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Published 13 Mar 2026, 16:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

465 Time Based Overhaul (TBOX) - Batteries

Official notice

Authority: SE TRAINS LIMITED (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities
Awarded value£1,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to GNB Industrial Power UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of 465 Time Based Overhaul (TBOX) - Batteries, required to support the fleet to end of life.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure 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 Mar 2026, 16:56 GMT
Last source update
13 Mar 2026, 16:56 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023215
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066a5d Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

Networker Batteries are used when the power to the fleet fails, if they are not in working order, the occurrences of abandoned units (potentially full of passengers) increases leading to safety concerns.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 16:56 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GNB Industrial Power UK Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Oct 2028£1,000,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SE TRAINS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 03266762 · GB-PPON: PWRR-2348-DXXP Second Floor, London, London, SE1 2AUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GNB Industrial Power UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02375355 Mansell House Aspinall Close, Middlebrook Horwich, Bolton,, North West, BL6 6QQContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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