Official UK procurement notice
Spares Agreement for OEM parts
Authority: Northern Trains Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthern Trains Ltd intends to establish a supply agreement for the procurement of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts required to support the ongoing maintenance and operation of its legacy rolling stock fleets. The OEM for the required components is Wabtec Corporation and its associated entities operating under the Wabtec group umbrella.
This procurement will cover the supply of a range of OEM-manufactured goods necessary for business-as-usual maintenance activities, aligned with scheduled maintenance plans, examination profiles, and operational requirements. Additionally, the agreement will support the supply of parts required for unplanned or ad-hoc repairs, including those necessitated by damage or vandalism incurred while in passenger service.
This procurement is essential to ensure the continued safety, reliability, and operational performance of Northern's legacy fleets and to maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory obligations.
CPV: Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railways traffic-control equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Direct award proposed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 21 May 2025, 10:29 BST
- Last source update
- 21 May 2025, 10:29 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023632- Latest notice
- Pipeline notice (UK1)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0519f4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
21 May 2025 → 15 Sept 2025 · 3 dates- Planning notice published21 May 2025, 10:29 BST
- Tender notice expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Pipeline notice published21 May 2025, 10:29 BSTUK1
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender