Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bec-6e65-70eb-828c-affdcfdf0f67/class-397-heavy-overhaul-partner Open for bids GB open procedure # Class 397 Heavy Overhaul Partner [Transpennine Trains Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/transpennine-trains-limited) Estimated value £6,000,000 Published 7 Oct 2026 Deadline 94 days left 20 Jan 2027 ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender TransPennine Trains ('TPT') operates a fleet of 12 Class 397 EMU trains along the UK West Coast Main Line rail network. Having had their initial overhaul in 2026, additional overhaul activities will fall due 2028 - 2030. TPT is seeking a supply chain partner to deliver these overhaul services, including but not limited to provision of an service delivery location to deliver services, transport of units from home depot to proposed service delivery location, undertaking of overhaul services across full fleet, and co-ordination with the OEM for overhaul materials delivery management. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: [delta-esourcing.com](https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Railway-maintenance-or-service-vehicles%2C-and-railway-freight-wagons./26AB2J3NR5) To respond to this opportunity, please click here: [delta-esourcing.com/respond/26AB2J3NR5](https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/26AB2J3NR5) ## CPV classification Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons Railway maintenance or service vehicles Railway transport services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-078246-2026-10-07T10:50:02+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-078246-2026-10-07T10:50:02+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Transpennine Trains Limited: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/transpennine-trains-limited) [Sector More Transport equipment & vehicles tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles) ## More tenders like this [CCTV East - 7 Stations · Northern Trains Limited · 12 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-8348-7286-89a7-ae5396afc337/cctv-east-7-stations) [Heaton Reception Road Enhancement · Northern Trains Limited · 33 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a145df-117d-72ed-82eb-fa982f8ae9fe/heaton-reception-road-enhancement) [Southern Track and Rail Systems Phase 3 · Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited (TSGN) · 33 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-1d62-710c-95ef-69faa8553e38/southern-track-and-rail-systems-phase-3) [Heaton TRU Upgrades Designs · Northern Trains Ltd · 22 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-7da5-72be-9c7c-018c533efc6e/heaton-tru-upgrades-designs) [P-3449 Supply of Bus, Coach and Support Vehicle Replacement Parts · Translink · 2770 days left · 19 May 2034](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bde-72af-72c5-a759-a3371f26fb16/p-3449-supply-of-bus-coach-and-support-vehicle-replacement-parts) [1074279646 T1416 - Feasibility and impact of a full description of train path · RSSB · 23 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-8e5c-7259-9232-d303f7b0dc18/1074279646-t1416-feasibility-and-impact-of-a-full-description-of-train-path)