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# ScotRail Trains Limited · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scotrail-trains-limited-coh-sc328826). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** ScotRail Trains Limited is a UK Contracting Authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 116 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** ScotRail Trains Limited
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-55890` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 116
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £1.2bn (median award: £95m) across 9 of 9 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (SCOTRAIL TRAINS LIMITED)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scotrail-trains-limited-coh-sc328826

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 50% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 57 (95%), Framework: 3 (5%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Selective: 23 (38%), Limited / restricted: 22 (37%), Route not published: 14 (23%), Open: 1 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 22 notices, last 24 months (37% of this period)
2. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 19 notices, last 24 months (32% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 8 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 5 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 5 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Eversholt Rail](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/eversholt-rail-coh-06953114):** 5 procedures
2. **[Hitachi Rail Europe](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hitachi-rail-europe-GB-FTS-133497):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
3. **[Porterbrook](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/porterbrook-GB-FTS-171651):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
4. **[SIEMENS MOBILITY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/siemens-mobility-limited-coh-00016033):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
5. **[Highland Fuels Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/highland-fuels-ltd-coh-sc032343):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Porterbrook](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/porterbrook-GB-FTS-171651):** £422m · [Class 170 Rolling Stock Lease](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/class-170-rolling-stock-lease-ocds-h6vhtk-06080e)
2. **[Hitachi Rail Europe](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hitachi-rail-europe-GB-FTS-133497):** £205m · [Train Services Agreement relating to the maintenance of Class 385 Train Units](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/train-services-agreement-relating-to-the-maintenance-of-class-385-train-units-ocds-h6vhtk-04cc59)
3. **[Porterbrook](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/porterbrook-GB-FTS-171651):** £168m · [Class 158 Rolling Stock Lease](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/class-158-rolling-stock-lease-ocds-h6vhtk-06080d)
4. **[ANGEL TRAINS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/angel-trains-limited-coh-02912655):** £138m · [Class 156 Rolling Stock Lease](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/class-156-rolling-stock-lease-ocds-h6vhtk-060810)
5. **[Eversholt Rail](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/eversholt-rail-coh-06953114):** £95m · [Class 334 Rolling Stock Lease](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/class-334-rolling-stock-lease-ocds-h6vhtk-0786ec)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 5
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 7
- **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 ScotRail Trains Limited intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scotrail-trains-limited-coh-sc328826#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scotrail-trains-limited-coh-sc328826
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt