---
title: "Platform Safety Lining and Visual Cues"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f773"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f773"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f773.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f773.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED"
published: "2026-09-10"
---

# Platform Safety Lining and Visual Cues

Buyer: TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f773

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f773)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f773.json)

## Summary

Transport UK East Midlands Limited bought platform safety lining and visual cues across the East Midlands Railway estate. The service covers painting white platform lines and yellow visual cues on operational platforms, across 102 stations of varying sizes and platform numbers. It also includes a planned programme of painting, agreed and communicated with the railway operator, together with an ad hoc call-out service for responsive works identified by the operator. The requirement is a rail-related maintenance service, covering stations that experience different levels of commuting, business and leisure footfall. The work is delivered across the EMR estate in the United Kingdom. The purpose is to maintain clear platform safety markings and support operational safety and the operator’s Service Quality Regime requirements.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Permanent Way Management Co. Ltd. Following a tender in which all bids were non-compliant because they failed to meet the minimum quality threshold, the buyer ended that tender and made a direct award. The award date was 10 September 2026. The awarded value is £1,504,800 excluding VAT, or £1,805,760 including VAT. The contract period runs from 24 September 2026 to 23 September 2029, with an optional three-year extension allowing a maximum end date of 23 September 2032. There was one lot. The award was for services, using a direct-award route under the utilities regime. Evaluation was decisive on meeting the minimum quality threshold stated in the tender documents. Contract signature was scheduled for 23 September 2026.

This award shows demand from a rail operator for a specialist platform-marking service combining routine planned work with responsive call-outs. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need practical experience of applying white platform lines and yellow safety cues on operational railway platforms, with the ability to work safely around live station activity. The scale calls for a team and operating model capable of supporting a dispersed estate of 102 stations, while adapting delivery to different station sizes, platform layouts and passenger footfall. Suppliers would also need to plan and communicate programmes clearly with the operator, respond to ad hoc defects or requests, and deliver consistently against rail safety expectations and a formal Service Quality Regime. Rail maintenance capability and reliable mobilisation across multiple locations would therefore be central to competing effectively.

## Notice

This contract is for the provision of Platform Safety Lining, inclusive of white platform lining, yellow platform lining visual cues for operational platforms across the EMR estate. EMR are responsible for 102 stations which are a range of sizes and different number of platforms. Each station experiences a variety of footfall across commuting, business and leisure. The service will ensure a robust schedule of painting which is planned in advance and communicated with EMR. The service will also allow for an ad-hoc call out service for responsive works as identified by EMR in line with safety and EMR's Service Quality Regime (SQR) requirements.

### Procurement Information

This opportunity was published via a tender notice. All tender bids received were non-compliant as they did not meet the minimum quality threshold stated within our tender pack. The tender has therefore been ended and a direct award is justified.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086149-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 24 Sep 2026 - 23 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,504,800 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | Central London |
| Postcode | EC4A 3AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Castle Baynard |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PERMANENT WAY MANAGEMENT CO. LTD. |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50220000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 18:11 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086149-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086149-2026
  10th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-0679b8
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f773. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f773.json.