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title: "Track Fastening and Support Assemblies"
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# Track Fastening and Support Assemblies

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/track-fastening-and-support-assemblies-ocds-h6vhtk-02ac2a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (UTILITIES): "Track Fastening and Support Assemblies". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £3,500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (UTILITIES)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/strathclyde-partnership-for-transport-utilities-GB-FTS-2259)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £3,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Railway equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKM82
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ac2a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/track-fastening-and-support-assemblies-ocds-h6vhtk-02ac2a#tl-md)

## Description
The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) operated Glasgow Subway forms a circle in the centre-west of the city. The entire passenger railway is subsurface, comprising two circular routes, each of approximately 10.5km of slab track. Within a surface maintenance depot in Govan there is approximately 2.5km of ballast track. The system first opened to the public in 1896 and has since gone through various modernisation programmes, including at present.
Maintenance of the Subway track and infrastructure assets is undertaken typically by SPT in-house resource. To support its on-going preventative and reactive maintenance activities, SPT has a long-term agreement in place for supply of rail fastening assembly components, with the exception of rail pads. SPT is looking to award a long-term (up to 8 year) framework to a supplier(s) who is recognised for supplying rail pads and other similar of Track Fastening and Support Assemblies.
This prior information notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting supply of Track Fastening and Support Assemblies market engagement and does not constitute any commitment to undertake any procurement in the future.Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this PIN and a response to this PIN does not guarantee any invitation to participate in this event or any future procurement.
This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works mentioned in this PIN and SPT will not accept any proposals offered in response to this PIN. SPT is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party in replying to this PIN or in attending any future supplier day. Any future procurement of services, supplies or works by SPT will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and/or the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** SPT is looking to award a long term 8 year framework.
Other public bodies would be able to call off from the framework and benefit from the terms,

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009401-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-30T11:05:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:55:18.494Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ac2a