GRP Composite Car Park Decking & Ancillary System

Official notice

Authority: CHILTERN RAIL LIMITED (Public body)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG13)

Awarded value£1,569,076published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to DURA COMPOSITES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The goods are a GRP Composite Decking material, including stair case for the resurfacing of a car park into a steel frame. Delivery of the goods to a UK bonded warehouse, with a 25 year warranty on the performance.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

44112200 Floor coverings 45213312 Car park building construction work

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: Standard
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: 16 Dec 2025, 13:32 GMT
Last source update: 16 Dec 2025, 13:32 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-083375
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f6be Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Switching Direct Award
Published justification: Dura Composites holds proprietary IP and unique technical capability, including hidden Fixing CAM system, bespoke tooling, and CNC infrastructure for high-volume fixing, which can be retrospectively fitted to the steel car park frame.
They are the only supplier able to provide verified EPDs, full 25-year warranty, and 60/120-year design life backed by scientific evidence.
They have exclusive ability to recycle existing GRP and new GRP deck at end-of-life; no other supplier offers this.
They offer a full turnkey solution (design, manufacture, install, PC) with in-house witness testing and structural engineering expertise.
They have a proven track record: product system installed on previous projects; mock-up completed; stock available.
They offer us carbon savings versus alternatives align with sustainability objectives.
We are unable to fin any reasonable alternatives that exist without unacceptable risk or inferior outcomes.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 16 Dec 2025

Transparency notice published
16 Dec 2025, 13:32 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £1,569,0761 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DURA COMPOSITES LIMITEDSME5 Jan 2026 – 1 Dec 2026	£1,569,076	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 03007939 · GB-PPON: PNPV-7838-DRMN 1 Admiral Way, Sunderland, North East, SR3 3XPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DURA COMPOSITES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03266015GB-PPON: PXHY-1476-ZMTJ Dura House Telford Road, Clacton-On-Sea, East of England, CO15 4LPContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender16 Dec 2025, 13:32 GMT