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Carriage Hire Agreement for 5 No. Mk2e BUO Coaches

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 10:21.

Opportunity overview

The hire of 5 MK2E BUO Carriages for use in the Infrastructure monitoring fleet. This is for the continued hire of the same set of vehicle Network Rail has been using since 2019 which have undergone significant bespoke modification to make them compatible for use in Infrastructure Monitoring Train operations. The scope of this contract is for their continued hire up until 2028 (extendable until 2029) and to permit further modifications to be made to help better facilitate Infrastructure Monitoring operations.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

EASTERN RAIL SERVICES LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£2.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Jul 2026
Including VAT
£2.7m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07686124
Location
Ipswich, UKH14, IP1 2HA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
44066
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Changing suppliers would result in incompatible goods being hired and/or disproportionate technical challenges and costs. Other Mk2E carriages or alternatives hired from the market where they exist would need Network Rail's bespoke Infrastructure monitoring modifications and therefore face interoperability issues or money & time intensive modification costs, which may disrupt Infrastructure Monitoring fleet operations if a switch were to be made. These operations are critical to the safe running of the railway as they identify preventative maintenance requirements.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 2
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement
Entry 3
Id
additionalRepeatFurtherFollowingCompetitiveProcedure

Special regime

utilities

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Id
GB-PPON-PNZN-9524-VCQJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNZN-9524-VCQJ

Address

Street Address
Waterloo General Office
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8SW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI45

Contact

Name
Garry Pyne
Telephone
+447720513389

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
EASTERN RAIL SERVICES LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-07686124

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07686124

Address

Street Address
1 London Road
Locality
Ipswich
Postal Code
IP1 2HA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH14

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60200000
Description
Railway transport services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07686124
Name
EASTERN RAIL SERVICES LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Carriage Hire Agreement for 5 No. Mk2e BUO Coaches
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
31 Jul 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
31 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Two 6-month increments can be undertaken to extend the contract in total for up to 1 full year. These will be undertaken subject to the Infrastructure Monitoring fleet's continued need for the vehicles.

Value

Including VAT
2,651,640.03
Amount
2,209,700.02
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
072972-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
3 Aug 2026, 08:18
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE1 8SW · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 042260-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 063786-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 072972-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·