AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Chiltern Rail Limited has published a transparency notice for a direct award covering new and repaired rolling-stock materials for its Class 165 and 168 fleets. The named supplier is ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED. The award remains pending, with a future signature date scheduled; the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending direct award to ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED for rolling-stock materials supply.
Market significanceA £4,000,000 net (£4,800,000 gross) single-supplier proposed award in the rail rolling-stock parts market, justified by OEM design authority, intellectual-property rights and repairable/obsolete material requirements.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £4,000,000 net; £4,800,000 gross GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names supplier ID GB-COH-02235994 and has a £4,000,000 amount (£4,800,000 amountGross). Supplier verification matches company number 02235994 to ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceTransparency notice on Find a Tender
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The process and award document are labelled “Transparency notice on Find a Tender” / UK5.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status “pending”.
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or concluded
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The award is pending and lists a future signature milestone rather than a signed-contract record.
Future signature date
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Award milestone type “futureSignatureDate” is scheduled for 2026-11-01T23:59:59Z.
Planned contract period
97% confidence1 January 2027 to 31 December 2031
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The pending award's contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value (net)
99% confidence£4,000,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 4000000 GBP.
Award value (gross)
99% confidence£4,800,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 4800000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published value applies to the single pending award; no separate lot value is published.
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One award covers lot 1, while lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The award notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-09T14:18:03+01:00.
Scheduled signature
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone: 2026-11-01T23:59:59Z.
Planned start
97% confidence1 January 2027
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Pending award contractPeriod.startDate is 2027-01-01T00:00:00Z.
Planned end
97% confidence31 December 2031
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Pending award contractPeriod.endDate is 2031-12-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of new and repaired rolling-stock materials for Classes 165 and 168 operated by Chiltern Railways.
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Process description states this requirement.
Award title
99% confidenceRolling stock materials supply
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Award 1 title.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 34630000 — Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railways traffic-control equipment
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied.
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Tender and award reference lot 1, whose title and description are null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Process tender procurementMethod is “direct” and procurementMethodDetails is “Direct award”.
Direct-award rationale
98% confidenceThe buyer states that the supplier is the OEM/design authority for the Class 165 and 168 fleets, retains intellectual-property rights for covered materials, and is associated with repairable and often no-longer-available new materials.
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Published procurementMethodRationale.
Rationale classification
99% confidenceSingle supplier: intellectual property/exclusive rights
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procurementMethodRationaleClassifications includes “singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or pricing assessment is published.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Threshold and regime
99% confidenceAbove threshold; utilities regime
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Award is marked aboveThreshold true; tender specialRegime includes “utilities”.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
97% confidenceFive years, from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2031
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Dates stated in the pending award's contractPeriod.
Options
98% confidenceOptions are indicated. The notice says replacement materials may be added when materials become obsolete, and materials may be added where the supplier holds IPR and is the single source.
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Award hasOptions is true and includes this options description.
Specification-change risk
98% confidenceObsolescence or supersession may require a modification to remove or add superseded or revised materials.
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Tender riskDetails states this risk and potential specification modification.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supply continuity consideration
98% confidenceThe buyer identifies obsolescence and supersession as a risk, with potential specification changes during the planned term.
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Tender riskDetails and award options description.
Single-source commercial context
98% confidenceThe direct-award rationale relies on OEM design authority and intellectual-property rights rather than a competitive tender.
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Published procurementMethodRationale and its classification.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe stated value is for a pending award, not evidence of spend, delivery, signature or an active contract.
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Award status is pending and signature is scheduled for a future date.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending status
99% confidenceThe notice reports a pending award and scheduled signature, so it does not confirm a signed, concluded or active contract.
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Award status is pending; futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.
Supplier name correction
99% confidenceA source spelling discrepancy is present. Analysis uses the supplied verified legal identity, ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED, matched by company number 02235994.
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supplier_name_mismatch is true; verification status is verified via company_number.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is published without a title, description or individual lot value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value are null.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, award decision date, actual signature date and detailed delivery schedule.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the source does not evidence a signed, concluded or active contract.
- The published supplier name contains a spelling discrepancy; the analysis uses the supplied verified legal name matched by company number.
- No award decision date, actual signature date, bidder count, evaluation outcome, pricing breakdown or detailed delivery schedule is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Chiltern Rail LimitedALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITEDrolling stock materialsClass 165Class 168direct awardrail parts procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
The verified legal supplier is ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED, company number 02235994.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced. The award is pending and the notice schedules a future signature date of 1 November 2026.
What is the proposed award value?
£4,000,000 net, with a published gross value of £4,800,000.
Why was a direct award used?
The buyer cites the supplier's OEM/design-authority role and intellectual-property rights for the relevant materials.
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