Vehicles and transport equipment contracts expiring in London: 76 worth £96m
Public sector vehicles and transport equipment contracts held by buyers in London that have a published end date. Approach the buyer while the incumbent still holds it, rather than meeting the work for the first time when it goes out to tender.
Expiring next
- HMC VALIANT Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER)Home OfficeEnds 27 Nov 2026, £106k
What this market looks like
76 vehicles and transport equipment contracts in London carry a published end date, worth £96m between them. They are held across 27 buyers, and the typical one is worth £419k.
43 of them expire within twelve months, and 24 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 57% of this market back in play inside a year.
73 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 8% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
The most active buyers are SE TRAINS LIMITED (12), Transport for London (10), NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (6).
The contracts here are most often held by LIME TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (2), WABTEC UK LIMITED (2), FAIVELEY TRANSPORT TAMWORTH LTD (2).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Overhaul of London Underground Switch Tilter (LUST) Wagons London | Transport for London | £1.8m | 03 Sept 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| DISAB TubeVac Overhaul London | Transport for London | £1.4m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| project_47554 - #45669 - Conwy Tubes Track Renewal London | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | £700k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| E Scooters Trial Phase 3 London | Transport for London | £18m | 17 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| PDA2 - Transparency Notice (UK 5) - OWE Launcher London | Ministry of Defence | £5.0m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Continued UK Contribution to the MicroCarb Mission – CO₂ Retrieval Algorithm Development and Programme Support London | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology | £579k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Home to School Transport (Buses) London | London Borough of Southwark | £7.0m | 03 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Wabtec Group Materials and Services Supplies to LUL Pan Fleet Rolling Stock London | Transport for London | £2.9m | 16 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| TWO CPV - Planned Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification London | Home Office | £97k | 11 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| ITSO Standards Update Contract - Vix London | RAIL DELIVERY GROUP LIMITED | £886k incl. VAT | 22 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| ETCS System Safety Assurance London | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | £421k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Pj Beehive London | Ministry of Defence | £10m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Primary Spring Chevrons - 09 HOPL (Victoria Line) London | London Underground Limited | £508k | 23 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| HMC VALIANT Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification (MSER) London | Home Office | £106k | 27 Nov 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Provision of Signalling Simulator Software/ additional hardware to Wessex Route London | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | £607k | 26 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| EMR Lease of x2 Class 221 Units London | TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED | £5.7m | 28 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Elizabeth Line signalling performance improvement Work package 1 London | Transport for London | £4.3m | 30 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Purchase of 10 x Hydraulic Trailers London | LONDON GATEWAY PORT LIMITED | £1.2m | 25 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Manufacture and Supply of 500 pcs Flat Bottom Rail 60E2 R350LHT according to EN13674-1:2017, Length 18,288 mm for Elizabeth Line London | Transport for London | £856k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| 2526-0525 18‑tonne Refuse Collection Vehicle Hire London | London Borough of Islington | £56k | 01 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Provision of Wayfinding and Signage Services for the Moorfields and UCL Centre for Eye Health London | MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £598k | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Metropolitan line Doors Overhaul Parts London | London Underground Limited | £7.1m | 09 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Provision of Dockless E Bike Hire Services London | London Borough of Haringey | £1.1m | 14 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| The Supply and Delivery of E-Motorcycles and spare batteries London | Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime | £417k | 16 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Borough Playground Signage Replacement Project London | London Borough of Harrow | £30k | 02 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Replacement of forklift trucks at Ramsgate Depot London | SE TRAINS LIMITED | £117k | 01 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Exhaust Materials Contract London | WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED | £720k | 15 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| TFL PLU Driver Access Platforms for Arnos Grove London | Transport for London | £216k | 17 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Fleet Cars for the British Embassy Brussels London | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | £128k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| East Midlands Geofencing and Virtual WSMBs London | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | £445k | 31 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| PLU Depots - Provision for Supply of Labour Plant and Materials London | Transport for London | £978k | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Fleet Car for the British Embassy Stockholm London | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | £66k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| SUPPLY OF 10 RORO TERMINAL TRACTORS London | LONDON GATEWAY PORT LIMITED | £2.0m | 08 Feb 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Overhaul of Jumpers for S Stock Metropolitan Line Fleet London | London Underground Limited | £885k | 21 May 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| ecm_54089 Railhead Cleaning Technology Trial London | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | £700k | 30 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Minibus purchase London | London Borough of Lewisham | £59k incl. VAT | 24 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Welfare Van for APHA London | ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY | £50k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Fleet Car for the British Embassy The Hague London | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | £47k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| CS: CAPEX Vehicle Purchase for the British High Commission in Nassau London | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | £45k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Class 375 & 465 Simulator System Upgrade London | SE TRAINS LIMITED | £980k | 31 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
36 more in this view
The full list, the named incumbent on every line and the computed re-tender window are on the expiry radar.
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Regions come from the buyer's published NUTS code, which is the location of the buying authority rather than always the place the work happens. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.