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
- Transpennine Trains Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Caf Rail UK Limited
- Value
- £39,400,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock (CPV 50222000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 055449-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Jun 2026
- Published11 Jun 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
VEAT Notice for a time extension to TPT's Class 397 Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement ('TSSSA')
About the supplier
Caf Rail UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company NI051735).