Rolling stock: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 34620000·Supplies · class·in Transport Equipment & Vehicles
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
34620000 Rolling stock71 notices · 54%34621200 Railway maintenance or service vehicles32 notices · 24%34621100 Railway freight wagons14 notices · 11%34622400 Railway carriages6 notices · 5%34622200 Railway passenger coaches4 notices · 3%34622100 Tramway passenger coaches1 notices · 1%- Road equipment 439 · 12m
- Heavy-duty motor vehicles 197 · 12m
- Passenger cars 148 · 12m
- Motor vehicles 141 · 12m
- Control, safety, signalling and light equipment 91 · 12m
- Ships 70 · 12m
- Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons 67 · 12m
- Motor vehicles for the transport of goods 66 · 12m
- Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts 50 · 12m
- Trailers, semi-trailers and mobile containers 46 · 12m
- All of Transport Equipment & Vehicles →
Who buys
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
- Other public bodies 51% (67 notices)
- Central government 34% (45 notices)
- Local authorities 3% (4 notices)
- Not classified 12% (16 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | Central government | 31 | 12 | 0 |
| Transport for London | Other public bodies | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Direct Rail Services Limited | Other public bodies | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Translink | Other public bodies | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Northern Trains Limited | Central government | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Transpennine Trains Limited | Other public bodies | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| CHILTERN RAIL LIMITED | Other public bodies | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| London Underground Limited | Other public bodies | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| ScotRail Trains Limited | not classified | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED | Other public bodies | 2 | 1 | 1 |
39 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 66 of 132 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is bought
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
- Contract 87% (115 notices)
- Framework 11% (15 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 2% (2 notices)
- Route not published 43% (57 notices)
- Selective 37% (49 notices)
- Open 14% (19 notices)
- Limited / restricted 5% (7 notices)
- Above threshold 94% (34 notices)
- Below threshold 6% (2 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (73) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
Who wins
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 21 awards to 17 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN J HARGREAVES PLANT ENGINEERS LIMITED | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| GB Railfreight Limited | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Colas Rail Ltd | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Balfour Beatty Rail Ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brec Limited | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CAF RAIL UK LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Direct Rail Services | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Direct Rail Services Ltd Trading as Nuclear Transport Solutions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 31 of 132 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in rolling stock
3 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWR Customer Facing Maintenance | FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED | 29 Sept 2026 | 9d | £3,600,000 ceiling |
| Leasing of Rail Wagons | Direct Rail Services Limited | 10 Apr 2030 | 1298d | £3,000,000 ceiling |
| Leasing of Rail Wagons | Direct Rail Services Limited | 10 Apr 2030 | 1298d | £10,000,000 ceiling |
Method
What the numbers on this page are and are not
Which notices count?
Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 3462. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 15 Sept 2026.
Competition figures
From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 3462. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.
Why no total value or month-by-month chart?
Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.