Rolling Stock Maintenance - Interim

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 21 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Direct Rail Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Maintenance of the rolling stock fleet including the provision of remedial repairs for September only as an interim arrangement to ensure business continuity.

CPV: Railway-track maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Direct award - Competition absent for technical reasons - Reg 32(2)()(ii)

Delivery: UK · Seascale, West Cumbria

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
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: 17 Sept 2025, 13:19 BST
Last source update: 17 Sept 2025, 13:19 BST
Authority reference: C27271
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-057325
Classification (CPV): Railway-track maintenance services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059c39 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Genuine sole supplier - absence of competition due to technical reasons.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Direct Rail Services	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 057325-2025-1 · Direct Rail Services
Signed
21 Aug 2025
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	0	—	£87,338 – £87,338

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sellafield Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawNuclear Decommissioning Authority 01002607 Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Direct Rail ServicesAwarded supplier03020822 Regents Court Carlisle, Carlisle, UK, CA6 4SJ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.