AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Transpennine Trains Limited published an award notice naming ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED as supplier for a rolling-stock procurement covering train design, build, testing, commissioning and maintenance-related services.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £1,292,159,073, to ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a high-value, long-duration rolling-stock award combining fleet delivery with maintenance and refurbishment services under the published scope.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-55a60233-63bb-4e3a-8d2e-f3b2532c4934-1 · 1292159073 GBP · Active award
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The award names Alstom Engineering and Services Limited as its sole supplier. Supplier verification provides the verified legal name ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED, company number 02235994, matched by exact name.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source status complete
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Process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete"; the notice is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award record status
99% confidenceActive
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The sole award record has status "active".
Award date
99% confidence8 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-09T15:30:10+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award and contract-period fields do not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£1,292,159,073
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The sole award value is 1292159073 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and an award value of 1292159073 GBP.
Value basis
99% confidenceNot stated
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value_basis is null and no pricing breakdown is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence8 September 2026
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Tender period end date: 2026-09-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period start
99% confidence8 September 2026
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Award and tender contract-period start date: 2026-09-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period end
99% confidence8 September 2042
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Award and tender contract-period end date: 2042-09-08T23:59:59Z.
Published term
97% confidenceApproximately 16 years
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Calculated from the published start and end dates; this is a calendar estimate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Primary category
99% confidenceGoods
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Main procurement category is "goods".
CPV classification
99% confidence34620000 — Rolling stock
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Primary CPV classification supplied in the tender data.
Fleet supply scope
98% confidenceDesign, build, test and commission the selected train option
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The description says the Manufacture and Supply Agreement is for the Train Manufacturer and Maintainer to design, build, test and commission the selected option.
Maintenance scope
98% confidenceMaintenance, servicing and refurbishment services under a Train Services Agreement
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The description states that the TMM will provide all train maintenance, servicing and refurbishment services under the TSA.
Operating model
97% confidenceDry-lease structure; service payments adjusted for fleet availability, reliability and performance among other KPIs
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Published description of the TSA and its payment adjustment mechanism.
Delivery location
98% confidenceScotland, United Kingdom
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The tender item lists Scotland as the delivery region.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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procurement_method is "selective".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceNegotiated procedure
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procurement_method_details is "Negotiated procedure".
Number of bids
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Evaluation results and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contractual instruments
98% confidenceManufacture and Supply Agreement (MSA) and Train Services Agreement (TSA)
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The description says an MSA will cover design, build, testing and commissioning, while the TSA covers maintenance, servicing and refurbishment.
Performance mechanism
97% confidenceTSA service payments are to be adjusted for availability, reliability and performance, among other KPIs
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Published scope description.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Integrated supply and service model
97% confidenceThe published scope combines rolling-stock manufacture with long-term maintenance, servicing and refurbishment responsibilities.
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The MSA and TSA descriptions set out fleet delivery and through-life service elements.
Performance-linked service exposure
97% confidenceThe maintenance-services payment model includes adjustments linked to fleet availability, reliability and performance.
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Published TSA payment description.
Market scale
96% confidenceThe recorded £1.292bn value and approximately 16-year published period indicate a material rail-fleet procurement.
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Sole award value and published contract period.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Exact-name verification identifies ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED, company number 02235994; no name mismatch is flagged.
Award structure
99% confidenceOne award and one supplier are recorded; no lots are supplied
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The source contains one active award, one supplier and an empty lots dataset.
Published date relationship
99% confidenceThe award date, submission deadline and published contract-period start are all 8 September 2026
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Source fields record the same date for each event. The notice does not explain the relationship between them.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation scoring, award rationale, lot-level allocation, pricing breakdown, extension terms or explicit signature evidence is provided
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not explicitly confirm contract signature; the analysis therefore reports an active award rather than a signed contract.
- No lot records or lot-level scope/value allocations are published.
- No tender response count, evaluation scores, award rationale, price breakdown, extension terms or renewal provisions are supplied.
- The notice does not explain why the award date, submission deadline and published contract-period start share the same date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Transpennine Trains LimitedALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITEDrolling stockrail procurementtrain maintenanceContracts Findernegotiated procedure
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Transpennine Trains New Trains Manufacturer award?
The sole recorded supplier is ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED, verified in the supplied supplier-verification data.
What is the published award value?
The sole award is valued at £1,292,159,073.
What does the procurement cover?
The published scope covers rolling-stock design, build, testing and commissioning, plus maintenance, servicing and refurbishment services.
When does the published contract period end?
The supplied contract-period end date is 8 September 2042. This does not by itself establish renewal plans.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.