Award

Hire of McCulloch Unimog, trailer and Trac rail transposer (TRT)

  • Transport for London

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-038416

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055b8f

Published 8 July 2025, 10:34pm



Scope

Reference

WS2415749302

Description

Hire of McCulloch unimog, trailers and TRT to support re-railing works for Elizabeth Line and LU Ballasted Track Renewals. This also include the supply of operators, machine controllers and fitters.

Estimated value is £950k over 2 years workbank.


Contract 1. Hire of McCulloch Unimog, trailer and Trac rail transposer (TRT)

Supplier

Contract value

  • £950,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,140,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

1 August 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 August 2025 to 1 August 2027
  • Possible extension to 1 August 2030
  • 5 years, 1 day

Description of possible extension:

The contract may / may not extend depending on business requirement and long term strategy on EL re-railing requirement.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 65000000 - Public utilities

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Special regime

Utilities

Direct award justification

  • Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
  • Single supplier - technical reasons
  • Extreme and unavoidable urgency

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.


Supplier

McCulloch Group

  • Companies House: Anne McCulloch

8 Main Street,

Ballantrae, Girvan

KA260NB

United Kingdom

Region: UKM94 - South Ayrshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. Hire of McCulloch Unimog, trailer and Trac rail transposer (TRT)


Contracting authority

Transport for London

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHMT-6197-NWNZ

5 Endeavour Square

London

E20 1JN

United Kingdom

Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham

Organisation type: Public authority - central government