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TRU — buyers, tenders and who holds what
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Transpennine Route Upgrade (Manchester–Huddersfield–Leeds–York): electrification, capacity and digital signalling programme.
Buyers
| Buyer | Type | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd | Infrastructure manager | England |
| Transpennine Trains Ltd (TransPennine Express) | Train operating company | England |
Live tenders
| Tender | Buyer | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggregate supply and track-waste framework | Network Rail | Open | over $1bn | Published September 2026 |
| Rail haulage and possession-hours operation framework | Network Rail | Open | over $1bn | Published September 2026 |
| Class 397 CAF Civity heavy maintenance overhaul | TPE | Pre-bid | $5–25m | Published September 2026 |
Milestones
The next key date of each tender in this programme, by month.
Passed
| Month | Milestone | Tender | Buyer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 · award expected March 2027 | Bids closed | TRU Stalybridge Scout tunnels track lowering electrification | Network Rail | Bids closed |
Coming up
| Month | Milestone | Tender | Buyer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | Published | Aggregate supply and track-waste framework | Network Rail | Open |
| September 2026 | Published | Class 397 CAF Civity heavy maintenance overhaul | TPE | Pre-bid |
| September 2026 | Published | Rail haulage and possession-hours operation framework | Network Rail | Open |
Players holding positions here
| Player | Kind | HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Balfour Beatty | Civil contractor | United Kingdom |
| Siemens Mobility | Rolling-stock OEM | Germany |
| Alstom | Rolling-stock OEM | France |
| AtkinsRéalis | Engineering consultant | Canada |
| Babcock | Signalling & systems | United Kingdom |
| Arup | Engineering consultant | United Kingdom |
| BAM Nuttall | Civil contractor | Netherlands |
| British Steel | Track technology supplier | United Kingdom |
| Jacobs | Engineering consultant | United States |
| Kier | Civil contractor | United Kingdom |
| Land Recovery Rail | Civil contractor | United Kingdom |
| Linbrooke | Signalling & systems | United Kingdom |
| Morgan Sindall | Civil contractor | United Kingdom |
| Mott MacDonald | Engineering consultant | United Kingdom |
| Pod-Trak | Engineering consultant | United Kingdom |
| Unipart | Technology vendor | United Kingdom |
| WSP | Engineering consultant | Canada |
| Wrights of Crockey Hill | Civil contractor | United Kingdom |
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