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# FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/first-rail-holdings-limited-coh-05154485). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED is a Other public body based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 51 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-COH-05154485` (Companies House)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 51
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £50m (median award: £12m) across 4 of 4 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/first-rail-holdings-limited-coh-05154485

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2.5 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 50% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 4 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 8 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Selective: 4 (50%), Direct award: 3 (38%), Limited / restricted: 1 (13%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 2 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
2. **[Office and computing machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/office-and-computing-machinery-equipment-and-supplies-except-30000000) (CPV 30):** 1 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
4. **[Postal and telecommunications services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/postal-and-telecommunications-services-64000000) (CPV 64):** 1 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Cubic Transportation Systems Limited,](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cubic-transportation-systems-limited-coh-01381707):** 2 procedures
2. **[SIGNATURE RAIL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/signature-rail-limited-coh-02484158):** 1 procedures
3. **[SCHEIDT & BACHMANN (UK) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/scheidt-bachmann-uk-limited-coh-03805576):** 1 procedures
4. **[Nexus Alpha Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nexus-alpha-ltd-coh-02941132):** 1 procedures
5. **[Integral UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/integral-uk-ltd-coh-05307588):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Cubic Transportation Systems Limited,](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cubic-transportation-systems-limited-coh-01381707):** £24m · [First Greater Western Limited Contract for Maintenance and Support of Automatic Passenger Gate Systems](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/first-greater-western-limited-contract-for-maintenance-and-support-of-automatic-passenger--ocds-h6vhtk-065e65)
2. **[Cubic Transportation Systems Limited,](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cubic-transportation-systems-limited-coh-01381707):** £18m · [First Avanti West Coast Contract for Maintenance and Support of Automatic Passenger Gate Systems](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/first-avanti-west-coast-contract-for-maintenance-and-support-of-automatic-passenger-gate-s-ocds-h6vhtk-069149)
3. **[SCHEIDT & BACHMANN (UK) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/scheidt-bachmann-uk-limited-coh-03805576):** £6.0m · [GWR - Provision of  Maintenance & Support for Ticket Vending Machines](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gwr-provision-of-maintenance-support-for-ticket-vending-machines-ocds-h6vhtk-051f04)
4. **[SIGNATURE RAIL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/signature-rail-limited-coh-02484158):** £1.4m · [FRH - AWC Train Planning Software & Services Tender](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/frh-awc-train-planning-software-services-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-05f622) · Awarded: 15 Jul 2026

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/first-rail-holdings-limited-coh-05154485#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/first-rail-holdings-limited-coh-05154485
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt