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Published 31 Mar 2026, 15:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Platform Safety Lining and Visual Cues

Official notice

Authority: ABELLIO EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£1,080,000≈ £360k / year · £1,080,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Apr 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 24 Jun 2029 · up to 24 Jun 2032 with extensions · starts 25 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the provision of Platform Safety Lining, inclusive of white platform lining, yellow platform lining visual cues for operational platforms across the EMR estate. EMR are responsible for 102 stations which are a range of sizes and different number of platforms. Each station experiences a variety of footfall across commuting, business and leisure.

The service will ensure a robust schedule of painting which is planned in advance and communicated with EMR. The service will also allow for an ad-hoc call out service for responsive works as identified by EMR in line with safety and EMR's Service Quality Regime (SQR) requirements.

  • How the procedure runs: Expression of Interest Stage Procurement Specific Questionnaire stage including Conditions of Participation Initiation to Tender Negotiation stage (optional) Presentation stage (Optional)

CPV: Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1No awardRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£1,080,000
Contract period: 25 Jun 2026 – 24 Jun 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 24 Jun 2032 with extensionsValue: £1,080,000 exc. VAT · £1,080,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The Supplier will be expected to work to a planned schedule however there will be additional purchases for ad-hoc and reactive work. · Optional 3 year extension in 1 year increments
50220000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Ability: 70%
  • Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Commercial
  • Technical Ability
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
31 Mar 2026, 15:45 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2026, 18:11 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 18 Jun 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029889
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Classification (CPV)
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0679b8 Find a Tender
How it runs

Expression of Interest Stage

Procurement Specific Questionnaire stage including Conditions of Participation

Initiation to Tender

Negotiation stage (optional)

Presentation stage (Optional)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Requests to participate (first stage)
29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission deadline
29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

eastmidlandsrailway.medius-s2c.com/S2C/DisplayModules/T… ↗

Timeline

31 Mar 2026 → 10 Sept 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published209 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 15:45 BST
  2. Submission deadline180 days ago
    29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Award decision expected by130 days ago
    18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts124 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published46 days ago
    10 Sept 2026, 18:11 BST

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Mar 2026, 15:45 BST
    UK4
  2. Transparency notice published
    10 Sept 2026, 18:11 BST
    UK5

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 09860485 · GB-PPON: PYJP-8287-BJGL 2nd Floor St Andrew's House, London, London, EC4A 3AGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice tenderTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender