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title: "Carriage Hire Agreement for 5 No. Mk2e BUO Coaches"
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# Carriage Hire Agreement for 5 No. Mk2e BUO Coaches

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/carriage-hire-agreement-for-5-no-mk2e-buo-coaches-ocds-h6vhtk-06941e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "Carriage Hire Agreement for 5 No. Mk2e BUO Coaches". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/network-rail-infrastructure-limited-GB-PPON-PNZN-9524-VCQJ)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £2,209,700 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/carriage-hire-agreement-for-5-no-mk2e-buo-coaches-ocds-h6vhtk-06941e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06941e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/carriage-hire-agreement-for-5-no-mk2e-buo-coaches-ocds-h6vhtk-06941e#tl-md)

## Description
The hire of 5 MK2E BUO Carriages for use in the Infrastructure monitoring fleet. This is for the continued hire of the same set of vehicle Network Rail has been using since 2019 which have undergone significant bespoke modification to make them compatible for use in Infrastructure Monitoring Train operations. The scope of this contract is for their continued hire up until 2028 (extendable until 2029) and to permit further modifications to be made to help better facilitate Infrastructure Monitoring operations.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Carriage Hire Agreement for 5 No. Mk2e BUO Coaches (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **EASTERN RAIL SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:07686124`
  - Value: £2,209,700 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 23/06/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Carriage Hire Agreement for 5 No. Mk2e BUO Coaches (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,209,700
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F072972-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-03T07:18:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T05:30:04.598Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06941e