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Official procurement procedure
Chiltern Railways - Supply of Lubricants
Greases and lubricants
Lubricating oils and lubricating agents
Published value
£4,800,000
Submission deadline 28 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED: "Chiltern Railways - Supply of Lubricants". Published status: active. Published value: £4,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 28 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £4,800,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
4Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
DURA COMPOSITES LIMITEDTop vendor: 100% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 3 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| DURA COMPOSITES LIMITED | 1 win | £1,175,313 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityTHE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published27 Jul 2026, 09:33 BST | Last source update27 Jul 2026, 09:33 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationGreases and lubricants, Lubricating oils and lubricating agents | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d219 | ||
What is being bought
Chiltern Railways is undertaking this procurement exercise to appoint a supplier for the provision of lubricants across the Chiltern network of maintenance depots. The Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) fleet Class 165, Class 168 and Loco Class 68's operated by Chiltern requires a range of lubricants to support the fleet maintenance programme.
The estimated annual contract value is £620,002 per annum.
The estimated overall value over 7 years is £4.8m (exc. VAT) for the supply of lubricants (this estimated value includes any services ancillary to the supply of lubricants).
Chiltern Railways intends to award a contract for an initial term of five (5) years, with the option to extend for up to a further two (2) years.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
27 Jul 2026, 09:33 BST - Official notice release published
24 Jul 2026, 08:52 BST - Published value updated to £4,800,000
23 Jul 2026, 14:31 BST - Status changed to active
23 Jul 2026, 14:31 BST - Official notice release published
23 Jul 2026, 14:31 BST - Buyer information updated
23 Jul 2026, 14:31 BST - Published tender amendment
Not published27/07/2026 - Contract Locations added.
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£4,800,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
27 Jul 2026, 09:33 BST - Submission deadline
28 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
Contracting authority GB-COH-03007939Documents (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 27 Jul 2026, 09:33 BST
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