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Three -Lot Procurement of Works Contracts for Rail Depot and Stabling Infrastructure at Coventry Carriage Sidings, Northampton CET and Tyseley Fuel Road 12
Railway depot construction work
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: WM TRAINS LIMITED: "Three -Lot Procurement of Works Contracts for Rail Depot and Stabling Infrastructure at Coventry Carriage Sidings, Northampton CET and Tyseley Fuel Road 12". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | WM TRAINS LIMITED | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: WM TRAINS LIMITED
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for WM TRAINS LIMITED. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWM TRAINS LIMITED | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published18 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST | Last source update18 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationRailway depot construction work | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d289 | ||
What is being bought
The authority is developing a procurement for three initial rail-related lots:
Lot Project Indicative Scope
Lot 1 Coventry South Coventry Carriage Sidings Stabling and Servicing Facility
Lot 2 Northampton Riverside Northampton Riverside CET
Lot 3 Tyseley Fuel Road 12 Tyseley Road 12 Permanent Fuelling Apron
The authority presently intends to use a competitive flexible procedure and a two-stage delivery model:
Stage 1: PCSA
Completion of GRIP 5 design, further design development, and pricing of individual works packages.
Stage 2: ECC
If the authority decides to proceed, consolidation of the package pricing into a single commercial position and award of an NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract on a lump-sum basis.
Lot Summaries
Lot 1: Coventry South
Coventry Carriage Sidings are located south of Coventry Station adjacent to the Leamington Line. The project is intended to develop the sidings into an operational stabling and light maintenance facility capable of supporting the Class 730 fleet and future operational needs.
Indicative scope may include:
● overnight stabling capacity for up to ten 3-car Class 730 units;
● CET servicing and tanking;
● cleaning and walking routes;
● welfare facilities;
● lighting and security systems;
● electrical infrastructure;
● operational safety systems;
● track, civils, drainage and OHLE works;
● and associated depot access and reclassification requirements.
Lot 2: Northampton Riverside
The Northampton Riverside project is intended to provide infrastructure, plant and equipment to enable CET evacuation and train servicing activities for trains stabled in Northampton Riverside Sidings A and B, together with improved access and egress for drivers.
Indicative scope may include:
● CET extraction, flushing and tanking;
● waste removal and cleaning;
● driver access and egress improvements;
● utility and service transfers;
● track and civils works;
● and any necessary UTX or other interfaces to serve the sidings.
Lot 3: Tyseley Road 12
The Tyseley Road 12 project is intended to provide a permanent embedded track fuel apron and associated servicing infrastructure to replace temporary arrangements.
Indicative scope may include:
● embedded track slab and fuelling apron;
● drainage and interceptor systems;
● fuelling and servicing systems;
● canopy structures;
● depot protection interfaces;
● lighting, CCTV and M&E;
● and works within a live operational depot environment.
Bidders may submit tenders for Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3, or any combination of two or three lots. Where a bidder tenders for more than one lot, the Authority will assess the bidder's financial standing and capacity by reference to the total value and combined delivery risk of the lots bid for. A bidder must satisfy the Authority that it has the financial resources and standing to perform each lot bid for, whether awarded individually or in combination. The Authority reserves the right to limit award to the number of lots for which the bidder can demonstrate adequate financial standing.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
18 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST - Status changed to planning
23 Jul 2026, 17:17 BST - Official notice release published
23 Jul 2026, 17:17 BST - Buyer information updated
23 Jul 2026, 17:17 BST - Published tender amendment
Not publishedIn the previous Preliminary market engagement notice published by WM Trains Ltd. on 23rd July 2026 it stated that the engagement deadline was 12th August 2026 for any suppliers interested in this forthcoming procurement, it set out the participation arrangements and advised how to express interest. This was incorrect and should have outlined that engagement had already been undertaken in November 2025 and should have set out the nature of that engagement and the outcomes. This has now been addressed and further information is now included in this updated Preliminary market engagement notice so that suppliers are aware of the background. In terms of next steps, WM Trains Ltd. is planning on publishing a Tender Notice in early September 2026 seeking formal expressions of interest and giving details of how to register to attend the supplier day for this procurement shortly afterwards in Birmingham.
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
18 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST - Procedure published
18 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST - engagement
Not published · metMarket engagement was conducted via the CCS Construction Works and Associated Services RM6088 framework in November 2025 where 5 framework members expressed an interest in taking part. Discussions then took place between WM Trains Ltd. and the 5 suppliers that expressed an interest via MS Teams. Matters discussed included details of the projects, rail experience, vagaries of the current rail construction marketplace, supply chain capacity, capacity within current order books (12-month view), site constraints, Network Rail consents, two stage tendering (PCSA then construction contact award) and risks. The contract opportunities were also been discussed with contractors working on similar projects for WM Trains Ltd. at Bletchley and Tyseley. Market testing demonstrated that the tier 1 suppliers (the larger multinational contractors) were not interested in these opportunities at the time (November 2025), however, tier 2 and tier 3 suppliers (mid-size contractors) were more attracted to these contract opportunities and were highly supportive of the PCSA approach. Any engagement was conducted in a manner designed to avoid unfair advantage and to avoid distortion of competition in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, s. 16(3).
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
WM TRAINS LIMITED
Contracting authority GB-COH-12545250Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 18 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |