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Published 13 May 2025, 16:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement Class 701

Official notice

Authority: SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£48,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 May 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Alstom Enginnering and Services Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide Technical Support and Spares Supply for Class 701 Fleet

Agreement for the provision of training, technical support and supply of spares in relation to the contracting authority's 60 x 10 car units and 30 x 5 car units of Class 701 rolling stock. The supplier will be the supplier of all spares required by the contracting authority for the maintenance of the fleet.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: London
34600000 Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts71356300 Technical support services

Procedure 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
13 May 2025, 16:59 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2026, 09:31 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094071
Latest notice
Contract performance notice (UK9)
Delivery area
London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05126b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Alstom Engineering and Services Limited was the Original Equipment Manufacturer for the Class 701 rolling stock. No supplier other than Alstom Engineering and Services

Limited would be able to take on the performance risk and associated Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement obligations for the fleet of Class 701 trains during the train

introduction and warranty period. There is therefore an absence of competition for technical reasons and there are therefore no reasonable alternatives to the supply provided by Alstom

Engineering and Services Limited.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 May 2025 → 6 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    22 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published15 days ago
    6 Oct 2026, 09:31 BST

Notice history

6 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    13 May 2025, 16:59 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    13 May 2025, 17:23 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    24 May 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    9 Dec 2025, 14:09 GMT
    UK7
  5. Contract details notice published
    27 Mar 2026, 10:59 GMT
    UK7
  6. Contract performance notice published
    6 Oct 2026, 09:31 BST
    UK9
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-05: 2 releases · 13 May 2025, 13 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £48,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 2latest 31 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Alstom Enginnering and Services LimitedTechnical Support and Spares Supply Agreement for Class 701 rolling stock25 May 2025 – 25 May 2030£48,000,00012 May 2025Awarded
Alstom Enginnering and Services Limited£66,767,683 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Alstom Enginnering and Services Limited

    Signed
    31 Oct 2025
    Value
    £66,767,683
    Period
    9 Nov 2025 – 26 May 2030
    Status
    active
    Options
    Ad hoc spares may be required due to damage and vandalism or anything outside of maintenance regime. Costed options for training new starters, train the trainer, and for train systems.
    3 agreed KPIs: Rolling Stock Unit Availability · Rolling Stock Unit Reliability · Not Applicable
    • Rolling Stock Unit Availability
    • Rolling Stock Unit Reliability
    • Not Applicable, Due to the comprehensive nature of the train availability and reliability regime in place
    • Approaching target - performance is close to meeting the KPI Performance · to 6 Oct 2026
    • Approaching target - performance is close to meeting the KPI Avaliability · to 6 Oct 2026
    • Good - performance is meeting or exceeding the KPI Attendance for reviews · to 6 Oct 2026

  • Contract 2 · Alstom Enginnering and Services Limited

    Signed
    31 Oct 2025
    Value
    £66,767,683
    Period
    9 Nov 2025 – 26 May 2030
    Status
    active
    Options
    The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Ad hoc spares may be required due to damage and vandalism or anything outside of maintenance regime.
    3 agreed KPIs: Rolling Stock Unit Availability · Rolling Stock Unit Reliability · Not Applicable
    • Rolling Stock Unit Availability
    • Rolling Stock Unit Reliability
    • Not Applicable

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 03266760 · GB-PPON: PQHL-7495-VCQT South Bank Central 4th Floor, 30 Stamford Street,, London, London, SE1 9LQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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