Awarded 6 October 2026
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Transport for London · London
Railway station design tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
101 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Railway station design contracts ,
101 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest railway station design contracts awarded
Awarded 2 October 2026
European Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Early Works - Stage 2 (Develop) Support Services
HS1 Limited · London
Awarded 18 September 2026
TVCA-PROC-0709 - Teesside Airport Rail Station Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)
Tees Valley Combined Authority · North East
Awarded 8 September 2026
Network Expansion: Rolling Stock Feasibility Study
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority · North West
Awarded 7 September 2026
A50 Derby Southern Bypass LED Upgrade – Network Rail BAPA
Highways England · West Midlands
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Jacobs won the most railway station design contracts
Arup won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacobs London · See every contract | 18 | £5.4m | 4 | ||
| 2 | Arup London · See every contract | 11 | £12.3m | 3 | ||
| 3 | Steer London · See every contract | 10 | £2.1m | 1 | ||
| 4 | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited West Midlands · See every contract | 9 | £4.4m | 5 | ||
| 5 | Mott MacDonald North East · See every contract | 5 | £2.4m | 3 | ||
| 6 | AtkinsRéalis West Midlands · See every contract | 3 | £1.2m | 3 | ||
| 7joint | Ramboll Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 2 | £394k | 2 | ||
| 7joint | SABLE LEIGH CONSULTANCY LIMITED Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 2 | £363k | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Matchtech West Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £333k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | ST & R Partners (Systra, Tracsis & Ricardo) | 2 | £308k | 1 |
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Who buys
27 buyers awarded railway station design contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
12 buyers bought railway station design more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many railway station design contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many railway station design contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department for Transport | 43 | £21.6m |
| 2 | West Midlands Combined Authority | 13 | £4.3m |
| 3 | Tees Valley Combined Authority | 6 | £1.6m |
| 4 | Transport for London | 5 | £1.1m |
| 5 | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | 3 | £8.8m |
| 6 | Coventry City Council | 3 | £1.4m |
| 7 | Highways England | 3 | £579k |
| 8 | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 2 | £1.9m |
| 9 | HS1 Limited | 2 | £750k |
| 10 | Northern Trains Limited | 2 | £548k |
Prices
Half of railway station design contracts are worth less than £170k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 59% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Department for TransportArup · 30 Oct 2024
- Network Rail Infrastructure LimitedWinner not published · 20 Jul 2026
- Network Rail Infrastructure LimitedAGH Engineering Ltd · 20 Jul 2026
- Department for TransportJacobs · 12 Nov 2024
- Department for TransportArup · 27 May 2026
- West Midlands Combined AuthorityNetwork Rail Infrastructure Limited · 11 Apr 2025
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilBloom Procurement Services · 19 Aug 2026
- Coventry City CouncilArup · 12 Dec 2025
- Department for TransportMott MacDonald · 28 Nov 2025
- Network Rail Infrastructure LimitedAtkinsRéalis · 14 May 2026
Where and when
The West Midlands awards the most railway station design contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 17 | £5.7m |
| London | 15 | £7m |
| North East | 9 | £2.2m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 7 | £3.1m |
| North West | 4 | £905k |
| Wales | 2 | £96k |
| East of England | 1 | £30k |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | £450k |
| East Midlands | 0 | Not published |
| South East | 0 | Not published |
| South West | 0 | Not published |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of railway station design tenders close within 21 days of being published
Each dot is a railway station design tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 76% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 33% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 21 days
is how long the typical railway station design tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 25 UK railway station design tenders published in the last 24 months. - 1
new railway station design tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
31 in the last 24 months. - 59%
of the money is in the 10 biggest railway station design contracts.
Of 99 contracts with a published value. - 16%
of railway station design contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 94 award notices.
Questions
How many railway station design contracts does the UK public sector award?
101 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 27 public buyers.
How long are railway station design tenders open for?
The median railway station design tender is open for 21 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector railway station design contract worth?
The median is £170k, and 58% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector railway station design contracts?
Jacobs won the most (18). Arup won the most by value (£12.3m).
What is included
Design, lead design and technical advice for railway, light rail and station schemes and rail infrastructure support.
- Light rail concept design
- GRIP stage lead design
- Station design
- Technical advisory support to rail projects
- Rail defect detection technical support
What is not included
- Rail transport safety assurance (csl.tech.transport-safety-advice)
- Rail research for standards (csl.tech.technical-research-for-policy)