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Cambridge Depot Sanding System

Buyer: GA TRAINS LIMITED →

BuyerGA TRAINS LIMITED
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£2,131,000
Published28 May 2026

What is being bought

GATL are seeking to appoint a supplier as a Principal Contractor to engage with the depot management team to agree access and programme for delivery of the proposed solution. The supplier is expected to deliver the change/upgrade to the sanding system and hand back to the depot team for use. The Principle Contractor will be required to safely co-ordinate the sub-contractors throughout the project.

Delivery location

UKH, GB

Categories

Sanding machines 43811000Site preparation work 45100000Installation services of machinery and equipment 51500000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 1 Sept 2026 to 26 Feb 2027
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Sanding machines, Site preparation work, Installation services of machinery and equipmentNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 43. The category anchor is Sanding machines (43811000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 437377.5 median · 55.8 average (284 of 737 with a bid count)8.6 average (295 of 737 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKH3230 median · 81.8 average (4 of 32 with a bid count)30.3 average (4 of 32 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)41Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06a767
Latest release ID050219-2026
Latest release timestampThu May 28 2026 10:54:33 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodlimited
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - limited competition
Main procurement categoryworks
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£2,131,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
28 May 2026planning050219-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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