plannedFind a Tender · planning Update

OLE Monitoring for Class 730

BuyerWM TRAINS LIMITED

Statusplanned

DeadlineNot published

Value£1,570,000

Published26 Aug 2026

What is being bought

6X OLE monitoring systems for the class 730 fleets to be compatible with class 350 fleets, enabling early identification of OLE faults and allow for timely alerts to Network Rail, helping prevent infrastructure damage, reduce delays and cancellations, and improve safety

Delivery location

UKC, GB · UKD, GB · UKE, GB · UKF, GB · UKG, GB · UKH, GB · UKI, GB · UKJ, GB · UKK, GB

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned

Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2031

What is included

Item	Category	Quantity
1	Railway transport services	Not published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 60. The category anchor is Railway transport services (60200000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison set	Procedures	Reported bids per procedure	Named award suppliers	Price evidence
Market: CPV division 60	11,754	9 median · 18.6 average (10,344 of 11,754 with a bid count)	1.3 average (10,459 of 11,754 with named award suppliers)	1 comparable price pairs
Same buyer	3	Not published	Not published	Not published
Delivery region: UKC	71	6 median · 363 average (23 of 71 with a bid count)	7.5 average (24 of 71 with named award suppliers)	Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)	150	5 median · 5 average (5 of 150 with a bid count)	2.6 average (5 of 150 with named award suppliers)	1 comparable price pairs

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published

Dynamic purchasing systemNot published

Competitive procurementNot published

Recurring requirementNot published

Procurement method rationaleNot published

Rationale classificationsNot published

Special regimeutilities

Covered byNot published

Submission policyNot published

Selection criteriaNot published

Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published

No-engagement rationaleNot published

Planning documents1

Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Pipeline notice on Find a Tender planning · plannedProcurementNotice

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCID	ocds-h6vhtk-06a0bb
Latest release ID	081212-2026
Latest release timestamp	Wed Aug 26 2026 11:12:38 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Source	find-a-tender
Official notice URL	Not published
Tender status	planned
Procurement method	direct
Procurement method details	Direct award
Main procurement category	services
Above threshold	Yes
Legal basis	2023/54
Tender period: start	Not published
Tender period: end	Not published
Expression of interest deadline	Not published
Enquiry deadline	Not published
Award period: start	Not published
Award period: end	Not published
Submission method details	Not published
Submission languages	Not published
Electronic catalogue policy	Not published
Total tender value	£1,570,000
Tender lots in source	1
Tender items in source	1
Tender documents in source	0
Awards in latest release	0
Contracts in latest release	0
Parties in latest release	1

Notice history

Date	Event	Reference
26 Aug 2026	planningUpdate	081212-2026
22 May 2026	planning	047700-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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