Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Northern Trains Limited
Top-five suppliers hold 89% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Northern Trains Limited buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
79345072633022704866Recent contracts
Latest Northern Trains Limited contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
CCTV Broad Green
Circet (UK) Limited · 2026-08-30
£168K
ANPR - Works
APCOA Parking (UK) Limited · 2026-08-11
ANPR - Services
APCOA Parking (UK) Limited · 2026-08-11
Liquid Waste Management and Drainage Services - Framework
ADLER & ALLAN LIMITED · 2026-08-10
£3.9M
Planned Preventative Maintenance
ADLER & ALLAN LIMITED · 2026-08-10
£1.2M
Liquid Waste Management and Drainage Services - Call-Off Contract
ADLER & ALLAN LIMITED · 2026-08-10
£3.0M
Class 350 TSA
SIEMENS MOBILITY LIMITED · 2026-07-13
£158.2M
Class 350 Lease
PORTERBROOK LEASING COMPANY LIMITED · 2026-07-13
£222.0M
Heaton RSS Feasibility Phase 1
Ramboll UK Limited · 2026-07-03
Delivery and Supply of Fuel for our East region Train Care Centres
ESSAR OIL (UK) LIMITED · 2026-06-24
£35.9M
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Reddish North - Platform Overlay
Deadline: 2026-09-25
£580K
Class 331 Heavy Maintenance infrastructure upgrade Allerton TCC
Deadline: 2026-10-05
£2.1M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Northern Trains Limited typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Commercial Services - TRU Phase B Works
Expires: 2026-09-18
£159K
Class 150 & 156 Automatic Sanding Modification Upgrade
Expires: 2026-10-31
£973K
CCTV Broad Green
Expires: 2026-12-02
£168K
Help Point Replacement Project - Lot 1 - PTSN
Expires: 2026-12-31
£183K
Upgrade of Automatic Ticket Gates with EMV Readers, associated software and integration services.
Expires: 2026-12-31
£1.6M
Commercial Services - AiFA Schemes
Expires: 2027-01-15
£198K
Commercial Services - AiFA Schemes
Expires: 2027-01-15
£198K
Moorthorpe Car Park Extension
Expires: 2027-03-31
£1.1M
FORD AND STANLEY LIMITED
Expires: 2027-03-31
£1.7M
Icomera OBS
Expires: 2027-03-31
£8.5M
Market analysis
Bidding into Northern Trains Limited — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
24%
Awards to SMEs
89%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
1
Awards to social enterprises
Around 24% of Northern Trains Limited’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 1 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Northern Trains Limited
How much does Northern Trains Limited spend on procurement?
Northern Trains Limited awarded 86 contracts totalling £854.5M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 55 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £12.8M.
Who are Northern Trains Limited's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Northern Trains Limited by total award value are CAF RAIL UK LIMITED, PORTERBROOK LEASING COMPANY LIMITED, SIEMENS MOBILITY LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 89% of contract value.
What does Northern Trains Limited buy from suppliers?
Northern Trains Limited's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, repair and maintenance services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
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