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# Direct award of a Train Services Agreement for Class 444/450 rolling stock

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-award-of-a-train-services-agreement-for-class-444-450-rolling-stock-ocds-h6vhtk-051057). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED: "Direct award of a Train Services Agreement for Class 444/450 rolling stock". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

> **Administrative change notice:** this document announces a change to an existing contract or market; no new tender or admission is opened.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-western-railway-limited-GB-COH-03266760)
- **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:** UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £377,010,656 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-award-of-a-train-services-agreement-for-class-444-450-rolling-stock-ocds-h6vhtk-051057#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051057`

## 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/direct-award-of-a-train-services-agreement-for-class-444-450-rolling-stock-ocds-h6vhtk-051057#tl-md)

## Description
Direct award of a 5 year contract (Train Services Agreement) for the provision of train maintenance services in relation to the contracting authority's fleet of 45 x 5 car units of
Class 444 rolling stock and 127 x 4 car units of Class 450 rolling stock . The service provider will also be the supplier of all spares and consumables required for the maintenance of the fleet.
The Train Services Agreement also contains a right to transfer or sub-let the contract to certain third parties and an obligation for the service provider to enter into a direct agreement with the Secretary of State in parallel to the Train Services Agreement. The direct agreement permits the Secretary of State to call for a New Contract in the event of the termination or expiry of the contracting authority's services agreement with the Secretary of
State. The duration of the New Contract would typically be up to 3 years and the terms of the New Contract and the circumstances in which the direct agreement can be relied upon are all unambiguously set out in the direct agreement. The Train Services Agreement also contains mechanisms under which additional services can be requested in the circumstances prescribed in the TSA and can be modified to deal with a change in law, a change to the Page 2 to 6 relevant consent or a change in the Operator's Safety Management System as well as to require the implementation of certain cyber security measures ("the Change Provisions"). In the event that the contract is transferred or sub-let to a third party, a direct agreement is relied upon by the Secretary of State or any of the Change Provisions are engaged, it is considered that these would be permitted modifications provided for in the contract."

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34600000, 50222000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Train Services Agreement for Class 444/450 rolling stock (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **SIEMENS MOBILITY LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-00016033`
  - Value: £377,010,656
  - Date: 08/05/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Train Services Agreement for Class 444/450 rolling stock (active)
  - Signed Value: £377,010,656
  - Signed Date: 24/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F051006-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-22T15:21:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T12:01:19.854Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051057