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Published 20 Dec 2024, 16:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Train Services Agreement relating to the maintenance of Class 385 Train Units

Official notice

Authority: ScotRail Trains Limited

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£205,276,708published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Mar 2025

Awarded to Hitachi Rail Europe2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice concerns the award of a Train Services Agreement (TSA) by Abellio ScotRail Limited (Abellio) to Hitachi Rail (Hitachi) for both light and heavy maintenance services for 234 Class 385 Vehicles (Trains) operated by Abellio.

Abellio was not required to (and did not) undertake a regulated procurement in relation to the award of the TSA.

The TSA commenced on 3 March 2015, and was transferred to ScotRail Trains Limited (ScotRail) pursuant to a transfer scheme made by the Scottish Ministers under the Railways Act 1995 on 7 February 2022. The Trains are part of the train fleet used by ScotRail to discharge its obligations in relation to the provision of services for the carriage of passengers by railway under the grant agreement entered into by the Scottish Ministers, Scottish Rail Holdings Limited and ScotRail in June 2022 (the Grant Agreement).

The TSA will terminate on 31 March 2025 and SRT intends to extend the TSA to 31 March 2032 (as detailed in this notice) in order to procure the continued light and heavy maintenance of the Trains, Spares and Special Tools (the Services) required to allow it to continue to use the Trains as part of the train fleet required to allow ScotRail to discharge its obligations under the Grant Agreement.

CPV: Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts · Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1SRT modified the TSA to extend the end date to 31 March 2032 and made incidental…

SRT modified the TSA to extend the end date to 31 March 2032 and made incidental changes as necessary to effect the extended end date and reflect the updated regulatory landscape. Viewed in the context of the TSA the modification is not considered to be substantial within the meaning of Regulation 86(1)(e) of the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (UCSR). In any event, the modification is permitted by Regulation 86(1)(b) UCSR because a change of maintainer could not be made for economic or technical reasons and would cause significant inconvenience and/or substantial duplication of costs for ScotRail. Hitachi is the only maintainer with the necessary depot facilities, technical systems and capacity to provide the Services when the TSA terminates on 31 March 2025.

Hitachi has exclusive rights to perform light maintenance services at the relevant depot (Craigentinny Depot, Edinburgh) pursuant to Section 8 of the Railways Act 1993, and ScotRail considers that the light and heavy maintenance services are not separable. ScotRail considered that the extension is the optimum period needed to allow it to continue to provide vital rail services.

Delivery: Scotland · Glasgow/Edinburgh, Scotland

34600000 Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Dec 2024, 16:12 GMT
Last source update: 28 Mar 2025, 16:58 GMT
Authority reference: SR-PACT-PROJ-205
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-011874
Classification (CPV): Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated partsRepair and maintenance services of rolling stock
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04cc59 Find a Tender

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: Please see section II.2.4 of this notice.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: In accordance with Part 5 (Remedies) of The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

Publisher note: For the avoidance of doubt this contract has been awarded to Hitachi Rail Limited (05598549) which is noted within PCS as Hitachi Rail Europe. (SC Ref:794627)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £205,276,7081 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 2latest 27 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Hitachi Rail Europe	£205,276,708 †	—	Awarded
Hitachi Rail Europe	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Train Services Agreement relating to the maintenance of Class 385 Train Units · Hitachi Rail Europe
Signed
27 Mar 2025
Value
£205,276,708
Status
active
- Change SRT has modified the TSA to extend the end date to 31 March 2032 and made incidental changes as necessary to effect the extended end date and reflect the updated regulatory landscape. Viewed in the context of the TSA the modification is not considered to be substantial within the meaning of Regulation 86(1)(e) of the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (UCSR). In any event, the modification is permitted by Regulation 86(1)(b) UCSR because a change of maintainer could not be made for economic or technical reasons and would cause significant inconvenience and/or substantial duplication of costs for ScotRail. Hitachi is the only maintainer with the necessary depot facilities, technical systems and capacity to provide the Services when the TSA terminates on 31 March 2025. Hitachi has exclusive rights to perform light maintenance services at the relevant depot (Craigentinny Depot, Edinburgh) pursuant to Section 8 of the Railways Act 1993, and ScotRail considers that the light and heavy maintenance services are not separable. ScotRail considers that the extension is the optimum period needed to allow it to continue to provide vital rail services., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: A change of maintainer could not be made for economic or technical reasons and would cause significant inconvenience and/or substantial duplication of costs for ScotRail. This is due to Hitachi being the only maintainer with the necessary depot facilities, technical systems and capacity to provide the Services when the TSA terminates on 31 March 2025. Hitachi has exclusive rights to perform light maintenance services at the relevant depot (Craigentinny Depot, Edinburgh) pursuant to Section 8 of the Railways Act 1993, and ScotRail considers that the light and heavy maintenance services are not separable. ScotRail considers that the extension is the optimum period needed to allow it to continue to provide vital rail services.
Contract 041279-2024-1 · Hitachi Rail Europe
Signed
20 Dec 2024
Value
—
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ScotRail Trains Limited .

Contracting authorityRailway services Atrium Court, 50 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 6HQContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of JusticiaryReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Hitachi Rail EuropeAwarded supplier Floor 7, 1 New Ludgate, 60 Ludgate Hill, London, London, EC4M 7AWContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.