Official UK procurement notice
Acquisition of Class 170 Rolling Stock Spare Parts
Authority: ABELLIO EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEMR intends to award a contract to Transport For Wales Rail Limited (TfWR) for the purchase of 1217 spare parts for the Class 170 Fleet, including critical components such as saloon HVAC modules, cab HVAC Modules and electronic control and communication units (SACU and CACU). These parts are essential for maintaining operational availability, reducing downtime and supporting the long term sustainability of the EMR Class 170 Fleet.
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
- 11 Mar 2026, 13:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Mar 2026, 08:40 GMT
- Authority reference
Acquisition of Class 170 Rolling Stock Spare Parts- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023269- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066747Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Schedule 5, Paragraph 6 on the basis that only one supplier can deliver the required goods for technical reasons as the components originate from the TfWR fleet and are already compatible with EMR's Class 170 units. No reasonable alternatives or substitutes exist in the supply market. The contract supports fleet availability by mitigating supply chain risk, reducing downtime, and avoiding the high cost of new replacements.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
16 Mar 2026 → 26 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published226 days ago16 Mar 2026, 08:40 GMT
- Standstill ends216 days ago26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published11 Mar 2026, 13:58 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published16 Mar 2026, 08:40 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport for Wales Rail Limited27 Mar 2026 – 30 Apr 2026 | £600,000 | 11 Mar 2026standstill to 26 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Transport for Wales Rail LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender