Provision of Train Driver Training Services

Official notice

Authority: Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited (TSGN) (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£598,134published award · inc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to The Rail Academy

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Train Driver Training Services to facilitate train services on the GTR network

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

80510000 Specialist training services

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: 2 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
Last source update: 2 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-061559
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a65f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: Not enough appropriate suppliers in the market

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
2 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £598,1341 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Rail Academy9 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026	£598,134 inc. VAT	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Govia Thameslink Railway Limited

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-PPON: PCNW-8528-NRRP Govia Thameslink Railway Limited, 24 Monument Street, London, London, EC3R 8AJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

The Rail AcademyAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12569872 4 Brindley Place, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2JBContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender2 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST