Scope
Reference
WS1851126352
Description
The justification for awarding proposed contract in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 by Direct Award for the Overhaul of Master Controllers and Spares for Engineering Vehicles (EV) Battery Locos to support the essential safety critical requirements under the Engineering Vehicles programme of work under Logistics and Manufacturing (L&M), is that the supplier has the intellectual property and technical expertise and recognition that currently there is no reasonable alternatives.
Total contract amount is £1,701,147 excluding VAT.
Direct award justification - the approval is sought on the basis of direct award permitted under Procurement Act 2023 Section 41.6, Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 and 6.
The public contract concerns the overhaul of Master Controllers and spares by Alstom Transport (UK) Limited in circumstances where:
Paragraph 5 - The following conditions are met in relation to the public...
(a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
Paragraph 6 - The following conditions are met in relation to the public...
(a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,701,147 excluding VAT
- £2,041,376 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
26 November 2025
Standstill period
- End: 8 December 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
9 December 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 9 December 2025 to 8 December 2030
- 5 years
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 34600000 - Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
Contract locations
- UKI - London
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Special regime
Utilities
Supplier
ALSTOM TRANSPORT UK LIMITED
- Companies House: 08462831
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRVW-7854-MGPW
Alstom, Litchurch Lane
Derby
DE24 8AD
United Kingdom
Email: dawn.swinburn@alstomgroup.com
Website: https://www.alstom.com
Region: UKF11 - Derby
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Transport for London
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHMT-6197-NWNZ
5 Endeavour Square
London
E20 1JN
United Kingdom
Contact name: Kenneth Nwaelene
Email: KennethNwaelene@tfl.gov.uk
Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
Organisation type: Public authority - central government