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Train Services Agreement (TSA) and Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement (TSSSA)

Buyer: Caledonian Sleeper Limited →

BuyerCaledonian Sleeper Limited
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£60,000,000
Published18 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Caledonian Sleeper Limited (CSL) intends to undertake a pre-procurement market engagement exercise to inform the renewal of the services provided under the Train Services Agreement (TSA) and Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement (TSSSA) for the Mk5 coach fleet (75 vehicles). The engagement will help CSL identify optimal packaging of services to maximise supplier participation, value for money and innovation. Any subsequent procurement will be subject to approvals from Scottish Rail Holdings (SRH) and Transport Scotland (TS) on behalf of the Scottish Ministers.

Delivery location

UK · UK · UK · UK · UK

Categories

Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock 50222000Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock 50222000

Lot details

Preventative & Corrective Maintenance

Delivery of preventative and corrective maintenance for the Mk5 fleet Management of daily servicing, fault finding and fault resolution in service Maintenance and resource planning with defect tracking in line with CSL processes Quality assurance, document control and safety management certification in line with CSL Safety Management System Collaboration and integration with all relevant CSL Supply Partners Additional information: CSL reserves the right to procure these lots separately or in combination, depending on feedback from the Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) and strategic approval from SRH and TS.

Statusplanned

Train Cleaning & Presentation

Provision and delivery of interior and exterior cleaning of the Mk5 coaches to defined CSL requirements and standards Management of on-board presentation ensuring high standards met across Implementation of quality control and audit processes to measure KPI performance Collaboration and integration with all relevant CSL Supply Partners Additional information: CSL reserves the right to procure these lots separately or in combination, depending on feedback from the Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) and strategic approval from SRH and TS.

Statusplanned

Overhaul and heavy maintenance

Delivery of periodic planned heavy maintenance for the Mk5 coaches Management of major system overhauls e.g. HVAC, wheelsets, bogies, brakes, toilets in line with OEM specification and safety standards Responsible for compliance, documentation, testing and certification Provision of required and up-to-standard facilities required for delivery of any overhaul and heavy maintenance requirements Collaboration and integration with all relevant CSL Supply Partners Additional information: CSL reserves the right to procure these lots separately or in combination, depending on feedback from the Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) and strategic approval from SRH and TS.

Statusplanned

Preventative & Corrective Spares

Provision of spares and consumables required to support both preventive and corrective maintenance for the Mk5 fleet. Management of inventory levels, MSQ and re-order points to maintain optimal stock levels across maintenance and operational locations. Management and coordination of component repair, overhaul and obsolescence with approved OEM and supply chain partners. Collaboration and integration with all relevant CSL Supply Partners Additional information: CSL reserves the right to procure these lots separately or in combination, depending on feedback from the Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) and strategic approval from SRH and TS.

Statusplanned

Technical Support

Provide technical support framework to support CSL including; Maintenance documentation and optimization Specialist design and engineering expertise 2nd/3rd party approvals Risk management support Reliability improvements Collaboration with all relevant CSL Supply Partners Additional information: CSL reserves the right to procure these lots separately or in combination, depending on feedback from the Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) and strategic approval from SRH and TS.

Statusplanned

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Repair and maintenance services of rolling stockNot published
2Repair and maintenance services of rolling stockNot published
3Repair and maintenance services of rolling stockNot published
4Repair and maintenance services of rolling stockNot published
5Repair and maintenance services of rolling stockNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 50. The category anchor is Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock (50222000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 509,2254 median · 22.4 average (3,784 of 9,225 with a bid count)3.2 average (4,300 of 9,225 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK1,8515 median · 53.5 average (702 of 1,851 with a bid count)6.2 average (846 of 1,851 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)3334 median · 4.3 average (3 of 333 with a bid count)1 average (3 of 333 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-066d29
Latest release ID024445-2026
Latest release timestampWed Mar 18 2026 10:49:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0025
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£60,000,000
Tender lots in source5
Tender items in source5
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
18 Mar 2026planning024445-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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