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title: "Market Engagement - Provision of Oil Sampling"
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# Market Engagement - Provision of Oil Sampling

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-provision-of-oil-sampling-ocds-h6vhtk-05474e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ScotRail Trains Limited: "Market Engagement - Provision of Oil Sampling". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [ScotRail Trains Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scotrail-trains-limited-coh-sc328826)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Engineering-related scientific and technical services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05474e`

## 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/market-engagement-provision-of-oil-sampling-ocds-h6vhtk-05474e#tl-md)

## Description
ScotRail are looking to conduct market engagement to understand the capabilities of potential suppliers prior to an upcoming tender for a single supplier framework for the provision of Oil Sampling services at ScotRail Depots at the following locations:
Engineering Depot Corkerhill, CORKERHILL PLACE	GLASGOW	G52 1RU
Engineering Depot Haymarket, RUSSELL ROAD, EDINBURGH	EH12 5NB
Engineering Depot Inverness, LONGMAN ROAD, INVERNESS	IV1 1RY
Engineering Depot Shields, 35 ST. ANDREWS DRIVE	GLASGOW	G41 5SG
Periodic analysis is required for: a) DMU – Engine, Gear Box, Final Drive; b) EMU – Mains Transformer; c) HST – Engine; d) other ad-hoc requests for Oil Sampling as needed.
It is envisaged this requirement will have a duration of 3 years with an optional 12-month extension on two separate occasions to a maximum term of 5 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71350000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** ScotRail require Oil Sampling services to include, but not limited to:
Kinetic Viscosity; Water Content; Soot; Oxidation; Nitration; Sulphation; Particle Count; Particle Quantifier Index; Diesel Fuel Dilution; Engine Coolant Analysis; Sulphur Content...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031777-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-12T09:19:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:59:12.698Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05474e