Official UK procurement notice
The Supply of Technical Resource Services for Wimbledon Depot
Authority: SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSWRL's class 458 is entering a descaling of services before being placed in warm storage from 20/04/2026 to 03/08/2026. This contract allows for the maintenance of the fleet throughout this process. Due to the technical qualifications needed and the urgency of need, we are aiming to Direct Award the contract as Rail Reliability Consultancy Services (RRCS) is the only supplier able to provide these Services without subcontracting as they already have the accreditation and Technical Competency needed which no other supplier has.
Due to expert SWRL technical Staff at Wimbledon Depot retiring and leaving SWRL employment as the new fleet of trains Cl 701 came into service. SWRL did not have competent staff to maintain the Cl 458 fleet.
RRCS will supply a team of highly qualified competent technicians and a Project manager (who are all either time served and qualified within the rail industry or time served and qualified within other engineering sectors). to support with the extension for "A Managed labour supply of Technical Resource at SWRL Wimbledon Depot for the Class 458 Maintenance Activities."
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
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 20 Apr 2026, 10:24 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Apr 2026, 14:09 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035656- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0685f2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement; Urgency
- Published justification
The class 458 is entering a descaling of services before being placed in warm storage (from 20/04/2026 to 03/08/2026). This contract allows for the maintenance of the fleet throughout this process. Due to the technical qualifications needed and the urgency of need, we are aiming to Direct Award the contract as RRCS is the only supplier able to provide these Services as they already have the accreditation and Technical Competency needed to undertake these services.
The last time 458 maintenance contract was tendered, it was realised that RRCS are the only supplier with the technical expertise in-house required to ensure the maintenance of the fleet. This is because RRCS are the only supplier that can provide technicians who have accredited competency assessments for the 458 fleet.
All Rail Reliability staff have undertaken and passed all required Class 458 training, enabling them to perform safety-critical duties. Multiple staff have carried out and are certificated for multiple Southwestern Railways training courses such as Fork lift, Bogie drop operations, crab, crane, scissor lift, pusher, bearings. RRCS have technicians that are sentinel trained in the event of unit on line failures.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published20 Apr 2026, 10:24 BSTUK5
- Procurement termination notice published20 Apr 2026, 14:09 BSTUK12
- Contract signature expected24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAIL RELIABILITY CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD27 Apr 2026 – 3 Aug 2026 | £478,318 inc. VAT | 20 Apr 2026 | Cancelled |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RAIL RELIABILITY CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender