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Published 9 Oct 2026, 15:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

New Trains Manufacturer · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Transpennine Trains Limited (Public body)

GoodsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: North West (UKD)Scotland (UKM)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 8 Sept 2026
Awarded to Alstom Enginnering and Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of rolling stock

  • A Manufacture and Supply Agreement (“MSA”), for the Train Manufacturer and Maintainer (“TMM”) to design, build, test and commission the selected option will be put in place with the successful Tenderer. An output scope formed part of the tender, providing the required key characteristics of the train, expected Contract Programme and the overall deliverability of the solution. Maintenance
  • Maintenance will be delivered under a Train Services Agreement (TSA), for the TMM to provide all train maintenance, servicing and refurbishment services. This will be under a dry lease structure, consistent with TPT’s operations.
  • Once in service, payment for services under the TSA will be adjusted to take account of, amongst other key performance indicators, the availability, reliability and performance of the fleet.

CPV: Railway and tramway passenger coaches, and trolleybuses · Rolling stock

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The scope of the services to be provided by the Tenderer awarded the Contract will…Awarded

The scope of the services to be provided by the Tenderer awarded the Contract will include, but not be limited to, the following: Supply of rolling stock

  • A Manufacture and Supply Agreement (“MSA”), for the Train Manufacturer and Maintainer (“TMM”) to design, build, test and commission the selected option will be put in place with the successful Tenderer. An output scope formed part of the tender, providing the required key characteristics of the train, expected Contract Programme and the overall deliverability of the solution. Maintenance
  • Maintenance will be delivered under a Train Services Agreement (TSA), for the TMM to provide all train maintenance, servicing and refurbishment services. Additional information: The technical criteria included several stages with a combination of pass/fail and scored criteria. Tenderers only passed the technical criteria where they passed all pass/fail criteria and met a minimum threshold for the scored criteria. There was therefore no specific overall weighting applied to the technical evaluation stage as a whole.
Delivery: North West, Scotland · Greater Manchester North West,SCOTLAND,NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
Extensions: An initial contract term of 8 years from the date of acceptance of the first unit with the option to extend for (up to) an additional 96 months
34622000 Railway and tramway passenger coaches, and trolleybuses

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Oct 2026, 15:26 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2026, 15:26 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095768
Classification (CPV)
Railway and tramway passenger coaches, and trolleybusesRolling stock
Delivery area
North West (UKD)Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0784fb Find a Tender

Publisher note: GO Reference: GO-2026109-PRO-39040781

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Alstom Enginnering and Services LimitedSubcontracting: declared——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transpennine Trains Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRailway services Bridgewater House, 58-60 Whitworth Street, Manchester, UK, M1 6LTContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.