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Transpennine Trains Limited

Transpennine Trains Limited is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£1.3bn

Total spend

20

Contract awards

15

Unique suppliers

£74.7M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Transpennine Trains Limited has awarded 20 contracts worth £1.3bn to 15 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £74.7M, with the top five suppliers holding 97% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Transpennine Trains Limited

Top-five suppliers hold 97% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Rock Rail TPE Plc2£1.1bn
CAF Rail UK Limited2£83.9M
Alstom Transport UK Limited1£34.2M
Cubic Transportation Systems2£9.0M
ESSAR OIL (UK) LIMITED1£7.1M
LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED T/A ARRIVA TRAI1£6.5M
LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED T/A ARRIVA TRAINCARE1£6.5M
Bidvest Noonan (UK) Limited1£5.2M
Worldline IT Services UK Limited1£5.0M
Hunter Apparel Solutions Limited1£4.0M
BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE AUTHORITY1£3.1M
Plinc Limited3£2.2M
Mystery Shoppers Limited1£375K
Alstom Engineering and Services Limited1£0
THE TICKET KEEPER LTD1£0

Procurement categories

What Transpennine Trains Limited buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Repair and maintenance services

50
6 awards£95.6M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
3 awards£2.2M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
2 awards£44.5M

Financial and insurance services

66
2 awards£1.1bn

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
1 award£7.1M

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
1 award£4.0M

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
1 award£0

Software package and information systems

48
1 award£5.0M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
1 award£3.1M

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
1 award£375K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
1 award£5.2M

Recent contracts

Latest Transpennine Trains Limited contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Repair, maintenance and support services for Automatic Ticket Gate (ATG) systems across the TransPennine Express network

Cubic Transportation Systems · 2026-11-05

£4.5M

Mystery Shopping Market Research for TransPennine Trains Limited

Mystery Shoppers Limited · 2026-11-02

£375K

Class 397 Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement ('TSSSA')

CAF Rail UK Limited · 2026-10-28

£44.5M

The financing of New Trains for TransPennine Trains Limited

Rock Rail TPE Plc · 2026-09-07

£1.1bn

New Trains Manufacturer

Alstom Engineering and Services Limited · 2026-09-07

New Trains Financier

Rock Rail TPE Plc · 2026-09-07

VEAT Notice - Class 397 Train Services Agreement

Alstom Transport UK Limited · 2026-09-07

£34.2M

Extension to Cleaning and Presentation Services

Bidvest Noonan (UK) Limited · 2026-06-14

£5.2M

VEAT Notice - Class 397 Technical Support and Spares Supply

CAF Rail UK Limited · 2026-06-09

£39.4M

Repair, maintenance and support services for Automatic Ticket Gate (ATG) systems across the TransPennine Express network

Cubic Transportation Systems · 2026-05-24

£4.5M

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1

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2

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9

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

1

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1

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Market analysis

Bidding into Transpennine Trains Limited — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

8%

Awards to SMEs

97%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 8% of Transpennine Trains Limited’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Transpennine Trains Limited

How much does Transpennine Trains Limited spend on procurement?

Transpennine Trains Limited awarded 20 contracts totalling £1.3bn between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 15 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £74.7M.

Who are Transpennine Trains Limited's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Transpennine Trains Limited by total award value are Rock Rail TPE Plc, CAF Rail UK Limited, Alstom Transport UK Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 97% of contract value.

What does Transpennine Trains Limited buy from suppliers?

Transpennine Trains Limited's procurement is concentrated in repair and maintenance services, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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