Official UK procurement notice
465 Time Based Overhaul (TBOX) - Batteries
Authority: SE TRAINS LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to GNB Industrial Power UK Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of 465 Time Based Overhaul (TBOX) - Batteries, required to support the fleet to end of life.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 13 Mar 2026, 16:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2026, 16:56 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023215- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066a5dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
Networker Batteries are used when the power to the fleet fails, if they are not in working order, the occurrences of abandoned units (potentially full of passengers) increases leading to safety concerns.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published13 Mar 2026, 16:56 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,000,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GNB Industrial Power UK Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 | £1,000,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GNB Industrial Power UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender