Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Transpennine Trains Limited
Bridgewater House, 58-60 Whitworth Street
Manchester
M1 6LT
UK
Contact person: Procurement Department
Telephone: +44 3300954077
E-mail: procurement.services@tpexpress.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
I.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The financing of New Trains for TransPennine Trains Limited
Reference number: TPT 285
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66114000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The financing of New Trains for TransPennine Trains Limited (including any potential successors). TPE conducted this procurement (New Trains Financier) to procure an Owner to finance, own and lease the new Units for use in passenger service. TPE sought tenders for the financing and ownership of: a. the Units; b. the Associated Equipment; and c. as well as the provision of asset management services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34620000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD36
UKM
UKC
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
Greater Manchester North West,SCOTLAND,NORTH EAST (ENGLAND),NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
TPE conducted this procurement (New Trains Financier) to procure an Owner to finance, own and lease the new Units for use in passenger service TPE sought tenders for the financing and ownership of: a. the Units; and b. the Associated Equipment (as defined in the Contracts) as well as the provision of asset management services as detailed in the Joint Project Management Agreement.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial contract term is for 8 years from the date of acceptance of the first unit (with the option for an extension of [up to] an additional 96 months
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The technical criteria included several stages with a combination of pass/fail and scored criteria. Tenderers only passed the technical criteria where they passed all pass/fail criteria and met a minimum threshold for the scored criteria. There was therefore no specific overall weighting applied to the technical evaluation stage as a whole
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-023235
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: TPT 285
Title: New Trains Financier
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rock Rail TPE Plc
17274296
Capital Tower, 91 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8RT
UK
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.rockrail.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
GO Reference: GO-2026109-PRO-39040779
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Rolls Building, Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1NL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Transpennine Trains Limited
Bridgewater House, 58-60 Whitworth Street
Manchester
M1 6LT
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/10/2026