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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Replacement (Existing) Rolling Stock for Chiltern Railways

THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:16.

Opportunity overview

The contracting authority will enter into contracts with the supplier for the supply of existing rolling stock for use on the Chiltern Railways routes. These contracts will be for the leasing by the supplier to the contracting authority of the supplier's full fleet of Mark5A coaches and Class 68 locomotives, for operation by the contracting authority, with associated maintenance.

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.

BEACON RAIL FINANCE (EUROPE) LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£300m
Awarded
20 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 08488775
Location
London, UKI32, SW1H 9NP, 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
ocds-h6vhtk-0562f2
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
On 22 December 2023 the contracting authority issued a contract notice - utilities with Notice reference 2023/S 000-037814 for the replacement of existing rolling stock. Beacon Rail Finance (Europe) Limited was the only supplier that could offer rolling stock units that meet the contracting authority's technical requirements of having units able to be utilised in fixed formations of 5 passenger vehicles to enter into passenger service from 31 March 2026 on a turnkey basis. Under the agreed contract terms, the supplier will be responsible for procuring preventative and corrective maintenance for the units on an interim basis for a period between contract award and 6 December 2026. This will cover services in respect of 4 units to be provided for the purposes of driver training and 3 units to enable passenger service commencement on 1 April 2026. The contracting authority will be responsible for certain train preparation, cleaning, fuelling and minor defect rectification services (as agreed from time to time between the contracting authority and the supplier's maintenance providers) during this interim period and will be a party to the interim service agreement in order to reduce interface risk with its self-delivered services and facilitate the performance and reliability of the units. The contracting authority intends to carry out a separate procurement for the long-term provision of preventative and corrective maintenance over the remainder of the 144 month period.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

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-COH-03007939
Name
THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC23
Country
GB
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR3 3XP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Admiral Way

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
privateUtility
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Private utility

Identifier

Id
03007939
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PNPV-7838-DRMN
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-08488775
Name
BEACON RAIL FINANCE (EUROPE) LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 9NP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
4th Floor 4 Matthew Parker Street

Details

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

Identifier

Id
08488775
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PWWT-3382-VTJJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
21 Jul 2025, 00:00
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

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
34600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts

Value

Amount
300,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
360,000,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
041647-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Jul 2025, 13:40
Entry 2
Id
041655-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Jul 2025, 13:56

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-08488775
Name
BEACON RAIL FINANCE (EUROPE) LIMITED

Milestones

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

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
13 Dec 2035, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
31 Jul 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sunderland · UKC23 · SR3 3XP · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0562f2-2025-07-21T13:56:59+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·