Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Drawgears for Engineering Vehicles
Authority: Transport for London (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for the supply of 71 drawgears for Engineering Vehicles and are required for the completion of the wagon overhaul .
This procurement is essential for the assurance of the wagon overhaul and as part of the Train Maintenance Regime (TMR), the EV team is obliged to demonstrate that the drawgear has been replaced with new.
Drawgears are one of the higher safety criticality rating components, alongside brakes, wheelsets & suspension.
The total amount is circa £567k and materials must be delivered as soon as possible to support the critical maintenance activities
The justification for awarding this proposed contract in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 Direct Award Section 43.1, to William Cook for the supply of drawgears without competition stems from recognition that currently there is no reasonable alternative to procure these goods.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- 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
- 29 Jul 2025, 11:04 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jul 2025, 13:48 BST
- Authority reference
WS2194418852- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043873- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0567d7Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
The justification for awarding this proposed contract in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 Direct Award Section 43.1 to William Cook for the supply of drawgears without competition stems from recognition that currently there is no reasonable alternative to procure these goods.
(1)A contracting authority may award a public contract directly to a supplier that is not an excluded supplier if-
(a)the authority has invited suppliers to submit tenders as part of, or requests to participate in, a competitive tendering procedure in respect of the contract,
(b)it has not received any suitable tenders or requests in response, and
(c)it considers that award under section 19 is not possible in the circumstances.
Suppliers were invited to submit tenders through a mini competition under the Bespoke Components Framework however after receiving one bid the bidder did not pass the technical evaluation and therefore the proposed route is to switch to Direct Award in accordance with Section 43 of the Procurement Act 2023
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
29 Jul 2025 → 8 Aug 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published29 Jul 2025, 13:48 BST
- Standstill ends8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jul 2025- Transparency notice published29 Jul 2025, 11:04 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published29 Jul 2025, 13:48 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Cook Rail Limited11 Aug 2025 – 10 Aug 2026 | £567,148 | 29 Jul 2025standstill to 8 Aug 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WILLIAM COOK RAIL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender