Official UK procurement notice
Exhaust Materials Contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMaterials to support Class 172 C10 Heavy
Maintenance Overhaul: 24 x Turbostar Exhaust
System Kit.
Supplier transport for delivery.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Jan 2026, 11:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2026, 16:14 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000808- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fff6Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Urgency
- Published justification
Single Supplier - intellectual property or exclusive
rights - Eminox is the Original Equipment
Manufacturer of the Turbostar Exhaust System,
which is included on the Class 172 /0 and /1 fleet.
The C10 Heavy Maintenance Overhaul is due in
May'2026 and specifies replacement of this system
and no suitable alternative is available on the
market. The compatible supply option is to
procurement replacement system via Eminox, as
they hold the intellectual property for the design and
manufacturing process.
Extreme and unavoidable urgency - due to overhaul
timescales and lead times, there is not sufficient
time for Eminox to register on the Find A Tender
service before contract execution is required.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published6 Jan 2026, 11:46 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published6 Jan 2026, 16:14 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eminox Ltd16 Jan 2026 – 15 Jan 2027 | £719,928 | 24 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Eminox LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender