contract. Any extension will be limited to the period of delay actually incurred and proportionate to the impact on the programme, with the duration explicitly agreed and documented through the relevant contractual process (including Variation Orders where applicable). Delays arising from Supplier performance or matters within the Supplier's reasonable control do not constitute qualifying contractual extension events, and all extensions are applied on a strictly time-limited, impact-based basis." }, "relatedLots": [ "1" ], "documents": [ { "id": "057275-2026", "documentType": "awardNotice", "noticeType": "UK5", "description": "Transparency notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057275-2026", "datePublished": "2026-06-17T15:57:28+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ], "milestones": [ { "id": "1", "type": "futureSignatureDate", "dueDate": "2026-07-01T23:59:59+01:00", "status": "scheduled" } ] } ], "language": "en" }