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    ContractsDiesel Railway Maintenance and Repair Services for Southend Pier
    Awarded contract

    Diesel Railway Maintenance and Repair Services for Southend Pier

    Awarded
    £50k
    Published 13 Aug 2026

    Specialist maintenance and repair service provider needed for Southend Pier's heritage diesel railway, including routine servicing, emergency support, and obsolete component sourcing over 2 years for £50,000.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· East of EnglandPublished 13 Aug 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £50k
    Published 13 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £50,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Transport & Logistics
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      East of England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • TR
      T R FOSSETT LTD
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    13 August 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Southend-on-Sea Council seeks a specialist service provider to deliver comprehensive maintenance, repair, and technical support for the heritage diesel railway operating on Southend Pier. The successful contractor will provide routine preventative maintenance, emergency breakdown response and call-out support, fault diagnosis and troubleshooting, repair of mechanical and electrical systems, sourcing and adaptation of obsolete or hard-to-find components, and technical advisory services to ensure safe and reliable operation of the passenger train service. This is a 2-year contract valued at £50,000, requiring expertise in vintage or heritage railway systems, diesel engines, and railway safety standards. The service is critical to maintaining continuous visitor transport along the pier and supporting the pier's tourism offering.

    Track record

    3 awards · 3 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In transport logistics, Southend-on-Sea City Council has awarded 3 contracts to 3 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. ARRIVA KENT THAMESIDE LIMITED1× · 33%
    2. DAVID STAGG & ASSOCIATES LTD.1× · 33%
    3. T R FOSSETT LTD1× · 33%

    Across transport logistics, the most active winners are NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED, COMPASS MINERALS UK LTD — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06e329

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    Sector
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