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title: "Future Labs - Rail Industry Energy Resilience"
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# Future Labs - Rail Industry Energy Resilience

Buyer: TRANSPENNINE TRAINS LIMITED  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064754

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## Summary

Transpennine Trains Limited is spearheading the "Future Labs - Rail Industry Energy Resilience" initiative, a tender focused on the development of sustainable energy solutions for the rail industry, headquartered in Manchester, UK. This procurement is currently at the tender stage and invites industry experts to propose innovative approaches to boost energy resilience in train stations across the UK. The tender is classified under energy and related services and offers a contract amounting to £50,000, with a gross value of £60,000 GBP. The procurement method is an open competition, with submissions required via the Delta E-Sourcing platform by the 1st of June 2026, and all queries to be resolved by the 15th of May 2026. Key dates to note include the contract period start on the 30th of June 2026, ending on the 29th of June 2027.

This tender presents a lucrative opportunity for businesses specialising in energy management and consultancy services, particularly those with innovative solutions in clean energy generation, storage, and management. SMEs and social enterprises are encouraged to apply, especially if they possess expertise in developing self-sufficient, resilient, and low-carbon solutions for large networks such as the rail industry. With an emphasis on sustainability and operational efficiency, businesses that can provide pioneering technologies in battery systems, solar power, or other novel energy solutions will find this procurement process particularly well-suited for growth and collaboration with leading UK train operators including LNER, Southeastern, and TransPennine Express, among others.

## Notice

The rail industry is calling on the UK's brightest minds to help shape the future of transport, inviting creators, problem-solvers and disruptors from every corner of the country to help improve sustainability, safety and accessibility across Britain's rail network. Through Future Labs, the public ownership flagship innovation programme, Britain's train operators are seeking pioneering solutions to four of rail's toughest challenges. DFTO train operators have environmental and sustainability targets, whether that is for their overall carbon emissions, or specific to certain parts of their operations. In stations, we want to meet targets such as the creation of net zero stations. Severe weather events are occurring more frequently and are already impacting our operations. There is a risk that such events may impact our ability to provide a safe and operational environments for our customers and people in the future. We also know that energy generation comes from a variety of sources, and not all are renewable (low carbon intensive). As a consumer of electricity, DFTO operators cannot stipulate exactly where our electricity comes from, and the balance of power sources is very weather dependent. Although we may have purchased green energy financially, this does not mean that we are actually consuming green energy (this is a financial arrangement only). Energy production and transmission is based on regional generation and whole network loading, which is managed entirely by National Grid. There are current plans to install battery storage within some stations to store greener energy, either from onsite generation, or from when the local grid is providing low carbon intensity energy. When it comes to energy resilience, Future Labs is seeking new ways to generate, store and manage clean energy directly on-site. Innovators are encouraged to explore how battery systems, solar power or novel technologies could help stations become self-sufficient, resilient and low carbon, even in the face of disruption. Train Operating Companies (TOCs) in scope: *LNER, *TransPennine Express, Northern Trains, *Southeastern, *South Western Railway, *c2c *West Midlands Railway *London Northwestern Railway and *Greater Anglia. Objectives of the engagement The contracting authority wishes to engage with the market to: *Understand market capability and capacity *Explore potential delivery models and commercial approaches *Inform the scope, structure and procurement strategy of any future process

### Planning Information

Suppliers interested in participating are invited to respond to this Energy Resilience Challenge Supplier Questionnaire latest by 23:59 on 18/02/2026
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=e1y4hXsF4ESUCwNWEB2p1Zfob9keEKhPt_-AY4nqithUNzVVVFdPQlc5MFZCVjRVWUxRNEJaREg1Si4u&route=shorturl
All information in terms of contract duration as well as budget will be refined following market engagement. These are currently indicative of the original stage which is most likely akin to a pilot.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042561-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 Jun 2026 - 29 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| Lots value | £50,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPENNINE TRAINS LIMITED |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 6LT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Piccadilly |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71314000 - Energy and related services
- 71314200 - Energy-management services
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

## Release History

- 8 May 2026 at 13:24 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042561-2026
- 5 May 2026 at 10:13 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040898-2026
- 4 Feb 2026 at 16:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010144-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042561-2026
  8th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040898-2026
  5th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010144-2026
  4th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-15632
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-15633
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-15634
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-15635
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-15636
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-15637

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=e1y4hXsF4ESUCwNWEB2p1Zfob9keEKhPt_-AY4nqithUNzVVVFdPQlc5MFZCVjRVWUxRNEJaREg1Si4u&route=shorturl
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ENNEYR35B9
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Manchester:-Energy-and-related-services./ENNEYR35B9
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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