Official UK procurement notice
Bowden cable replacement · UK public procurement notice
Authority: SE TRAINS LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£300,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Knorr-Bremese
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBowden cable replacement for the Cab & Saloon Door Emergency Access & Egress switches as part of our time-based overhaul.
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
- 15 Jun 2026, 14:32 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jun 2026, 14:32 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056244- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b51eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
The Supplier is the OEM, therefore the supplier is awarded the contract under the following PA23 justification:
(a) Due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and;
(b) There are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 15 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published15 Jun 2026, 14:32 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £300,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knorr-Bremese3 Jul 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029Extensions: 6 months allowed for contingency | £300,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Knorr-BremeseAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender