Official UK procurement notice
Operating Lease for Class 745 and Class 755 Rolling Stock Units
Authority: GA TRAINS LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of an Operating Lease with the Supplier for the provision of 20nr Class 745 and 38nr Class 755 Rolling Stock Units for use on Greater Anglia routes.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 18 Aug 2026, 12:43 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 11:30 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093233- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e67eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract:
(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works
The rural, intercity and airport express routes have explicit technical compatibility requirements. There are no other available fleets for cascade to GATL that meet the technical requirements. Additionally, new stock could be purchased to meet specifications; however, this is likely to require 8-10 years to complete. It is therefore assessed that no reasonable alternative exists.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published18 Aug 2026, 12:43 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published2 Oct 2026, 11:30 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Rail East Anglia PLCSME18 Oct 2026 – 17 Oct 2036Options: An optional modification to the Class 745/1 units to convert two (2) coaches per unit to a first-class configuration based on the Class 745/0 provision. | £767,405,664 inc. VAT | 2 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Rock Rail East Anglia PLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender