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Research and Development of a Railhead Adhesion System
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED: "Research and Development of a Railhead Adhesion System". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NORTHERN TRAINS 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
Competition Density
2.9Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
PORTERBROOK LEASING COMPANY LIMITEDTop vendor: 58% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 59 active published awards; 10 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| PORTERBROOK LEASING COMPANY LIMITED | 1 win | £222,022,200 |
| SIEMENS MOBILITY LIMITED | 1 win | £158,239,856 |
| EXPLOSIVE LEARNING SOLUTIONS LIMITED | 1 win | £1,550,000 |
| MORSON HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITED | 1 win | £360,000 |
| STHREE PARTNERSHIP LLP | 1 win | £253,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNORTHERN TRAINS 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 |
Published28 Sept 2022, 12:48 BST | Last source update28 Sept 2022, 12:48 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationRailway equipment | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-036c1b | ||
What is being bought
Research and development of a railhead adhesion system to be
fitted to Northern Trains Limited's trains intended to provide more reliable and consistent braking in low adhesion conditions
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
28 Sept 2022, 12:48 BST - Official notice release published
28 Sept 2022, 12:48 BST - Buyer information updated
28 Sept 2022, 12:48 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedStatus not publishedPublished valueNot publishedResearch and development of a railhead adhesion system to be fitted to Northern Trains Limited's trains intended to provide more reliable and consistent braking in low adhesion conditions. The purpose of this fleet fitment is to provide the rail industry with operational evidence for the effectiveness of water addition in mitigating low adhesion.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
28 Sept 2022, 12:48 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 27 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Awarded supplier not published Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract Not published · signed 27 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED
Contracting authority GB-COH-03076444Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleAward a contract directly as this approach is allowed under the UCR's where restrictions on the use of IPR do not trigger a requirement to conduct a new OJEU-compliant tender process.
We believe in this circumstance the following is applicable:
Regulation 50.(1) Utilities may use the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition in the following cases-
(c) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons -
(iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights*
*noting that this applies where no reasonable alternative or substitute exist. |