Open68 days left · closes midday, Wednesday 20 January 2027

Class 397 Heavy Overhaul Partner

Transpennine Trains Limited · Public undertaking

In brief

Transpennine Trains Limited is looking for suppliers for this contract (UK-wide).

The estimated value is £6,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, starting 29 April 2027.

Bids close at midday, Wednesday 20 January 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: midday, Wednesday 16 December 2026
Bids by: midday, Wednesday 20 January 2027

How bids are scored

Quality · Price · Social Value

Competition

Typical: a median of 3.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 6 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

TransPennine Trains ('TPT') operates a fleet of 12 Class 397 EMU trains along the UK West Coast Main Line rail network. Having had their initial overhaul in 2026, additional overhaul activities will fall due 2028 - 2030. TPT is seeking a supply chain partner to deliver these overhaul services, including but not limited to provision of an service delivery location to deliver services, transport of units from home depot to proposed service delivery location, undertaking of overhaul services across full fleet, and co-ordination with the OEM for overhaul materials delivery management. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Railway-maintenance-or-service-vehicles%2C-and-railway-freight-wagons./26AB2J3NR5 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/26AB2J3NR5

Should I bid?

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Can you prepare a good bid in 68 days?Leave time for clarification questions and sign-off.
Is a contract of about £6,000,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in locations across the UK?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Send clarification questions before midday, Wednesday 16 December 2026.
Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Wednesday 20 January 2027. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

7 October 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 094560-2026
7 October 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 094586-2026

About the buyer

Transpennine Trains LimitedLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most

CAF Rail UK Limited3 contracts
Alstom Engineering and Services Limited2 contracts
Alstom Transport UK Limited2 contracts
Cubic Transportation Systems Limited2 contracts
Rock Rail TPE Plc2 contracts
Bidvest Noonan (UK) Limited1 contract
Essar Oil (UK) Limited1 contract
London and North Western Railway Company Limited T/A Arriva Traincare1 contract

All tenders and awards from Transpennine Trains Limited

From notice 094560-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 October 2026, last updated 7 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 7 October 2026.