Official UK procurement notice
Wheelset Overhaul, Float & Spares
Authority: London Underground Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for the supply of new wheel sets, the overhaul of existing wheel sets and includes a maintenance agreement for the provision of spare parts and operator training from Matisa UK Limited for Tamping machines used on London Underground infrastructure.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Oct 2025, 09:17 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Dec 2025, 09:23 GMT
- Authority reference
WS1831413072- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084141- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05adceFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The justification for awarding this proposed contract to Matisa UK Limited in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 schedule 5 - paragraph 6; The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-
(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
8 Dec 2025 → 18 Dec 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends316 days ago8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published306 days ago18 Dec 2025, 09:23 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published13 Oct 2025, 09:17 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published26 Nov 2025, 14:57 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Dec 2025, 09:23 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATISA(U.K.)LIMITEDSME1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2030 | £1,131,677 | 23 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · MATISA(U.K.)LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 12 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1,131,677
- Period
- 12 Dec 2025 – 11 Dec 2030
- Status
- active
2 agreed KPIs: Delivery · Quality
- Delivery, 100% on time delivery to the agreed lead times in Purchase order
- Quality, Supplier will supply goods with 0% defects
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MATISA(U.K.)LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender