Extension of rolling stock lease with Angel Trains for Class 150, Class 165, Class 166 and HST vehicles that are already operated on the GWR rail network

Concepts

• railway transport
• gwr
• stock lease
• rolling stock leases
• angel trains
• high speed train
• lease extension
• current lease
• class
• lease

Location

LONDON

Description

The Contracting Authority intends to extend the rolling stock leases in accordance with Regulation 50(1)(c)(ii) of the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016 for technical reasons. This is because there is no other UK based fleets available in sufficient quantities or within the requisite timeframe to meet GWR's needs for the National Rail Contract. GWR intend to award a lease extension with Angel Trains for the Class 150 rolling stock, the current lease expires in March 2023 and it is intended to extend the lease until June 2027 with a further 1 year option. GWR intend to award a lease extension with Angel Trains for the Class 165 and Class 166 rolling stock, the current lease expires in March 2023 and it is intended to extend the lease until June 2028. GWR intend to award a lease extension with Angel Trains for the High Speed Train (HST) rolling stock, the current lease expires in March 2023 and it is intended to extend the lease until June 2025. The Contracting Authority will observe a 10 day standstill period from the date of issue of this notice prior to entering into the lease extensions with Angel Trains. The Standstill Period will end on Friday 10th June 2022.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

CPV Codes

• 60200000 - Railway transport services