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# ScotRail suburban fleet (EMU and BEMU) financier procurement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scotrail-suburban-fleet-emu-and-bemu-financier-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-065e0e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ScotRail Trains Limited: "ScotRail suburban fleet (EMU and BEMU) financier procurement". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: scotrail.wax-live.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [ScotRail Trains Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scotrail-trains-limited-coh-sc328826)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 April 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial leasing services, Rolling stock
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scotrail-suburban-fleet-emu-and-bemu-financier-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-065e0e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065e0e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scotrail-suburban-fleet-emu-and-bemu-financier-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-065e0e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [scotrail.wax-live.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscotrail.wax-live.com%2FS2C%2FDisplayModules%2FTradeModules%2FNegotiations%2FOpportunities%2FListEvents.aspx)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scotrail-suburban-fleet-emu-and-bemu-financier-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-065e0e#participate

## Description
This Contract Notice formally commences the procurement process for the financing of a new fleet of trains (the "Suburban Fleet"), comprising Electric Multiple Units ("EMU") and Battery Electric Multiple Units ("BEMU"). ScotRail Trains Limited ("ScotRail") intends to procure a financier / owner who will fund and retain ownership of the Suburban Fleet and subsequently lease it to ScotRail for operational use for a duration of up to 30 years via a rolling stock lease ("Lease").
The Suburban Fleet will be supplied under a Manufacture and Supply Agreement ("MSA"), which is the subject of a separate procurement process (the “Suburban Manufacturer procurement"), with Find a Tender reference 2025/S 000-071234. The financier / owner will be a party to the MSA.
The Suburban Fleet will comprise a minimum of 69 trains, with an option for additional orders of up to 37 trains.
ScotRail will select economic operators to be invited to negotiate in this procurement process in accordance with the selection criteria detailed in the Pre-Qualification Pack which includes the pre-qualification questionnaire and procurement overview and instructions document (together the "PQQ"). The Lease will be awarded according to the criteria specified in the forthcoming Invitation to Negotiate (the "ITN").

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34620000, 66114000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The scope of services to be provided by the successful economic operator is anticipated to include the financing of the Suburban Fleet (manufactured via the MSA), with the successful Bidder taking ownership of the Suburban Fleet, and subsequently lea...
- **Contract Period:** 27/04/2028 to 27/04/2058
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017792-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-27T11:15:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T12:06:29.026Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065e0e