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Published 15 May 2025, 17:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

2x Additional Cl. 769s to be leased to support driver training

Official notice

Authority: Northern Trains Ltd (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Awarded value£376,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 23 May 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to PORTERBROOK LEASING COMPANY LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The lease of 2x Class 769s to be maintained at Allerton and operating services between Southport and Manchester Oxford Road/ Stalybridge.

These units are being added to the existing fleet as to ensure that driver traction knowledge training can be undertaken whilst also delivering services required as part of the May & December Timetable changes without having to operate units in a short formed arrangement.

1 of these units will be available to Northern until 20th November 2025 and the other until the 31st January 2026.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
34620000 Rolling stock

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 May 2025, 17:20 BST
Last source update
23 May 2025, 16:30 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026948
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05150c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

within the Rolling Stock Market as there is no other suitable rolling stock currently available to fulfil Northern's short-term requirements that align with existing driver traction knowledge that have the required route clearance for the lines needed to operate Northern timetable commitments.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 4 Jun 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    23 May 2025, 16:30 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    4 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    15 May 2025, 17:20 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 May 2025, 16:30 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    5 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £376,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PORTERBROOK LEASING COMPANY LIMITED5 Jun 2025 – 31 Jan 2026 · up to 30 May 2026Extensions: one of the units can be extended up until the Heavy Maintenance requirements of this unit.£376,00023 May 2025standstill to 4 Jun 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 03076444 · GB-PPON: PZCJ-2164-HJQZ George Stephenson House, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO1 6JTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PORTERBROOK LEASING COMPANY LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02912662GB-PPON: PHLC-1249-XGJV Ivatt House 7 The Point, Derby, East Midlands, DE24 8ZSContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender