Official UK procurement notice
Train Services Agreement · UK public procurement notice
Authority: ABELLIO EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTrain Services Agreement for the continued provision of maintenance and engineering support services for the Class 222 fleet to maintain safe and reliable passenger operations through to fleet redelivery in 2027. The services continue the arrangements originally procured under F05 Notice 2022/S 000-013411 for the provision of short-term maintenance services for the Class 222 fleet.
CPV: Railway maintenance or service vehicles · Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Due to delays in the introduction of its new intercity rolling stock, East Midlands…
Due to delays in the introduction of its new intercity rolling stock, East Midlands Railway is extending the lease of its incumbent Class 222 fleet and therefore requires the continued provision of maintenance and engineering support services for its Class 222 fleet. The scope of services includes scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, technical engineering support, fleet reliability activities and associated services necessary to ensure the continued safe and effective operation of the fleet.
The contract is required to maintain continuity of maintenance provision at Etches Park depot where the maintenance of the fleet has been carried out for a number of years and is embedded within depot operations and avoid disruption to passenger rail services whilst longer-term arrangements are implemented. The services support fleet availability, operational performance, safety compliance and the ongoing delivery of passenger services.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Oct 2026, 16:12 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 16:12 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093002- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
Transport UK East Midlands Limited intends to award a contract to Hitachi Rail Limited without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.
The contract relates to the continued provision of maintenance services for the Class 222 fleet. The services are required to ensure the safe, reliable and uninterrupted operation of passenger rail services during the period leading up to completion of the Class 222 fleet withdrawal programme and introduction of the Class 810 fleet.
A change of supplier during this period would create significant operational, technical and programme risks. Hitachi Rail Limited possesses detailed knowledge of the fleet, the existing maintenance arrangements and the associated transition programme. The appointment of an alternative supplier would require substantial mobilisation, knowledge transfer, training and integration activities, resulting in duplication of cost and unacceptable risk to fleet availability and service continuity.
The contracting authority considers that the contract may therefore be awarded without prior publication of a contract notice because competition is absent for technical reasons within the meaning of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, as the services can only be provided by the existing provider without causing significant operational disruption and unacceptable risk to service continuity. The duration of the contract is limited to the period necessary to support withdrawal of the Class 222 fleet and the transition to the Class 810 fleet.
Publisher note: This Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice is published in accordance with Regulation 88(2) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016. The contracting entity intends to observe a period of at least 10 calendar days from the day following publication of this notice before entering into the contract.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi Rail UK Limited | £1,600,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 093002-2026-1 · Hitachi Rail UK Limited
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2026
- Value
- £1,600,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hitachi Rail UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.