Official UK procurement notice
Traction Motor Maintenance – Class 318 and 320
Authority: ScotRail Trains Limited·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScotRail have a requirement for a bespoke electrical traction motor service for the Class 318 and 320 Fleets. This shall include provision of observation regime and proactive maintenance, carry out in situ repairs, commutator resurfacing (where deemed applicable) at Shields Depot, 35 St Andrews Drive, Glasgow G41 5SD, to allow the rail vehicles 318s and 320s to go back into traffic.
CPV: Fleet management, repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Technical & professional ability
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
- Legal form for consortia
- The contract proposed to be entered into by ScotRail with the successful Tenderer as a result of this procurement will be ScotRail’s Terms and Conditions. Further information can be found in the Invitation to Request to Participate and Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) document.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- To participate you must submit an electronic response (both PQQ and ITN) via the ScotRail Wax Sourcing System by the deadline of 12pm, 19 October 2026. The system can be accessed here: https://scotrail.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ListEvents.aspx
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Jun 2025, 16:59 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 08:39 BST
- Authority reference
SR-PACT-PROJ-371- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088460- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05470bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: To participate you must submit an electronic response (both PQQ and ITN) via the ScotRail Wax Sourcing System by the deadline of 12pm, 19th October 2026. The system can be accessed here: https://scotrail.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ListEvents.aspx NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=843006. (SC Ref:843006)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
31 Jul 2025 → 19 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected31 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published39 days ago18 Sept 2026, 08:39 BST
- Invitations to tender expected9 days ago19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline8 days ago19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2026- Status changed to active18 Sept 2026, 08:39 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Sept 2026, 08:39 BST
- Deadline published: 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST18 Sept 2026, 08:39 BST
- Buyer details updated18 Sept 2026, 08:39 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria