Who Won It

Contract award · 28 Oct 2026

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

Transpennine Trains Limited awarded “Class 397 Technical Support and Spares Supply…” to CAF Rail UK Limited for £44.5m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionVehicles & transport equipmentNorth West

BuyerTranspennine Trains Limited
Value £44.5m
WinnerCAF Rail UK Limited

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Transpennine Trains Limited · Body governed by public law
Supplier
CAF Rail UK Limited
Value
£44,538,393
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Parts of locomotives or rolling stock (CPV 34631000)
Region
North West
Official notice
102692-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date28 Oct 2026
  2. Published29 Oct 2026Published 1 day after the contract date

Description

Additional overhaul materials that can only be provided by the OEM under the existing TSSSA

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