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# GA TRAINS LIMITED · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ga-trains-limited-coh-12544897). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** GA TRAINS LIMITED is a Other public body based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 24 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** GA TRAINS LIMITED
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-COH-12544897` (Companies House)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 24
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £825m (median award: £468k) across 11 of 11 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (GA TRAINS LIMITED)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ga-trains-limited-coh-12544897

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 3 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 33% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 5% below the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 23 (96%), Framework: 1 (4%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 12 (50%), Route not published: 5 (21%), Limited / restricted: 3 (13%), Selective: 3 (13%), Open: 1 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 5 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 2 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 2 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Food, drink, tobacco](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000) (CPV 15):** 1 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Amalgamated Construction Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/amalgamated-construction-ltd-coh-00995892):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
2. **[UKG Technology Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ukg-technology-limited-GB-COH-00675975):** 1 procedures
3. **[Intergraph (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/intergraph-uk-ltd-coh-01457814):** 1 procedures
4. **[Alstom Enginnering and Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/alstom-engineering-and-services-limited-coh-02235994):** 1 procedures
5. **[THE TREVOR PATRICK PARTNERSHIP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-trevor-patrick-partnership-limited-coh-02415978):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Alstom Enginnering and Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/alstom-engineering-and-services-limited-coh-02235994):** £812m · [GA250111 Lot 2 Train Services Agreement for Class 720 Rolling Stock](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/train-services-agreement-for-class-720-rolling-stock-ocds-h6vhtk-059fdb) · Awarded: 26 Feb 2026
2. **[BLACKBOX COMPANY (UK) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/blackbox-company-uk-limited-coh-08250305):** £6.3m · [Digital Customer Information Systems](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-customer-information-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-06d8c3) · Awarded: 30 Jul 2026
3. **[Worldline IT Services UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/worldline-it-services-uk-limited-coh-08514184):** £2.0m · [Rail Operating system and Software support](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rail-operating-system-and-software-support-ocds-h6vhtk-05a34a) · Awarded: 26 Sept 2025
4. **[RE: INTERNET SYSTEMS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/re-internet-systems-limited-coh-03444568):** £1.8m · [Stansted Express AirRail e-commerce retailing including consumer and trade](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/stansted-express-airrail-e-commerce-retailing-including-consumer-and-trade-ocds-h6vhtk-05a64c) · Awarded: 1 Oct 2025
5. **[UKG Technology Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ukg-technology-limited-GB-COH-00675975):** £546k · [Workforce Management and Rostering System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/workforce-management-and-rostering-system-ocds-h6vhtk-06eb0e)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## 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 GA TRAINS LIMITED intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ga-trains-limited-coh-12544897#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ga-trains-limited-coh-12544897
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt