PPM maintenance services for Underfloor Wheel Lathe at Ashford Depot

Official notice

Authority: SE TRAINS LIMITED (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to SMP Railway Maintenance

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PPM maintenance services for the underfloor wheel lathe at Ashford Depot. Scheduled service visits per year for a period of 5 years and the option to extend for an additional 1 year. The supplier are the OEM

Scheduled maintenance visits cost - : €361,000.00 for the 5 year period and any repairs and extras will be costed ad hoc

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: 1 Jul 2026, 16:01 BST
Last source update: 1 Jul 2026, 16:01 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-061908
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c1a7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Urgency
Published justification: There are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works as the supplier are the OEM

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 1 Jul 2026

Transparency notice published
1 Jul 2026, 16:01 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SMP Railway Maintenance1 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2032Extensions: 1 Year extension allowed in the contract · Options: As the supplier are the OEM, the contract will allow for ah hoc repairs as required	€361,000	—	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

SMP Railway MaintenanceAwarded supplierGB-COH: 522 045 954 Zi du chanmp de l'abbessE, Parc Eclat-Batiment C, FR, 59600 Maubeuge, FRContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender1 Jul 2026, 16:01 BST