Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 50220000·Services · class·in Repair & Maintenance
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 17 lots from 16 competitions run by 14 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 6 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 11 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 63 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
Newest open tenders
1 of 2 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Provision of Tyre Turning - DPS Registration | Direct Rail Services Limited | 31 Jul 2031 | 1,728d | £10,000,000 ceiling |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
50220000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment72 notices · 33%50222000 Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock49 notices · 22%50225000 Railway-track maintenance services29 notices · 13%50221000 Repair and maintenance services of locomotives11 notices · 5%50224000 Reconditioning services of rolling stock11 notices · 5%50222100 Repair and maintenance services of dampers10 notices · 5%50223000 Reconditioning services of locomotives3 notices · 1%- Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment 550 · 12m
- Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment 256 · 12m
- Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations 232 · 12m
- Repair and maintenance services of building installations 193 · 12m
- Repair and maintenance services of machinery 189 · 12m
- Lift-maintenance services 122 · 12m
- Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus 118 · 12m
- Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment 76 · 12m
- Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment 75 · 12m
- Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services 70 · 12m
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Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Other public bodies52%(113 notices)
113 of 218 notices are Other public bodies (52%).Central government28%(62 notices)
62 of 218 notices are Central government (28%).Education & universities2%(5 notices)
5 of 218 notices are Education & universities (2%).Local authorities1%(3 notices)
3 of 218 notices are Local authorities (1%).Housing associations0%(1 notice)
1 of 218 notices is Housing associations (0%).Not classified16%(34 notices)
34 of 218 notices are Not classified (16%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | Central government | 37 | 15 | 0 |
| Transport for London | Other public bodies | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| Northern Trains Ltd | Other public bodies | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| Direct Rail Services Limited | Other public bodies | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| SE TRAINS LIMITED | Other public bodies | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| ScotRail Trains Limited | not classified | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| ABELLIO EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED | not classified | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) | Other public bodies | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Sellafield Limited | Other public bodies | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Translink | Central government | 7 | 0 | 0 |
50 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 126 of 218 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| Greater London | 1 | 10% | 15% | |
| North West England | — | 29% | 7% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract89%(194 notices)
194 of 218 notices are Contract (89%).Framework11%(23 notices)
23 of 218 notices are Framework (11%).Dynamic purchasing system0%(1 notice)
1 of 218 notices is Dynamic purchasing system (0%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Selective26%(56 notices)
56 of 218 notices are Selective (26%).Direct award22%(47 notices)
47 of 218 notices are Direct award (22%).Route not published21%(46 notices)
46 of 218 notices are Route not published (21%).Open21%(45 notices)
45 of 218 notices are Open (21%).Limited / restricted11%(24 notices)
24 of 218 notices are Limited / restricted (11%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold94%(44 notices)
44 of 47 notices are Above threshold (94%).Below threshold6%(3 notices)
3 of 47 notices are Below threshold (6%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (107) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid35%(6)
6 of 17 lots fall in 1 bid (35%).2–341%(7)
7 of 17 lots fall in 2–3 (41%).4–618%(3)
3 of 17 lots fall in 4–6 (18%).7 or more6%(1)
1 of 17 lots falls in 7 or more (6%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 17 lots from 16 competitions run by 14 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 6 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 11 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
43 of 106 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 1 more are call-offs or give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
18 SME bids out of 34, on 12 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
9 of 45 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
6 of 107 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 12 lots from 6 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 122 awards to 92 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 19% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Trackwork Ltd | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Colas Rail Limited | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| PSV Glass & Glazing Limited | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Premier Compliance UK LTD | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Wabtec UK Limited | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| SIEMENS MOBILITY LIMITED | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Direct Rail Services | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| CLESHAR CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 47 of 218 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in repair, maintenance and associated…
2 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Provision of Tyre Turning - DPS Registration | Direct Rail Services Limited | 31 Jul 2031 | 1,728d | £10,000,000 ceiling |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly. Contracts Finder contracts appear on the Retender Radar, not yet in these figures.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 5022. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 4 Nov 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.