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
- Supplier
- Siemens Mobility Limited
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Wheel axles and tyres and other parts of locomotives or rolling stock (CPV 34631400)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 009758-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Feb 2025
- Published17 Mar 2025Published 33 days after the contract date
Description
Turnkey solution for the design, certification, supply, and installation of Single Variable Rate Sanding (SVRS) for ScotRail’s Class 158 Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs). ScotRail requires an SVRS system that has previously received technical approval (i.e., ROSCO approval and full certification through the engineering change process). The SVRS systems must be capable of providing proven improvements in braking performance under low-adhesion conditions for the Class 158 DMU fleet. This must be evidenced by industry performance data demonstrating these improvements specifically for the Class 158 DMUs. ScotRail aims to commence fitment in Autumn 2025 to benefit from the system’s benefits as soon as possible. ScotRail intends to use the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition to contract with Siemens Mobility Limited. This approach is considered the only viable option, as Siemens Mobility is the only supplier who can provide a technically proven solution with demonstrated per…
About the supplier
Siemens Mobility Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00016033).