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THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
Class 68 Lead Train Services Agreement Provider
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 18 Mar 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
The Chiltern Railways Company is in process of cascading its fleet of 13*5 car sets of Mk5a Coaches and 14*c68 Locomotive units on its London Marylebone to Birmingham route during 2026, with the full complement of rolling stock to be in service by 1st December 2026. The units are leased from Beacon Rail Leasing and are currently being maintained under an interim maintenance agreement between Chiltern Railways and Beacon Rail Leasing until 1st December 2026.
Under the existing maintenance structure, the Mk5a Coaches are being maintained by the OEM alongside a TSSSA, the maintenance of the c68 Locomotives is being undertaken by a non-OEM 3rd party who also operate the c68 TSSSA. The maintenance works are being undertaken at the Eastleigh Train Maintenance Depot, with vehicle movements to and from the depot being provided by a 3rd party supplier.
As part of the long-term maintenance contract renewal post 1st December 2026, Chiltern Railways is seeking to understand market readiness and the available contracting options, which may inform its long-term procurement strategy and most optimal route to market, which may be informed by this preliminary market engagement process.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 60210000
- 34620000
- 34610000
- 34630000
- 34940000
- 50200000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 11 Feb 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 11 February 2026.
Release 012505-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 18 Mar 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 18 March 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 024381-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a usable value.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Related
Where to go next
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-064e1d
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · planning
- Last verified
- Sat 4 Apr 2026, 14:02 BST
- Read at
- Fri 16 Oct 2026, 22:11 BST
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