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Scotland
4 buyers · 5 tenders · checked 2026-09-06
£4.2bn CP7 settlement; rolling electrification (Fife–Borders £342m under way); UK's largest ScotRail procurement (69+ trains); Glasgow Subway nearing completion.
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2Metro systems operating
4Buyers tracked
5Tenders tracked
- Live pipeline
- £700m+ tracked programmes and tenders (Fife/Borders £342m, Subway £225m, East Kilbride £144m) plus the unvalued ScotRail fleet
- Technology areas
- Electrification, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Track & civil, Cybersecurity, AI inspection
Key figures
Scottish Ministers' Statement o…£4.2 billion
2 sources · 1 primary
- ● Transport Scotland · Scottish Ministers' High Level Output Specification (HLOS) — Control Period 7 (2024–2029) (published 2023-02-03 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ○ RailBusinessDaily · £4.2 billion for operations, maintenance and renewals of rail infrastructure in Scotland (published 2023-02 · checked 2026-09-05)
Target year to decarbonise dome…2035
2 sources · all primary
- ● Transport Scotland · Rail Services Decarbonisation Action Plan (published 2020-07-28 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Transport Scotland · Rail decarbonisation programme moves forward (news) (published 2023-09-06 · checked 2026-09-05)
Buyers
| Buyer | Type | Tenders | Contracts awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strathclyde Partnership for Transport | Transit authority | 1 | 2 |
| Network Rail — Scotland's Railway | Infrastructure manager | 2 | 0 |
| ScotRail Trains Limited | Train operating company | 2 | 0 |
| Transport Scotland | National rail HQ | 0 | 0 |
Tenders
| Tender | Buyer | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScotRail suburban fleet financier lessor 30 years | ScotRail | Bids closed | value not published | Published February 2026 |
| ScotRail suburban fleet 69 EMU/BEMU trains manufacture | ScotRail | Bids closed | value not published | Published November 2025 |
| East Kilbride Enhancement electrification Glasgow–East Kilbride | Network Rail Scotland | Awarded | £140–145m | |
| Fife Borders electrification OLE Haymarket–Dalmeny bridge | Network Rail Scotland | Awarded | £340–345m | |
| Glasgow Subway modernisation trains signalling screen doors | SPT | Awarded | $100–500m | Completion 2026 |
Cities
| City | Network status | Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | operational — Glasgow Subway (modernisation completing), Scotland's largest suburban electric network; East Kilbride electrified Dec 2025 | Glasgow Subway; Glasgow suburban rail (ScotRail) |
| Edinburgh | operational — Edinburgh Trams; Fife electrification works from Haymarket (Jan 2026) | Edinburgh Trams; Fife and Borders electrification (Haymarket–Dalmeny first) |
Players with a footprint here
| Player | Kind | Footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Babcock | Signalling & systems | Headquarters |
| BAM Nuttall | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| FirstGroup | Operator group | Headquarters |
| Angel Trains | Rolling-stock lessor | Headquarters |
| Eversholt | Rolling-stock lessor | Headquarters |
| Porterbrook | Rolling-stock lessor | Headquarters |
Withheld in the free surface
- Capex in this region (3)
- Market narrative
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- Programme composition
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Sources
- ● Find a Tender Service · ScotRail Trains Ltd — ScotRail suburban fleet (EMU and BEMU) procurement — contract notice 071234-2025 (ocds-h6vhtk-05dade) (published 2025-11-05 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Strathclyde Partnership for Transport · Subway modernisation — programme and progress (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Scotland's Railway (Network Rail Scotland) · East Kilbride Enhancement Project (published 2025-12 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Scotland's Railway (Network Rail Scotland) · Edinburgh–Fife rail upgrades begin soon (published 2026-01-08 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Transport Scotland · Rail Services Decarbonisation Action Plan (published 2020-07-28 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Transport Scotland · Glasgow Subway Modernisation (project page) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
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