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ScotRail Trains Limited .

PQQ for Lease of Pressure Washer Equipment

Environment & WasteCPV 42924740
Value£550k
Deadline14 Sept 2026
Published11 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 11 Aug 202626 days leftCloses 14 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Andy Rhattigan
andy.rhattigan@scotrail.co.uk
+44 3448110141

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Contract value in context
£550ktotal contract value
median £100k
this tender£0£1.3m

This is a large award for Industrial Machinery — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,734 valued Industrial Machinery tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

ScotRail are tendering for suppliers for the provision of the Lease of high-performance industrial pressure washer systems suitable for cleaning railway rolling stock and depot infrastructure.

The system will be installed outside the maintenance sheds, with small delivery stations with hoses inside the shed.

The water will be supplied via fixed piping into the shed, the electrical connection will be supplied as well as concrete base for the machine to be sited.

The supplier will be responsible for providing detail to attach to the pressure washer equipment.

We require a quantity of 9 Pressure washers across 5 ScotRail depots.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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The supplier will be responsible for providing

The supplier will be responsible for providing detail to attach to the pressure washer equipment.

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What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e197
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
076330-2026
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