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title: "357 Fleet Refurbishment and Systems Upgrade"
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# 357 Fleet Refurbishment and Systems Upgrade

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/357-fleet-refurbishment-and-systems-upgrade-ocds-h6vhtk-06e716). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** C2C RAILWAY LIMITED: "357 Fleet Refurbishment and Systems Upgrade". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [C2C RAILWAY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/c2c-railway-limited-coh-04659669)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts, Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/357-fleet-refurbishment-and-systems-upgrade-ocds-h6vhtk-06e716#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e716`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/357-fleet-refurbishment-and-systems-upgrade-ocds-h6vhtk-06e716#tl-md)

## Description
​c2c operates a fleet of 12 X 720 and 74 X 357 vehicles across the Essex Thameside network.​ This concerns the 357 fleet.​ The units have been in service since approximately 2000.​
Some previous upgrade/refurbishment of the total Fleet took place around 2016/2017 broadly including but not limited to the following areas; Flooring, heater panels, fixtures fittings, seats, cab floor, toilets refreshed. In addition, in 2016 these Units were, as part of a project called 'Intelligent Trains', fitted with Intelligent Gateway (Router), antennas, Ethernet backbone, CCTV, OTDRs, passenger information points, passenger Wi‑Fi access points and Ethernet switches passenger information points.​​
c2c is now considering its options in relation to refurbishing and upgrading the units to make them more aligned with future passenger and operator expectations.​
Areas to be considered in potential scope may include but are not limited to:​
- Interiors: Floors and covering, seats and coverings, toilets, panels, surfaces etc.​
- Cabs: general condition and power/USB outlets​
- At seat power considerations​
- PIS/Media Screens
- FF and interior CCTV
- Automatic passenger counting
- Remote (Cab) passenger communication reset functionality
- ASDO/SDO​
- Air conditioning systems reliability improvements
- In addition, c2c currently operates a platform-based DOO legacy system which dates from 2000, on an East -West route, views are solicited as to whether it would be more cost effective to install an in cab modern alternative as platform cameras and mirrors approach obsolescence. Options should be particularly aware of installation and performance risk.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 34600000, 50222000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 17/09/2027 to 17/09/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078796-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-19T08:42:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T04:08:07.722Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e716