Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Class 66 Traction Motors - UTEX/Service Exchange Model
Authority: Direct Rail Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of Class 66 Traction Motors - UTEX/Service Exchange Model
DRS does not consider itself bound by the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) and associated procurement legislation (together the “UK procurement legislation”) on the basis that, operating commercially, it is not a public authority, nor does it carry out any utility activities. Accordingly, this Procurement is not, and does not purport to be, subject to UK procurement legislation. For the avoidance of doubt, Tenderers are put on notice that the publication of this document and any other document that relates to this Procurement (including the relevant tender notice) is published voluntarily and nothing in this document, or any other document that DRS publishes in relation to this Procurement, should be construed as purporting to give rise to rights or obligations under UK procurement legislation. That said, DRS intends to operate a fair process which broadly aligns with certain key aspects of the competitive flexible procedure under the PA23 and which aligns with the objectives of section 12(1)-(3) of the PA23.
CPV: Traction motors
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£500,000
What 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 (3)
- Technical: 10%
- Technical: 10%
- Cost: 80%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: Explain how you will deliver the UTEX/Service Exchange Model for the supply of Class 66 traction motors.
- Technical: Please describe how you will ensure that the project remains on track, delivers high quality outcomes and ensures that interactions with key stakeholders are of a consistent and high-quality standard.
- Cost: Price per programme
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jan 2026, 15:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2026, 10:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
C30152- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022336- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060d98Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Apr 2026, 16:30 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Jan 2026 → 30 Jul 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published274 days ago23 Jan 2026, 15:17 GMT
- Market engagement256 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Direct Rail Services, part of Nuclear Transport Solutions is considering a UTEX/Service Exchange Model for the supply of Class 66 traction motors.
Documents can be found atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
DRS is, on a voluntary basis, operating under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) for this procurement and is therefore advertising this opportunity on the Central Digital Platform. By doing so, it does not become a public authority and DRS reserve the right to deviate from the PA23 at its discretion but will preserve the principles of fairness and transparency.
- Tender notice published226 days ago12 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMT
- Next notice expected205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by194 days ago13 Apr 2026, 16:30 BST
- Submission deadline180 days ago27 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent148 days ago29 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts145 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by144 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends136 days ago9 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published86 days ago30 Jul 2026, 10:31 BST
Notice history
14 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jan 2026, 15:17 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jan 2026, 15:26 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published12 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £500,00012 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMTwas £300,000
- Status changed to active12 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMT
- Procurement method changed12 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMT
- Deadline published: 13 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST12 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMT
- Tender notice published27 Mar 2026, 10:11 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 27 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST27 Mar 2026, 10:11 GMT+14 days · was 13 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Tender notice published27 Mar 2026, 10:44 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 May 2026, 15:02 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 May 2026, 15:02 BST
- Contract signature expected18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published30 Jul 2026, 10:31 BSTUK6
Published amendments (3)
Add wording
Two week deadline extension
Two week extension
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-03: 2 releases · 12 Mar 2026, 27 Mar 2026
- 2026-01: 2 releases · 23 Jan 2026, 23 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Rewinds (Ireland) LimitedSME, Sulzer Services UK LimitedSMEjoint awardTraction Motors (Class 66)1 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2029Amended: Change of supplier - Supplier unable to hit programme | £395,000 | 26 May 2026standstill to 9 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Associated Rewinds (Ireland) LimitedAwarded supplier
- Sulzer Services (UK) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender