Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Northern Trains Limited · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Not named
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment (CPV 50220000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 008606-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Dec 2025
- Published30 Jan 2026Published 44 days after the contract date
Description
The scope of the procurement will include, but not be limited to, the inspection, servicing, repair, refurbishment, and performance testing of 638 TVMs to ensure continued compliance with safety and operational standards. This may also include the supply of replacement components, technical support services and equipment upgrades.