AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Transpennine Trains Limited has published an award-and-contract notice naming ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED for the New Trains Manufacturer procurement. The supplied contract record states that the contract was signed on 8 September 2026. It covers rolling-stock supply and associated maintenance arrangements.
Published outcomeAward 095768-2026-TPT 284-1 is active and names ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED for lot 1. The contract record is active and explicitly records a signature date of 8 September 2026.
Market significanceThis is a rolling-stock manufacturing and maintenance procurement using a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition. No contract value, fleet quantity, programme dates or individual maintenance pricing is published in the supplied data.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 095768-2026-TPT 284-1 · Lots 1 · Not published Not published · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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The award names Alstom Engineering and Services Limited as supplier for lot 1. Supplier verification provides verified_company_name ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED and company number 02235994. No award or contract value is supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Release history records release 095768-2026 dated 2026-10-09; process published_at is 2026-10-09T15:26:22+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 095768-2026-TPT 284-1 has status active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 8 September 2026
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Contract 095768-2026-TPT 284-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-09-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot record status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 is marked cancelled, while the related award and contract are marked active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award and contract value
99% confidenceNot published
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The process, award, lot and contract data contain no monetary value or currency.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature
99% confidence8 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Award-and-contract notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Release history and process publication timestamp are dated 2026-10-09.
Contract commencement
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at is null and no commencement date is provided in the contract data.
Contract end
97% confidenceUnknown
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contract_end_at is null. The notice describes an initial eight-year term from acceptance of the first unit, but no acceptance date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Primary requirement
99% confidenceRolling stock manufacture and supply
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The procurement is classified as CPV 34620000 Rolling stock and describes a Manufacture and Supply Agreement for design, build, test and commissioning.
Maintenance requirement
99% confidenceMaintenance, servicing and refurbishment under a Train Services Agreement
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The description states that the Train Manufacturer and Maintainer will provide train maintenance, servicing and refurbishment services under a TSA.
Commercial structure
96% confidenceDry lease structure; service payments adjusted for fleet availability, reliability and performance among other KPIs
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The process description states that maintenance is under a dry lease structure and TSA payments will be adjusted for these performance factors.
Delivery geography
93% confidenceGreater Manchester, North West England and Scotland
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The item delivery location description states Greater Manchester, North West, Scotland and North West England; delivery region codes include UKD, UKD36 and UKM.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
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Process procurement_method is selective and procurement_method_details is Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition.
Technical evaluation
98% confidencePass/fail and scored stages; all pass/fail criteria and a minimum scored threshold required
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Lot description states technical criteria used pass/fail and scored stages, with no specific overall technical-stage weighting.
Bidder count and scores
99% confidenceUnknown
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No tenderer count, evaluation scores, ranking or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Manufacturing agreement
98% confidenceManufacture and Supply Agreement for design, build, test and commissioning
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The procurement description specifies an MSA with the successful tenderer.
Maintenance agreement
98% confidenceTrain Services Agreement for maintenance, servicing and refurbishment
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The procurement description specifies a TSA with the Train Manufacturer and Maintainer.
Stated term structure
95% confidenceInitial term of eight years from acceptance of the first unit, with an option to extend by up to 96 months
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Lot 1 options description states this term structure.
Subcontracting
96% confidenceSubcontracting indicated
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Award 095768-2026-TPT 284-1 has hasSubcontracting set to true; no subcontractor details are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Performance-linked service model
96% confidenceThe published scope links TSA service payments to fleet availability, reliability and performance, among other KPIs.
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Process description explicitly describes these payment adjustments.
Value visibility
99% confidenceCommercial scale cannot be assessed from the supplied notice because no award or contract value is published.
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No monetary value or currency is present in the supplied process, award, lot or contract records.
Award allocation
99% confidenceOne active award links the verified supplier to lot 1, but the corresponding source lot is marked cancelled.
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Award relatedLots is ["1"] and names the supplier; lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract statuses are active.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle fields
99% confidenceThe active award and active signed contract conflict with the cancelled status shown for lot 1.
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Award and contract status are active; contract dateSigned is 8 September 2026; tender lot 1 status is cancelled.
Unpublished financial data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award value, contract value, currency, pricing breakdown and individual lot value.
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All supplied value and currency fields are null.
Unpublished delivery and programme data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: fleet quantity, first-unit acceptance date, contract commencement date, end date and detailed contract programme.
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No such dates or quantities are included in the supplied structured data.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by exact-name matching to company number 02235994.
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supplierVerification status is verified, matchMethod is exact_name, and verifiedCompanyStatus is Active.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved lifecycle contradiction: lot 1 is marked cancelled while the related award and signed contract are active.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award and contract value, currency, fleet quantity, pricing, bid count, scores, detailed evaluation rationale and subcontractor identities.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, first-unit acceptance date, contract end date and detailed programme dates.
- The stated term is measured from acceptance of the first unit, so an end date and renewal-timing estimate cannot be calculated.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Transpennine TrainsALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITEDNew Trains Manufacturerrolling stocktrain maintenancerail procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Transpennine Trains New Trains Manufacturer award?
ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED, verified to company number 02235994, is named on active award 095768-2026-TPT 284-1 for lot 1.
Has the contract been signed?
Yes. The supplied contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 8 September 2026 and an active status.
What does the procurement cover?
It covers rolling-stock design, build, test and commissioning, plus maintenance, servicing and refurbishment under separate MSA and TSA arrangements.
What is the contract value?
No award or contract value is published in the supplied data.
What is the contract term?
The lot description states an initial eight-year term from acceptance of the first unit, with an option to extend by up to 96 months. The first-unit acceptance date is not supplied.
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