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title: "ScotRail suburban fleet (EMU and BEMU) procurement"
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# ScotRail suburban fleet (EMU and BEMU) procurement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scotrail-suburban-fleet-emu-and-bemu-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-05dade). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ScotRail Trains Limited: "ScotRail suburban fleet (EMU and BEMU) procurement". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. 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:** 19 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railways traffic-control equipment, Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts, Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment, Rolling stock, Technical services
- **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-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-05dade#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05dade`

## 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-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-05dade#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-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-05dade#participate

## Description
This Contract Notice formally commences the procurement process for an anticipated Suburban Fleet (as described below), comprising Electrical Multiple Units (EMU) and Battery Electrical Multiple Units (BEMU), along with associated supplies services for ScotRail Trains Limited (ScotRail). ScotRail shall select Applicants to be invited to negotiate in accordance with the selection criteria in [II.2.5] below and further detailed in the Pre-Qualification Pack (‘PQQ’). The ‘Contracts’ (a Manufacture and Supply Agreement ('MSA')’ and a Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement ‘TSSSA’)) anticipated to be awarded pursuant to this procurement process will be awarded according to the criteria specified in the forthcoming Invitation to Negotiate (ITN).
The anticipated supply under the MSA is for a minimum of 69 trains, with a potential  option for additional orders of up to approximately 37 trains. In addition to the MSA, ScotRail intends to procure a Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement (TSSSA) with an anticipated duration of a minimum of 15 years, up to a maximum of 35 years, which is designed to support the Suburban Fleet post-delivery.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34620000, 34630000, 50220000, 71356000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The scope of the services to be provided by the Bidder awarded the Contracts are anticipated to include (but not be limited to) the following:
Manufacture and Supply Agreement (MSA):
Design, manufacture, test, certify, commission, sell and deliver a ...
- **Contract Period:** 27/04/2028 to 27/04/2063
- **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%2F071234-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-05T12:26:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T19:11:24.712Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05dade