Awarded contract

Southend Pier Railway Specialist Maintenance & Repair Service

Details

Buyer: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Supplier(s): T R FOSSETT LTD
Value: £50,000
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
Published: 13 August 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Provision of specialist maintenance, servicing, fault diagnosis, repair and emergency call-out support for the Southend Pier diesel railway to ensure the continued safe and reliable operation of the train service transporting visitors along Southend Pier. The service includes routine maintenance, emergency breakdown response, sourcing and adaptation of obsolete components, and technical advice relating to the operation of the diesel pier train. £50,000.00 over 2 years. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published13 August 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date13 August 2026
Next: Contract expiry date28 July 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is an Essex local authority, now styled Southend-on-Sea City Council. A Procurement Strategy and Contract Procedure Rules set out how the council buys. The council says it cannot favour local companies, but is committed to equal access to its contracts.

Over the past 5 years, most of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and health and social work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov