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title: "Commercial Services in support of the New Trains Procurement Programme"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000711174"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTRAIL TRAINS LIMITED"
published: "2022-11-08"
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# Commercial Services in support of the New Trains Procurement Programme

Buyer: SCOTRAIL TRAINS LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000711174

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## Summary

The procurement process for the contract titled "Commercial Services in support of the New Trains Procurement Programme" is managed by ScotRail Trains Limited, a buyer organisation based in Glasgow, UK. This contract falls under the industry category of railway services and is currently in the award stage. The contract was awarded through a limited procurement method without prior publication, following the CCS Framework RM6187. The key deadline for this contract was the signing of the active contract on 8th November 2022.

This tender, awarded to Grant Thornton UK LLP, offers business growth opportunities for organisations with expertise in financial evaluation strategies and business case development within the railway services sector. Companies experienced in supporting rolling stock procurements in the UK, particularly under the CCS Framework, are well-suited to compete for this contract. By leveraging their knowledge and experience in similar projects, businesses can capitalise on this direct award opportunity to expand their operations and contribute to the new trains procurement programme.

## Notice

The contract is for services in respect of the procurement of new rolling stock including but not limited to the development of the financial evaluation strategy and supporting the development of the Business Case.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Commercial Services in supporting the procurement of new rolling stock. The services include, but not limited to developing the financial evaluation Strategy for PQQ and ITN submissions. Supporting the development of Business Cases. Leading evaluation of PQQ and ITN financial submissions. The services are being procured through the CCS Framework RM6187 (MCF3) Management Consultancy Framework - Lot 4 (Finance).

### Procurement Information

The contract is being awarded through and in compliance with the CCS Framework RM6187 (Lot 4) (the "CCS Framework"). As a result, there is no legal requirement to advertise the contract as the framework has already been advertised. The contract has been awarded directly to Grant Thornton UK LLP under the CCS framework which permits a direct award . Grant Thornton had previously provided services to Transport Scotland for the initial services in connection with the suburban fleet procurement exercise. Given that extensive knowledge and experience in supporting rolling stock procurements in UK and their knowledge of this project as the result of their initial work for Transport Scotland, it is considered that the direct award under the CCS Framework is permissible in these circumstances.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV463639 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F6 - Contract Award Notice (Utilities) |
| 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 | 8 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Nov 2022 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTRAIL TRAINS LIMITED |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 6HQ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GRANT THORNTON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 8 Nov 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F6 - Contract Award Notice (Utilities) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV463639
- 27 Oct 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT462735

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT462735
  Commercial Services in support of the New Trains Procurement Programme - The contract is for services in respect of the procurement of new rolling stock including but not limited to the development of the financial evaluation strategy and supporting the development of the Business Case.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV463639
  Commercial Services in support of the New Trains Procurement Programme - The contract is for services in respect of the procurement of new rolling stock including but not limited to the development of the financial evaluation strategy and supporting the development of the Business Case.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000711174
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/

## Provenance

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