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Published 6 Jan 2026, 11:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Exhaust Materials Contract · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities
Awarded value£719,928published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Eminox Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Materials 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 published

Procedure 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
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fff6 Find 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
  1. Transparency notice published
    6 Jan 2026, 11:46 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    6 Jan 2026, 16:14 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £719,9281 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Eminox Ltd16 Jan 2026 – 15 Jan 2027£719,92824 Dec 2025Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 09860466 · GB-PPON: PJQG-2591-LRCG 2nd Floor St Andrew's House, London, London, EC4A 3AGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Eminox LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01349209 The Old Court House, 24 Market Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, DN21 2BEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender