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Published 18 Sept 2026, 15:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Platform Safety Lining and Visual Cues

Official notice

Authority: ABELLIO EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,504,800published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 10 Sept 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to PERMANENT WAY MANAGEMENT CO. LTD.

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.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
50220000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment

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
18 Sept 2026, 15:11 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 15:11 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088786
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f773 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

This opportunity was published via a tender notice. All tender bids received were non-compliant as they did not meet the minimum quality threshold stated within our tender pack. The tender has therefore been ended and a direct award is justified.

Related procedures1

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

18 Sept 2026 → 29 Sept 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published38 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 15:11 BST
  2. Standstill ends27 days ago
    29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    10 Sept 2026, 18:11 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 15:11 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,504,8001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PERMANENT WAY MANAGEMENT CO. LTD.30 Sept 2026 – 23 Sept 2029 · up to 23 Sept 2032Extensions: optional 3 years£1,504,80010 Sept 2026standstill to 29 Sept 2026Standstill

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PERMANENT WAY MANAGEMENT CO. LTD.Awarded supplierGB-COH: 03551936GB-PPON: PRZM-7859-RHBD Eagle House, Northampton, East Midlands, NN1 5AJContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender