plannedFind a Tender · planning Update

Class 730 Cascade Stabling

BuyerWM TRAINS LIMITED

Statusplanned

DeadlineNot published

Value£8,754,720

Published26 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Requirement is for overnight train stabling for 7X 730 5-car units. Stabling to allow for refuelling and cleaning. Requirement to include cleaning and servicing

Delivery location

UKC, GB · UKD, GB · UKE, GB · UKF, GB · UKG, GB · UKH, GB · UKI, GB · UKJ, GB · UKK, GB

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned

Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2028 to 31 Dec 2032

What is included

Item	Category	Quantity
1	Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts, Railway transport services	Not published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 34. The category anchor is Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts (34600000); 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 set	Procedures	Reported bids per procedure	Named award suppliers	Price evidence
Market: CPV division 34	2,366	3 median · 23.3 average (802 of 2,366 with a bid count)	3.5 average (882 of 2,366 with named award suppliers)	Not published
Same buyer	7	Not published	Not published	Not published
Delivery region: UKC	108	3 median · 14.1 average (35 of 108 with a bid count)	2.5 average (39 of 108 with named award suppliers)	Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)	157	24 median · 21.7 average (3 of 157 with a bid count)	5 average (3 of 157 with named award suppliers)	Not 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

Pipeline notice on Find a Tender planning · plannedProcurementNotice

Source data inventory

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

OCID	ocds-h6vhtk-069b01
Latest release ID	081209-2026
Latest release timestamp	Wed Aug 26 2026 11:10:37 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Source	find-a-tender
Official notice URL	Not published
Tender status	planned
Procurement method	Not published
Procurement method details	Competitive flexible procedure
Main procurement category	services
Above threshold	Yes
Legal basis	2023/54
Tender period: start	Not published
Tender period: end	Not published
Expression of interest deadline	Not published
Enquiry deadline	Not published
Award period: start	Not published
Award period: end	Not published
Submission method details	Not published
Submission languages	Not published
Electronic catalogue policy	Not published
Total tender value	£8,754,720
Tender lots in source	1
Tender items in source	1
Tender documents in source	0
Awards in latest release	0
Contracts in latest release	0
Parties in latest release	1

Notice history

Date	Event	Reference
26 Aug 2026	planningUpdate	081209-2026
18 May 2026	planning	045364-2026

All source data

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

Complete current OCDS release JSON

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)

26 Aug 2026 · 081209-2026 · planningUpdate

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18 May 2026 · 045364-2026 · planning

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