Tender

Provision of Bulk Fuel Tank Planned Preventative and Reactive Maintenance

  • Govia Thameslink Railway

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-062469

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a8a9

Published 6 October 2025, 12:06pm



Scope

Description

The objective of the Services is to deliver Planned Preventative and Reactive Maintenance and ancillary goods appertaining to Bulk Fuel Tanks at Selhurst and St Leonards Depots

The supplier shall be responsible for PPM for each location, including the following activities:

The supplier shall provide GTR with a schedule of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) for all of the equipment in scope, as per the table (appendix 1), located on the Norwood side of Selhurst Depot (a GTR managed facility) and at St Leonards Railway Depot (a third party managed facility).

Such equipment shall consist of the tanks, additive injection system, cabinets and pipework.

The PPM shall consist of:

•Monthly bulk fuel tank de-watering maintenance: the monthly removal of

•water contamination from bulk fuel tanks located at Selhurst Depot;

•Monthly removal, maintenance and cleaning of bulk fuel filters located at

•Selhurst Depot;

•Annual additive injection system maintenance: the annual maintenance of

•additive injection systems at Selhurst Depot and at St Leonards Railway Depot consisting of:

•Calibration of the additive injection systems with a suitable tanker delivery;

•Maintenance to diaphragms in injection system;

•Tidy up of external cabinets;

•Confirm pipework is leak-free and replace any damaged pipework and connections;

Ancillary Fuel Systems PPM - Consisting Of:

•Monthly fuel dispenser filter maintenance at Selhurst Depot;

•Monthly fuel polishing system maintenance at Selhurst Depot;

•Monthly fuel tank level monitoring system maintenance;

•Monthly fuel additive injection system maintenance at Selhurst Depot

and at St Leonards Railway Depot;

Continuous cloud data contract for tank (fuel and additives) level monitoring

(see section 3 of this TPS) at Selhurst Depot and at St Leonards Railway Depot;

Continuous cloud data contract for fuel dispensation monitoring (see section

2) at Selhurst Depot and at St Leonards Railway Depot, including

the recording of vehicle details for each dispensation.

Bulk fuel tank sampling, every 6 months, at Selhurst Depot and St Leonards

Railway Depot;

Reactive services for carrying out AAW required for fuel points, bulk fuel

tanks, additive tanks, ancillary fuel systems, additive injection systems and

Class 171 fuel tank fill valves (see section 3 of this TPS for required service

levels) at Selhurst Depot and at St Leonards Railway Depot;

Annual maintenance of the lube oil tank at Selhurst Depot.

The supplier shall be responsible for the provision of Ancillary Goods and Services at Selhurst Depot and at St Leonards Railway Depot, as follows:

•CarbonClear™ Rail Fuel Detergent - 967 litre / 880kg IBC;

•FuelClear™ M15 Fuel Biocide;

•Replacement of Class 171 fuel tank fill valves (098/015314) as required;

•Class 171 fuel tank fill valve refurbishment (as required) in accordance with refurbishment specification to be provided by GTR;

3.Tanks and Associated Pipework- Annual Hardware Support and Software Licence at Selhurst Depot

Planned Preventative Maintenance: The supplier shall be responsible for PPM for each location, including the following activities:

•The supplier shall provide GTR with a schedule of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) for all of the equipment in scope, as per the below table, located on the Norwood side of Selhurst Depot (a GTR managed facility) and at St Leonards Railway Depot (a third party managed facility). Such equipment shall consist of the tanks, additive injection system, cabinets and pipework.

•The PPM shall consist of:

•Monthly bulk fuel tank de-watering maintenance: the monthly removal of water contamination from bulk fuel tanks located at Selhurst Depot;

•Monthly removal, maintenance and cleaning of bulk fuel filters located at Selhurst Depot;

•Annual additive injection system maintenance: the annual maintenance of additive injection systems at Selhurst Depot and at St Leonards Railway Depot consisting of:

Calibration of the additive injection systems with a suitable tanker delivery;

Maintenance to diaphragms in injection system;

Tidy up of external cabinets;

Confirm pipework is leak-free and replace any damaged pipework and connections;

oAncillary Fuel Systems PPM - This includes:

Monthly fuel dispenser filter maintenance at Selhurst Depot;

Monthly fuel polishing system maintenance at Selhurst Depot;

Monthly fuel tank level monitoring system maintenance;

Monthly fuel additive injection system maintenance at Selhurst Depot and at St Leonards Railway Depot;

oContinuous cloud data contract for tank (fuel and additives) level monitoring (see section 3 of this TPS) at Selhurst Depot and at St Leonards Railway Depot;

oContinuous cloud data contract for fuel dispensation monitoring at Selhurst Depot and at St Leonards Railway Depot, including the recording of vehicle details for each dispensation;

oBulk fuel tank sampling, every 6 months, at Selhurst Depot and St Leonards Railway Depot ;

oReactive services for carrying out AAW required for fuel points, bulk fuel tanks, additive tanks, ancillary fuel systems, additive injection systems and Class 171 fuel tank fill valves at Selhurst Depot and at St Leonards Railway Depot;

oAnnual maintenance of the lube oil tank at Selhurst Depot.

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Total value (estimated)

  • £1,080,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2031
  • 5 years

Description of possible extension:

yearly extensions subject to business requirements

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 50514100 - Repair and maintenance services of tanks

Contract locations

  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Enquiry deadline

22 October 2025, 5:00pm

Submission type

Tenders

Deadline for requests to participate

31 October 2025, 5:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

14 November 2025


Award criteria

This table contains award criteria for this lot
Name Description Type Weighting
Technical Evaluation

Technical Questions

Quality 60%
Pricing

Pricing Proposal

Price 40%

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Special regime

Utilities

Competitive flexible procedure description

ITP, ITT


Contracting authority

Govia Thameslink Railway

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCNW-8528-NRRP

2nd Floor, 55 Degrees North,, Pilgrim Street

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 6EE

United Kingdom

Contact name: MARK STEVENS

Telephone: 000000000

Email: mark.stevens1@gtrailway.com

Region: UKC22 - Tyneside

Organisation type: Private utility