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Hire of McCulloch Unimog, Trailer System and Track Rail Transporter (TRT)

Transport for London · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:41.

Opportunity overview

Contract award for: 1. Hire of McCulloch Unimog and Trailer System (including Operator, machine controller and fitter) to support Elizabeth Line re-railing programme. 2. Hire of McCulloch Trac Rail Transposer (TRT) (including Operator and fitter) to support London Underground ballasted track renewal programme. Both products were developed by McCulloch Group. Hire of McCulloch Unimog and Trailer System The Unimog and Trailer System is a road rail vehicle specifically adapted for rail operations, including the removal, transportation, and installation of 108m rail lengths, and the movement of Switches & Crossings (S&C). Based on the current access opportunities over the next 2 years, the Elizabeth Line requires the supply of Unimog and Trailer system for 16 possession shifts as prescribed within the Elizabeth Line Re-railing Strategy in appendix 2. Hire of McCulloch Trac Rail Transposer (TRT) TRTs were used historically for track renewals delivered by Integrated Track Team (Balfour Beatty). It is a compact, rubber-tracked machine designed for transporting to and removing long rail around a work site. For ballasted track renewal sites with access constraints, where rail cannot be delivered to the work location by LU Engineering Vehicles (e.g single track, island platform), a TRT is the only option to transport the rail in and the availability of this type of machine is critical for the completion of the works. A breakdown of the requested DPA is provided below: 1. Supply of McCulloch Unimog and Trailer System for Elizabeth Line: £800,000. This is based on 16 possession shifts with an estimate of £50,000 per possession 2. Supply of Track Rail Transporter for the Ballasted Track Renewals: £150,000. This is based on 13 delivery projects with an estimate of £11,300 per possession Total: £950,000

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.

McCulloch Group

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£950k
Awarded
4 Sept 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH Anne McCulloch
Location
Ballantrae, Girvan, UKM94, KA260NB, United Kingdom

McCulloch Group Limited

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£950k
Awarded
4 Sept 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH MCCULLOCH, Anne Agnes
Location
Scotland, UKM94, KA26 0NB, 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
WS2415749302
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Elizabeth Line have contacted the rail suppliers and unable to find any other trailer system or plant based options to transport 108m lengths of rail across the market. The system used are a McCulloch design and build so aren't available by other suppliers. The re-rail works are necessary to maintain the public safety on the operation of Elizabeth Line.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 3
Id
urgency

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHMT-6197-NWNZ
Name
Transport for London

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI41
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
E20 1JN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 Endeavour Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PHMT-6197-NWNZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-Anne McCulloch
Name
McCulloch Group

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM94
Country
GB
Locality
Ballantrae, Girvan
Postal Code
KA260NB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
8 Main Street,

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
Anne McCulloch
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-MCCULLOCH, Anne Agnes
Name
McCulloch Group Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM94
Country
GB
Locality
Scotland
Postal Code
KA26 0NB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
8 Main Street, Ballantrae, Girvan,

Details

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

Identifier

Id
MCCULLOCH, Anne Agnes
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
5 Sept 2025, 00:00
Title
Hire of McCulloch Unimog, trailer and Trac rail transposer (TRT)
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 10
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 11
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 12
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 13
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 14
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 15
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 16
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 17
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 18
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Entry 2
Id
65000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Public utilities

Value

Amount
950,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,140,000

Options

Description
Options are allowed should there are additional equipment/ machines required to facilitate the delivery.

Renewal

Description
Extensions are subject to business requirement and budget availability after contract expiry date.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
038416-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
8 Jul 2025, 22:34
Entry 2
Id
054514-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
8 Sept 2025, 09:50

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-Anne McCulloch
Name
McCulloch Group
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-MCCULLOCH, Anne Agnes
Name
McCulloch Group Limited

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
1 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
1 Oct 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Oct 2030, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI41 · E20 1JN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055b8f-2025-09-08T09:50:14+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·