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title: "Southend Pier Railway Specialist Maintenance & Repair Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e329"
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buyer: "Southend-on-Sea City Council"
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# Southend Pier Railway Specialist Maintenance & Repair Service

Buyer: Southend-on-Sea City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e329

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077022-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 28 Jul 2026 - 28 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £50,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Southend-on-Sea City Council |
| Locality | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA |
| Postcode area | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS2 6FA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | T R FOSSETT LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34600000 - Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 08:58 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077022-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077022-2026
  13th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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