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Transport & Infrastructure

Rail renewals, road building, major projects such as HS2, and the rolling stock and signalling that keep the network moving.

Supplier spend

£48bn

Share of all supplier spend

12%

Top 10 suppliers

£12.0bn

Since 2019

+26%

Contract spend trend

+£10.0bn (26%) since 2019

Data sourcesCabinet Office — Find a Tender Service (high-value awards)data.gov.uk API (api.gov.uk)Cabinet Office — Contracts Finder (awarded contracts)data.gov.uk API (api.gov.uk)HM Government — Departmental spend over £25,000data.gov.uk API (api.gov.uk)National Audit Office — Reports on government contracting
exact ONS/HMRC/MHCLG/PSS fields

Main programmes

  • Rail renewals

  • Strategic roads

  • Major projects

Bought by Network Rail, National Highways, HS2 Ltd, DfT and local transport authorities.

Top 10 suppliers

Data sourcesCabinet Office — Find a Tender Service (high-value awards)data.gov.uk API (api.gov.uk)Cabinet Office — Contracts Finder (awarded contracts)data.gov.uk API (api.gov.uk)HM Government — Departmental spend over £25,000data.gov.uk API (api.gov.uk)National Audit Office — Reports on government contracting
exact ONS/HMRC/MHCLG/PSS fields

  1. #1Balfour Beatty

    £2.4bn

    Rail electrification, highways construction and civil engineering

    London, UK · 5.0% of the area

    • Civils
    • Rail

  2. #2Skanska UK

    £1.6bn

    Highways, tunnels and station construction

    Rickmansworth, UK · 3.3% of the area

    • Civils

  3. #3Costain

    £1.4bn

    Road and rail engineering, programme management

    Maidenhead, UK · 2.9% of the area

    • Civils

  4. #4Amey

    £1.3bn

    Highways maintenance, rail infrastructure services

    Oxford, UK · 2.7% of the area

    • Maintenance

  5. #5Alstom UK

    £1.2bn

    Trains, signalling systems and fleet maintenance

    Derby, UK · 2.5% of the area

    • Rolling stock

  6. #6Siemens Mobility

    £1.1bn

    Signalling, traffic systems and train fleets

    Chippenham, UK · 2.3% of the area

    • Signalling

  7. #7Hitachi Rail

    £0.9bn

    Intercity and commuter trains, depot services

    Newton Aycliffe, UK · 1.9% of the area

    • Rolling stock

  8. #8Kier Group

    £0.9bn

    Highways, rail and public building construction

    Bedford, UK · 1.9% of the area

    • Construction

  9. #9Colas Rail

    £0.6bn

    Track renewals and rail plant

    London, UK · 1.3% of the area

    • Rail

  10. #10Arriva UK

    £0.6bn

    Bus and rail operations under public contracts

    Sunderland, UK · 1.3% of the area

    • Operations

Infrastructure contracts are typically let as multi-year framework packages, not single awards.

A handful of tier-one contractors deliver most large civils work, usually in joint ventures.

Rolling stock is generally leased rather than bought outright.

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