RRSG0003 - Expansion of International Passenger Rail Depot Capacity. Potential Public Private Partnership opportunity
Buyer: Department for Transport
- Published
- 29 September 2025
- Place of performance
- UK
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 060379-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a3bd
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 45234112Railway depot construction work
- 45234100Railway construction works
- 45213320Construction work for buildings relating to railway transport
- 71311230Railway engineering services
- 45200000Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 71323000Engineering-design services for industrial process and production
- 71220000Architectural design services
- 34620000Rolling stock
Description
The Government is fully supportive of the growth and expansion of international rail connections between the UK and mainland Europe, as well as establishing a thriving and competitive market for international rail passenger services. We are seeing renewed interest from potential new entrants looking to enter the market to compete with Eurostar, as well as Eurostar’s own publicised plans to procure a new fleet of trains to supports its expansion plans, including opening new routes to Switzerland and Germany. All are seeking to base their fleet maintenance operations in the UK given the nature of their planned services and constraints in mainland Europe. Most new entrants have plans to procure 10-12 trainsets whilst Eurostar has announced plans to procure 30-50 trainsets across both its cross-Channel and continental Europe networks. A lack of available international passenger rail maintenance / stabling depot capacity is constraining sector growth and limiting competition. The Government is therefore considering potential interventions to address this constraint, which could facilitate market opening and significant growth. The objective of this pre-liminary market engagement is to u…
Official publications
- FTS · 060379-2025 · 29 September 2025
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