Southend Pier Railway Specialist Maintenance & Repair Service

Official notice

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: East of England (UKH31)

Awarded value£50,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to T R FOSSETT LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of specialist maintenance, servicing, fault diagnosis, repair and emergency call-out support for the Southend Pier diesel railway to ensure the continued safe and reliable operation of the train service transporting visitors along Southend Pier. The service includes routine maintenance, emergency breakdown response, sourcing and adaptation of obsolete components, and technical advice relating to the operation of the diesel pier train.

£50,000.00 over 2 years.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

34600000 Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: 13 Aug 2026, 08:58 BST
Last source update: 13 Aug 2026, 08:58 BST
Authority reference: DN82430
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-077022
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e329 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
13 Aug 2026, 08:58 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £50,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
T R FOSSETT LTD	£50,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Southend Pier Railway Specialist Maintenance & Repair Service · T R FOSSETT LTD
Signed
28 Jul 2026
Value
£50,000
Period
28 Jul 2026 – 28 Jul 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDT-6566-GZNX Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex, Southend-on-Sea, East of England, SS2 6FAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

T R FOSSETT LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05487274GB-PPON: PBXT-5138-JPJQ 240 Woodgrange Drive, Southend-On-Sea, East of England, SS1 2SHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Aug 2026, 08:58 BST