Network Rail’s top suppliers were paid nearly £4.1bn last year – 42% of the infrastructure provider’s total spend with suppliers.
The rail infrastructure body raised spending among its leading suppliers by 7%, with major power supplier EDF continuing to rank as the biggest supplier followed by signalling and train control specialist Siemens Mobility in second place.
Network Rail’s top suppliers by spend
Rank
Supplier
24/23
23/22
1
EDF Energy Customer
£681m
£527m
2
Siemens Mobility
£455m
£509m
3
BAM Nuttall
£360m
£321m
4
Murphy
£336m
£292m
5
Colas
£326m
£312m
6
Balfour Beatty
£300m
£269m
7
Amalgamated Construction
£278m
£254m
8
Story Contracting
£171m
£148m
9
Octavius Infrastructure
£162m
£148m
10
SPL Powerlines UK
£160m
£156m
11
Alstom Transport UK
£151m
£170m
12
Amey Rail – TRU
£144m
£143m
13
AtkinsRéalis UK
£134m
£146m
14
QTS Group
£113m
£118m
15
Alexander Mann Solutions
£102m
£108m
16
VolkerRail
£98m
n/a
Among the civils contractors, BAM Nuttal ranked top again with a total spend, including Transpennine route upgrade work, rising to £360m.
Among those civils firms enjoying increased spend, J Murphy & Sons ranked fourth with £336m.
Combined revenue from Colas Rail and its Rail Systems Alliance operations, totted up to £326m placing it i the top five.
