RRSG0003 - Expansion of International Passenger Rail Depot Capacity. Potential Public Private Partnership opportunity
Department for Transport · London
Key facts
- Engagement closes
- 22 Oct 2025
- Contract ends
- 31 Aug 2029
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Source
- Find a Tender
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 understand potential private investor interest in and appetite for financing and delivering the expansion of international passenger rail deport capacity in the London area. The Government has assessed options for establishing a new maintenance depot and is now interested in understanding market appetite to participate in the construction and operation of a new light and/or heavy maintenance facility that would be capable of meeting the needs of multiple operators’ fleet requirements.
Categories (CPV)
- 45234112 Railway depot construction work
- 45234100 Railway construction works
- 45213320 Construction work for buildings relating to railway transport
- 71311230 Railway engineering services
- 45200000 Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 71323000 Engineering-design services for industrial process and production
- 71220000 Architectural design services
- 34620000 Rolling stock
- 34940000 Railway equipment
- 34942000 Signalling equipment
- 50225000 Railway-track maintenance services
- 50220000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
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