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England
10 buyers · 12 tenders · checked 2026-10-03
Network Rail £43.1bn CP7 settlement; HS2 toward 2036–39 opening; Transpennine Route Upgrade; TfL's London network; Railways Bill establishing Great British Railways.
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5Metro systems operating
10Buyers tracked
12Tenders tracked
- Live pipeline
- £500–550m tracked live/recent tenders (STARFour £350m the largest); £43.1bn CP7 and £87.7–102.7bn HS2 behind them
- Technology areas
- Predictive maintenance, AI inspection, Digital operations, Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Track & civil, Electrification, Cybersecurity
Key figures
Live and recent tenders tracked…£500–550 million
5 sources · 4 primary
- ● Find a Tender Service · Department for Transport — STARFour Framework — tender notice 082843-2026 (ocds-h6vhtk-05fd57) (published 2026-09-01 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Find a Tender Service · Transport UK East Midlands — Class 158 and Class 170 Spares and Consumables PS0022 — tender notice 083824-2026 (ocds-h6vhtk-069a69) (published 2026-09-04 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Find a Tender Service · Transport for London — North Acton to Hanger Lane Cutting Remedial Work — contract award notice 050142-2026 (ocds-h6vhtk-050fa6) (published 2026-05-28 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Find a Tender Service · Nexus — NEX25/55 Airport Route Upgrade — tender notice 081947-2026 (ocds-h6vhtk-056a9d) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ○ Construction News · Contractor sought for £64m Transpennine rail tunnels upgrade (published 2026-06-08 · checked 2026-09-05)
Buyers
| Buyer | Type | Tenders | Contracts awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd | Infrastructure manager | 3 | 17 |
| High Speed Two (HS2) Limited | High-speed rail SPV | 1 | 8 |
| Transport for London | Transit authority | 2 | 2 |
| Transpennine Trains Ltd (TransPennine Express) | Train operating company | 1 | 1 |
| West Midlands Trains Ltd (West Midlands Railway / London Northwestern Railway) | Train operating company | 2 | 0 |
| Department for Transport | National rail HQ | 1 | 0 |
| Transport UK East Midlands Ltd (East Midlands Railway) | Train operating company | 1 | 0 |
| Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (Nexus) | Transit authority | 1 | 0 |
| East West Rail Company | Regional rail SPV | 0 | 0 |
| South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | Transit authority | 0 | 0 |
Tenders
Cities
| City | Network status | Networks |
|---|---|---|
| London | operational — Underground, Elizabeth line, Overground, DLR, trams; Piccadilly line fleet renewal under way | London Underground (11 lines); Elizabeth line; London Overground; Docklands Light Railway; London Trams |
| Birmingham | operational light rail (West Midlands Metro) + HS2 Curzon Street terminus under construction | West Midlands Metro; HS2 Curzon Street (under construction) |
| Manchester | operational light rail (Metrolink) + Transpennine Route Upgrade works on the Manchester–Leeds corridor | Manchester Metrolink; Transpennine Route Upgrade (Manchester–Huddersfield–Leeds) |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | operational light rail (Tyne and Wear Metro) — route-by-route renewal | Tyne and Wear Metro |
| Leeds | heavy rail hub — Transpennine Route Upgrade eastern end; mass transit planned | Transpennine Route Upgrade (Leeds–York end) |
Players with a footprint here
| Player | Kind | Footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Balfour Beatty | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| Costain | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| Siemens Mobility | Rolling-stock OEM | Plant |
| Skanska | Civil contractor | Office |
| Stadler | Rolling-stock OEM | Depot / maintenance |
| Alstom | Rolling-stock OEM | Plant |
| AtkinsRéalis | Engineering consultant | Regional HQ |
| Babcock | Signalling & systems | Headquarters |
| Dragados | Civil contractor | Joint venture |
| Mace | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| VINCI | Civil contractor | Joint venture |
| Arup | Engineering consultant | Headquarters |
| BAM Nuttall | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| British Steel | Track technology supplier | Plant |
| FS Group | Operator group | Joint venture |
| FirstGroup | Operator group | Headquarters |
| Hitachi Rail | Signalling & systems | Plant |
| Jacobs | Engineering consultant | Office |
| Kier | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| Laing O'Rourke | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| Land Recovery Rail | Civil contractor | Regional HQ |
| Linbrooke | Signalling & systems | Headquarters |
| Morgan Sindall | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| Mott MacDonald | Engineering consultant | Headquarters |
| Plasser & Theurer | Track technology supplier | Office |
| Pod-Trak | Engineering consultant | Office |
| SYSTRA | Engineering consultant | Joint venture |
| Go-Ahead | Operator group | Headquarters |
| Unipart | Technology vendor | Headquarters |
| WSP | Engineering consultant | Office |
| Wrights of Crockey Hill | Civil contractor | Office |
| Angel Trains | Rolling-stock lessor | Headquarters |
| Arriva | Operator group | Headquarters |
| Beacon | Rolling-stock lessor | Office |
| Colas Rail | Track & electrification contractor | Office |
| DB | Operator group | Headquarters |
| DRS | Freight railroad | Headquarters |
| Eversholt | Rolling-stock lessor | Headquarters |
| Freightliner | Freight railroad | Headquarters |
| GBRf | Freight railroad | Headquarters |
| Keolis | Operator group | Office |
| Knorr-Bremse | Vehicle systems supplier | Plant |
| Pandrol | Track technology supplier | Plant |
| Porterbrook | Rolling-stock lessor | Headquarters |
| ROG | Freight railroad | Headquarters |
| Rock Rail | Rolling-stock lessor | Headquarters |
| Transport UK | Operator group | Headquarters |
| VolkerRail | Track & electrification contractor | Headquarters |
| Wabtec | Rolling-stock OEM | Plant |
Events here
| Event | Kind | City | Dates | Organiser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rail Forum Annual Conference 2026 | Conference | Doncaster | 8 October 2026 | Rail Forum |
| TransCityRail South 2026 | Conference | London | 15 October 2026 | TransCityRail |
| RIA Annual Conference 2026 | Conference | London | 4–5 November 2026 | Railway Industry Association |
| TransCityRail North 2026 | Conference | Manchester | 5 November 2026 | TransCityRail |
| Transport Ticketing Global 2027 | Trade fair | London | 16–17 March 2027 | Clarion Events |
| Railtex 2027 | Trade fair | Birmingham | May 2027 | RX (Reed Exhibitions) |
| Rail LIVE 2027 | Trade fair | Long Marston, Warwickshire | 16–17 June 2027 | RAIL magazine (Bauer Media) |
| Rolling Stock Networking 2027 | Trade fair | Derby | 8 July 2027 | Rail Infrastructure Networking Ltd |
Withheld in the free surface
- Capex in this region (3)
- Market narrative
Full detail withheld: 2 fields. In the United Kingdom edition · See a fully open example
- Composition
Full detail withheld: 1 field. In the United Kingdom edition · See a fully open example
Sources
- ● Department for Transport (GOV.UK) · HS2 Phase 1: decision to continue delivery following programme reset — Accounting Officer Assessment summary (published 2026-05-19 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Department for Transport (GOV.UK) · Railways Bill (published 2025-11-05 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Office of Rail and Road · Periodic review 2023 of Network Rail: final determination (published 2023-10-31 · checked 2026-09-05)
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