Official UK procurement notice
RfQ for Class 158 and 156 FRAP - Fire System Enhancement Design
Authority: ScotRail Trains Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScotRail Trains Limited (SRT or ScotRail) are issuing this Request for Proposal (RfP) to identify a supplier for an upgrade to the current Fire Detection and suppression equipment on its fleet of 40 x Class 158 Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) and 40 x Class 156 DMUs as detailed in the Scope of work.
CPV: Engineering design services · Fire-detection systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Legal form for consortia
- The contract proposed to be entered into by ScotRail with the successful Tenderer as a result of this procurement will be ScotRail’s "Standard Contract Terms Conditions - Design". Further information can be found in the RfP document.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- To participate you must submit an electronic RfP via the ScotRail Wax Sourcing System by the deadline of 12pm, 29th July 2026. The system can be accessed here: https://scotrail.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ListEvents.aspx
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Jun 2026, 10:17 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jun 2026, 10:17 BST
- Authority reference
SR-1204- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060616- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06beccFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Wax Digital should be used for the completion of any submissions. The full scope of the requirements is contained within the published project on our Wax Digital e-sourcing tool which can be accessed here https://scotrail.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ListEvents.aspx (SC Ref:835647)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
29 Jun 2026 → 29 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published114 days ago29 Jun 2026, 10:17 BST
- Invitations to tender expected84 days ago29 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline84 days ago29 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria