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Published 1 Oct 2026, 16:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Train Services Agreement — UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)
Awarded value£1,600,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Oct 2026
Awarded to Hitachi Rail UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Train Services Agreement for the continued provision of maintenance and engineering support services for the Class 222 fleet to maintain safe and reliable passenger operations through to fleet redelivery in 2027. The services continue the arrangements originally procured under F05 Notice 2022/S 000-013411 for the provision of short-term maintenance services for the Class 222 fleet.

CPV: Railway maintenance or service vehicles · Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Due to delays in the introduction of its new intercity rolling stock, East Midlands…
Due to delays in the introduction of its new intercity rolling stock, East Midlands Railway is extending the lease of its incumbent Class 222 fleet and therefore requires the continued provision of maintenance and engineering support services for its Class 222 fleet. The scope of services includes scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, technical engineering support, fleet reliability activities and associated services necessary to ensure the continued safe and effective operation of the fleet. The contract is required to maintain continuity of maintenance provision at Etches Park depot where the maintenance of the fleet has been carried out for a number of years and is embedded within depot operations and avoid disruption to passenger rail services whilst longer-term arrangements are implemented. The services support fleet availability, operational performance, safety compliance and the ongoing delivery of passenger services.
Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions
To minimise any delays and/or disruption, EMR may, exercise an option to extend the amended agreement for a further period of up to six months beyond 22 August 2027, resulting in a maximum expiry date of 22 February 2028. The extension may be exercised to support completion of the Class 222 fleet withdrawal programme, vehicle return activities, associated transition obligations and the phased introduction and stabilisation of the Class 810 fleet and does not contravene any onward leasing arrangements.
34621200 Railway maintenance or service vehicles

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Oct 2026, 16:12 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2026, 16:12 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093002
Classification (CPV)
Railway maintenance or service vehiclesRepair and maintenance services of rolling stock
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
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Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification
Transport UK East Midlands Limited intends to award a contract to Hitachi Rail Limited without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016. The contract relates to the continued provision of maintenance services for the Class 222 fleet. The services are required to ensure the safe, reliable and uninterrupted operation of passenger rail services during the period leading up to completion of the Class 222 fleet withdrawal programme and introduction of the Class 810 fleet. A change of supplier during this period would create significant operational, technical and programme risks. Hitachi Rail Limited possesses detailed knowledge of the fleet, the existing maintenance arrangements and the associated transition programme. The appointment of an alternative supplier would require substantial mobilisation, knowledge transfer, training and integration activities, resulting in duplication of cost and unacceptable risk to fleet availability and service continuity. The contracting authority considers that the contract may therefore be awarded without prior publication of a contract notice because competition is absent for technical reasons within the meaning of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, as the services can only be provided by the existing provider without causing significant operational disruption and unacceptable risk to service continuity. The duration of the contract is limited to the period necessary to support withdrawal of the Class 222 fleet and the transition to the Class 810 fleet.

Publisher note: This Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice is published in accordance with Regulation 88(2) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016. The contracting entity intends to observe a period of at least 10 calendar days from the day following publication of this notice before entering into the contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,600,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hitachi Rail UK Limited——Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRailway services GB-COH: 09860485 2nd Floor St Andrew's House, London, London, EC4A3AG [email protected]

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.