Rolling stock leasing tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
105 rolling stock leasing tenders and contracts, 34 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£100m
- Contracts a month1
- Won by SMEs11%
- Frameworks and DPSs3
- Live now4See them →
Rolling stock leasing contracts
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23 contracts across the UK, of any size
4 rolling stock leasing opportunities are open now
- OpenCloses Apr 2030Leasing of Rail WagonsCTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance · North West
- Awarded20 Oct 2026Sub-Lease of Class 156 Diesel Multiple UnitNorthern Trains Limited · North EastWon by ScotRail£487k
- Awarded14 Oct 2026EMR Lease of x2 Class 221 UnitsEast Midlands Railway · East MidlandsWon by Grand Central Railway Company Limited£5.7m
- Awarded8 Oct 2026Class 334 Rolling Stock LeaseScotRail · Scotland£94.9m
- Awarded8 Sep 2026The financing of New Trains for TransPennine Trains LimitedTransPennine Express · ScotlandWon by Rock Rail TPE Plc£1.1bn
- Awarded18 Aug 2026Operating Lease for Class 745 and Class 755 Rolling Stock UnitsGA Trains Limited · LondonWon by Rock Rail East Anglia PLC£767m
- Awarded28 Jul 2026Class 318 Rolling Stock LeaseScotRail · Scotland£54.7m
- Awarded28 Jul 2026Class 320 Rolling Stock LeaseScotRail · Scotland£57.3m
- Awarded28 Jul 2026Class 320/4 Rolling Stock LeaseScotRail · Scotland£31.2m
- Awarded13 Jul 2026Class 350 LeaseNorthern Trains Limited · North WestWon by Porterbrook£222m
- Awarded21 Jul 2025Replacement (Existing) Rolling Stock for Chiltern RailwaysChiltern Railways · North EastWon by Beacon Rail Finance (Europe) Limited£300m
- Awarded25 May 2025Direct award of a Lease for Class 444/450 rolling stockSouth Western Railway Limited · LondonWon by Angel Trains£347m
- Awarded25 May 2025Direct award of a Lease for Class 701 rolling stockSouth Western Railway Limited · LondonWon by Rock Rail South Western plc£494m
- Awarded25 May 2025Direct award of a Lease for Class 455 rolling stockSouth Western Railway Limited · LondonWon by Porterbrook£46.2m
- Awarded25 May 2025Direct award of a Lease for Class 158/159 rolling stockSouth Western Railway Limited · LondonWon by Porterbrook£78.9m
- Awarded23 May 20252x Additional Cl. 769s to be leased to support driver trainingNorthern Trains Limited · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Porterbrook£376k
- Open to joinApply by 10 Apr 2030North West DPS
- Open to joinApply by 10 Apr 2030North West DPS
- Open to joinApply by 26 Dec 2031North West DPS
3 DPSs for rolling stock leasing work are running. All are open to join now.
Porterbrook won the most rolling stock leasing contracts
Angel Trains won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porterbrook London · See every contract | 4 | £348m | 2 | ||
| 2joint | Angel Trains London · See every contract | 2 | £1.4bn | 2 | ||
| 2joint | Alstom Transport UK Limited Scotland · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Eversholt Rail Scotland · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Rock Rail TPE Plc Scotland · See every contract | 1 | £1.1bn | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Rock Rail East Anglia PLC London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £767m | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Rock Rail South Western plc London · See every contract | 1 | £494m | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Beacon Rail Finance (Europe) Limited North East · See every contract | 1 | £300m | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Grand Central Railway Company Limited East Midlands · See every contract | 1 | £5.7m | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Eastern Rail Services Limited SME · See every contract | 1 | £1.9m | 1 |
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Transport and utility bodies award 100% of rolling stock leasing contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
5 buyers bought rolling stock leasing more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many rolling stock leasing contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many rolling stock leasing contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ScotRail | 9 | £654m |
| 2 | South Western Railway Limited | 4 | £966m |
| 3 | Northern Trains Limited | 3 | £223m |
| 4 | GA Trains Limited | 2 | £1.8bn |
| 5 | Chiltern Railways | 2 | £300m |
| 6 | TransPennine Express | 1 | £1.1bn |
| 7 | East Midlands Railway | 1 | £5.7m |
| 8 | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | 1 | £1.9m |
32 rolling stock leasing contracts awarded since 2021
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Half of rolling stock leasing contracts are worth less than £78m
The 10 biggest rolling stock leasing contracts
- TransPennine ExpressRock Rail TPE Plc · 8 Sep 2026
- GA Trains LimitedAngel Trains · 23 Jun 2026
- GA Trains LimitedRock Rail East Anglia PLC · 18 Aug 2026
- South Western Railway LimitedRock Rail South Western plc · 25 May 2025
- South Western Railway LimitedAngel Trains · 25 May 2025
- Chiltern RailwaysBeacon Rail Finance (Europe) Limited · 21 Jul 2025
- ScotRailWinner not published · 16 Jan 2026
- Northern Trains LimitedPorterbrook · 13 Jul 2026
- ScotRailWinner not published · 8 Oct 2026
- South Western Railway LimitedPorterbrook · 25 May 2025
No rolling stock leasing contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
The 1 rolling stock leasing contract ending are one-off work, which is not re-let as it was.
Scotland awards the most rolling stock leasing contracts. May and July are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 0 | 10 | £1.8bn | £75.2m | Alstom Transport UK Limited and Eversholt Rail (2 each) | ScotRail (9) | 0 |
| London | 0 | 5 | £1.7bn | £347m | Porterbrook (2) | South Western Railway Limited (4) | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 2 | £300m | – | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 1 | 1 | £222m | – | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 1 | £376k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 1 | £5.7m | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
- £100m a month
of rolling stock leasing contracts awarded.
Typical contract £75.2m x 1.3 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 3
frameworks and DPSs are running for rolling stock leasing work.
3 open to join now. - 11%
of rolling stock leasing contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 18 award notices.
How many rolling stock leasing tenders and contracts are there?
| Since November 2021 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 105 | 34 |
| Contracts awarded | 32 | 12 |
1 rolling stock leasing contract or framework ends in the next 12 months. In the last two years, 8 buyers awarded rolling stock leasing contracts to 11 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many rolling stock leasing contracts does the UK public sector award?
23 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 8 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector rolling stock leasing contract worth?
The median is £78m, and 0% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector rolling stock leasing contracts?
Porterbrook won the most (4). Angel Trains won the most by value (£1.4bn).
Which buyers award the most rolling stock leasing contracts?
Transport and utility bodies award 100% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most rolling stock leasing contracts?
Scotland: 10 of 23 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then London (5) and the North East (2).
Are there frameworks or DPSs for rolling stock leasing work that are open to join?
3 frameworks and DPSs for rolling stock leasing work are running. All are open to join now.
What is included
Leasing or hire of trains, rolling stock and locomotives from rolling stock companies, manufacturers or locomotive hire firms.
- Passenger fleet leasing and train services agreements
- Locomotive hire, including for port and industrial railways
What is not included
- Buying new trains (see Rolling stock supply)
- Maintenance bought without the vehicles (see Rolling stock maintenance, overhaul and spares)
- Storage of rolling stock (see Other rail services)
- Locomotives with traincrew hauling trains (see Rail freight and engineering train haulage)