Awarded contract

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

Details

Buyer: TRANSPENNINE TRAINS LIMITED
Supplier(s): CAF Rail UK Ltd
Value: £44,538,393
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Parts of locomotives or rolling stock
Published: 29 October 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

VEAT Notice for Overhaul Materials provision required to undertake TPT's Class 397 Heavy Overhaul Programme under the existing Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement ('TSSSA')

Timeline

Completed: Award published29 October 2026
Current notice
Next: Award date9 November 2026in 1 week
Upcoming: Contract expiry date25 May 2031

About the buyer

TransPennine Trains Limited operates TransPennine Express, a passenger train service linking Manchester and Liverpool with Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Department for Transport's Operator of Last Resort has run the services since 28 May 2023. A 2023 notice covered a Class 397 train services agreement. A separate procurement sought a new trains maintenance and depots solution. The procurement department is based in Manchester.

Over the past 5 years, most of TransPennine Trains Limited's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, transport equipment and financial and insurance services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transpennine-trains-limited.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transpennine-trains-limited.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transpennine-trains-limited.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transpennine-trains-limited.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transpennine-trains-limited.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transpennine-trains-limited.gov