Who won: Train Services Agreement in relation to a fleet of class 350 electric multiple units and associated equipment

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Direct Award of a 16-year Train Services Agreement for the provision of train maintenance services (including light and heavy maintenance and certain cleaning activities) in relation to Northern Trains Limited's ("Northern") leasing of a fleet of 37 Class 350/2 electric multiple units. Additional services will be provided to rectify damage arising from, for example, vandalism and accidents. The Train Services Agreement includes an ability for Northern to break the agreement after 8 years (in August 2034) where the rolling stock fails to meet performance targets in respect of reliability and availability. The fee is paid based on the mileage covered by the electric multiple units and this reflects the estimated value contained in this notice. The scope of standard services includes all maintenance planning, management of technical records, scheduled maintenance (including both light maintenance and overhauls), in-service and train recovery technical support, fault finding, the procurement and management (including maintenance, repair and overhaul) of all spares, maintenance and management of on-train systems, and certain interior and exterior cleaning of the electric multiple units.

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