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Lease of Class 175 DMUs

Rolling stock
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED: "Lease of Class 175 DMUs". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityFIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITEDScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
2Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
CROMWELL TOOLS LIMITEDTop vendor: 84.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 20 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
CROMWELL TOOLS LIMITED1 win£5,000,000
TRANS DATA MANAGEMENT LTD1 win£757,854
CRAIG & DERRICOTT LIMITED1 win£180,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityFIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published29 Aug 2024, 14:27 BST
Last source update29 Aug 2024, 14:27 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationRolling stock
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0452a8
What is being bought
This VTN sets out First Greater Western Limited's ("GWR") intention to award a contract to Angel Trains Limited for the leasing of 70 x Class 175 Diesel Multiple Unit vehicles. The contract will have provisions to potentially run until 2032.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Aug 2024, 14:27 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    29 Aug 2024, 14:27 BST
  3. Submission deadline changed to published date
    29 Aug 2024, 14:27 BST
  4. Status changed to planned
    16 Apr 2024, 14:04 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    16 Apr 2024, 14:04 BST
  6. Submission deadline changed to 16 May 2024, 01:00 BST
    16 Apr 2024, 14:04 BST
  7. Buyer information updated
    16 Apr 2024, 14:04 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    This VTN sets out GWR's intention to award a contract to Angel Trains Limited for the leasing of 70 x Class 175 Diesel Multiple Unit vehicles, to be in service from May 2025 on Devon and Cornwall routes. GWR intends to observe a voluntary standstill period of at least 10 days from the date of publication of this VTN and will not enter into the contract during that period.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    29 Aug 2024, 14:27 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 29 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Awarded supplier not published
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
Not published · signed 29 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED

Contracting authority GB-COH-05113733
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  • First Greater Western Limited
    buyer

    GB-COH: 05113733
    Milford House, 1 Milford Street, Swindon, UKI32, SN1 1HL
    stephen.stewart@firstrail.com

  • The High Court, Royal Court of Justice
    reviewBody

    The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
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No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNegotiated without a prior call for competition (in accordance with Regulation 50(1)(c) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 ("UCR")) The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: • absence of competition for technical reasons. Explanation: GWR considers that the award of this contract is permitted pursuant to Regulation 50(1)(c) of UCR. Regulation 50(1)(c) of the UCR permits the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a notice where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator because competition is absent for technical reasons, but only where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. GWR's view is that the supplies under the contract can be supplied only by Angel Trains Limited because competition is absent for technical reasons and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists. Due to the operational requirements of the Devon and Cornwall routes that the rolling stock will operate on, namely 100mph capability and ability to operate over steep gradients, minimum fuel range of circa 1000 miles, and 2 - 5 car formations with selective door opening, only Class 175s can meet all the requirements and are available with sufficient lead time to be in operation for May 2025. No alternative provider can provide the Class 175s. This absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. The contract will have provisions to potentially run until 2032.