The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) operated Glasgow Subway forms a circle in the centre-west of the city.

The entire passenger railway is subsurface, comprising two circular routes, each of approximately 10.5km of slab track.

Within a surface maintenance depot in Govan there is approximately 2.5km of ballast track.

The system first opened to the public in 1896 and has since gone through various modernisation programmes, including at present.

Maintenance of the Subway track and infrastructure assets is undertaken typically by SPT in-house resource.

To support its on-going preventative and reactive maintenance activities, SPT has a long-term agreement in place for supply of rail fastening assembly components, with the exception of rail pads.

SPT is looking to award a long-term (up to 8 year) framework to a supplier(s) who is recognised for supplying rail pads and other similar of Track Fastening and Support Assemblies.

This prior information notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting supply of Track Fastening and Support Assemblies market engagement and does not constitute any commitment to undertake any procurement in the future.Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this PIN and a response to this PIN does not guarantee any invitation to participate in this event or any future procurement.

This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works mentioned in this PIN and SPT will not accept any proposals offered in response to this PIN.

SPT is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party in replying to this PIN or in attending any future supplier day.

Any future procurement of services, supplies or works by SPT will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and/or the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016.