United Kingdom-York: Class 150 & 156 Automatic Sanding Modification Upgrade

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: 012165/S 000-2025
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not specified
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
UKPGA Notice Type UK5

I) Contracting Authority/Entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED
National registration number: 03076444

Postal address: George Stephenson House
Town: York
Region: UKE21
Postal code: YO1 6JT
Country: United Kingdom

Email: rory.walker@northernrailway.co.uk

I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Public authority – central government

II) Object
II.1.1) Title
Class 150 & 156 Automatic Sanding Modification Upgrade
Reference number: ocds-h6vhtk-04fb19

II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
Special regime
Utilities

II.1.4) Short description
Following the publication of the RAIB report 12/2023 into the Salisbury Tunnel Junction collision of October 2021 and subsequent conclusions, there is direct recommendation to install automatic sanding equipment on all fleets. As such Northern is looking to develop automatic sanding modification on Northern’s Cl.150 and Cl.156 fleets.
NTL have assessed our fleet and this notice is to direct award an agreement which will see a modification to the already installed WSP system to permit automatic sanding on cl.150 and cl.156 units (qty 288 vehicles all DMS/DMSL).
With the exception of Northern’s Cl.150 & CL.156 fleets, all fleets are installed with automatic sanding systems that deposit sand onto the railhead under the third axle at a fixed rate, triggered immediately when a unit encounters low adhesion. Where as the 15x fleets are fitted with Single Fixed Rate Sanding systems which further inadequacies of standard SFRS systems were highlighted after the Salisbury collision.
The project scope is to:
● Modify already fitted SFRS system as to enable automatic sanding across the Class 150s & 156s
o Which will improve and standardise sanding response time once a unit has encountered low adhesion conditions and remove the human element.
● The modification is planned to have as many units completed before leaf fall 2025 on all Northern Cl.150 and Cl.156 units as to mitigate the risk of further incidents moving forward.

II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Lot No
1

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code
34621200

II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UKC
UKD
UKE

IV) Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Direct award
Rationale
The need for a direct award is because this modification is to hardware and interlinking software of equipment that is already fitted for the Wheel Slip Protection system across NTL’s 150 & 156s fleets. The reason why AtkinsRealis (previously SNC Lavelin) own the IPR for the solution installed is because the equipment in question was previously fitted across May – Sep 2020, following funding from NWR to improve the safety of these units.
The solution being sourced via this notice is a further modification to the system that was originally fitted and as such only AtkinsRealis are in a position to carry out the modification.

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

V) Award of contract
Supplies
Contract No
1
Lot No
1
CPV Classifications
34621200
Contract locations
UKC, UKD, UKE

V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
Earliest date the contract will be signed
2025-04-14 23:59
Contract dates (estimated)
Start Date
2025-04-15 00:00
End Date
2026-10-31 23:59

V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name
AtkinsRéalis Rail & Transit Limited
National registration number
3062722
Postal address: Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road, Epsom
Town: Surrey
Region: UKJ26
Postal code: KT18 5BW
Country: United Kingdom

Email: transportationleads@atkinsglobal.com

The contractor is an SME
No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract / lot
Value (excluding VAT)
973,000
Currency
GBP
Above relevant threshold

VI) Complementary information
Link to original source document

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
2025-04-01 10:45