# Railway equipment (CPV 34940000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/railway-equipment-34940000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Railway equipment (CPV 34940000) covers UK public procurement for Railway equipment. Tracked across 89 published procedures (18 in the last 12 months) across 18 contracting authorities, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Railway equipment

- **CPV Code:** `34940000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Transport Equipment & Vehicles (CPV 34000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 2

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 18

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 89

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 7 (18 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 33 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/railway-equipment-34940000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/railway-equipment-34940000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (middle half 4–4) (median of 1 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £497k (median net contract award; interquartile range £125k–£1.8m)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 63 days (median)

## Other Classes in Transport Equipment & Vehicles

1. [Road equipment (CPV 34920000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/road-equipment-34920000): 245 notices/12m

2. [Motor vehicles (CPV 34100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/motor-vehicles-34100000): 169 notices/12m

3. [Heavy-duty motor vehicles (CPV 34140000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/heavy-duty-motor-vehicles-34140000): 149 notices/12m

4. [Passenger cars (CPV 34110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/passenger-cars-34110000): 105 notices/12m

5. [Motor vehicles for the transport of goods (CPV 34130000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/motor-vehicles-for-the-transport-of-goods-34130000): 47 notices/12m

6. [Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts (CPV 34600000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/railway-and-tramway-locomotives-and-rolling-stock-and-associ-34600000): 46 notices/12m

## Live Open Tender Opportunities

Currently open for bidding in Railway equipment (soonest deadline first):

1. [Network Rail Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Supply of Goods](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/network-rail-dynamic-purchasing-system-dps-for-supply-of-goods-ocds-h6vhtk-035293): Value not disclosed · Deadline: 12 Jul 2027 · NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Railway equipment work:

1. [NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/network-rail-infrastructure-limited-coh-02904587): 45 notices (12 in last 12m) · **1 open**

2. [Translink](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/translink-GB-PPON-PTMT-7134-NRMV): 9 notices (0 in last 12m)

3. [Northern Trains Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-trains-ltd-coh-03076444): 4 notices (0 in last 12m)

4. [South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-yorkshire-mayoral-combined-authority-GB-PPON-PDBT-6675-QXPN): 4 notices (0 in last 12m)

5. [Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (UTILITIES)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/strathclyde-partnership-for-transport-utilities-GB-FTS-2259): 4 notices (0 in last 12m)

6. [Direct Rail Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/direct-rail-services-limited-coh-03020822): 3 notices (0 in last 12m)

7. [ScotRail Trains Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scotrail-trains-limited-coh-sc328826): 3 notices (1 in last 12m)

8. [ABELLIO EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/abellio-east-midlands-limited-coh-09860485): 2 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/northern-ireland): 12 notices (30%)

2. [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland): 10 notices (25%)

3. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 9 notices (23%)

4. [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands): 6 notices (15%)

5. [North East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east): 5 notices (13%)

6. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 5 notices (13%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Railway equipment:

1. [British Steel Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/british-steel-limited-coh-12303256): 4 procedures (5 awards) across 3 contracting authorities

2. [Saarstahl Rail SAS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/saarstahl-rail-sas-GB-FTS-94553): 3 procedures (4 awards) across 1 contracting authorities

3. [Voestalpine Turnout Technology UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/voestalpine-turnout-technology-uk-ltd-coh-sc156416): 1 procedures (3 awards) across 1 contracting authorities

4. [AMARO GROUP LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/amaro-group-ltd-coh-07511665): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

5. [Arcelormittal Espana SA](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arcelormittal-espana-sa-GB-FTS-154024): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

6. [Cemex UK Operations Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cemex-uk-operations-ltd-coh-00658390): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

7. [EDM Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/edm-limited-coh-01001465): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

8. [FirstClass Safety and Control Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/firstclass-safety-and-control-ltd-coh-10924535): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Railway equipment intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/railway-equipment-34940000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/railway-equipment-34940000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt
