In total, Network Rail spent £377m on Costain, more than five per cent of the client’s overall spend for the year ending March 2016.
This is significant jump up the ranks for Costain, which has risen six places from last year after Network Rail spent £215m on the firm, whose deals included work on the London Bridge revamp.
The list also saw ABC Electrification, a joint venture between Alstom, Babcock and Costain, break into the top 20 suppliers with Network Rail spending £112m on the JV.
For 2015/16, Network Rail’s five top suppliers were Carillion (£352m), Balfour Beatty Rail (£241m), Amalgamated Construction (£211m), Colas Rail (£175m) and Murphy (£174m).
Bam Nuttall is the biggest faller in terms of money spent, with Network Rail spending £149m on the firm for 2015/16, down on last year’s £250m figure.
After Costain, Colas Rail is the biggest riser in terms of money spent, with Network Rail spending £175m on the firm, up from last year’s £94m figure.
This year has also seen Morgan Sindall become one of Network Rail’s top 20 suppliers, after the firm picked up £88m of work with the client.
Network Rail spent £7.32bn on external contractors this year, up from last year’s figure of £6.97bn.
The top 20 contractors made up 47 per cent of Network Rail’s total spend, which was up from 44 per cent last year.
Network Rail’s top 20 suppliers year ending March 2016
| Supplier name | Spend | Description of goods, services or product | % of total | Cumulative % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costain Ltd | £377,283,039.88 | Infrastructure contracting | 5.16% | 5.16% |
| Carillion Construction Ltd | £352,186,130.38 | Infrastructure contracting | 4.82% | 9.97% |
| EDF Energy Customers Plc | £307,373,575.10 | Utilities Supply | 4.20% | 14.17% |
| Siemens Rail Automation Ltd | £306,415,735.87 | Signalling infrastructure contracting | 4.19% | 18.36% |
| Balfour Beatty Rail Ltd | £241,270,517.08 | Track infrastructure contracting | 3.30% | 21.66% |
| Amalgamated Construction Ltd | £211,058,100.12 | Infrastructure contracting | 2.89% | 24.55% |
| Colas Rail Ltd | £175,358,149.00 | Infrastructure contracting | 2.40% | 26.94% |
| J Murphy & Sons Ltd | £174,552,837.77 | Infrastructure contracting | 2.39% | 29.33% |
| Amey Rail | £173,702,758.27 | Infrastructure contracting | 2.37% | 31.70% |
| BAM Nuttall Ltd | £149,440,211.23 | Infrastructure contracting | 2.04% | 33.74% |
| Atkins Ltd | £124,214,485.04 | Signalling infrastructure contracting, consultancy services | 1.70% | 35.44% |
| Babcock Rail Ltd | £118,756,030.67 | Track infrastructure contracting | 1.62% | 37.07% |
| ABC Electrification Ltd | £112,946,518.73 | Infrastructure contracting | 1.54% | 38.61% |
| Signalling Solutions Ltd | £104,891,664.13 | Signalling infrastructure contracting | 1.43% | 40.04% |
| Morgan Sindall Plc | £88,813,553.02 | Infrastructure contracting | 1.21% | 41.26% |
| VolkerFitzpatrick Ltd | £85,479,324.20 | Infrastructure contracting | 1.17% | 42.43% |
| CSC Computer Sciences Ltd | £85,095,955.40 | IT contracting | 1.16% | 43.59% |
| Geoffrey Osborne Ltd | £84,746,327.57 | Infrastructure contracting | 1.16% | 44.75% |
| SAIP Alliance | £84,493,438.00 | Infrastructure contracting | 1.16% | 45.90% |
| DB Cargo (UK) Ltd | £82,407,065.32 | Track infrastructure contracting | 1.13% | 47.03% |
| Total | 3,440,485,417 |
Network Rail’s top 20 suppliers year ending March 2015
| Supplier name | Spend | Description of goods, services or product | % of total | Cumulative % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carillion Construction Ltd | £360,847,939 | Infrastructure contracting | 4.82% | 4.82% |
| Siemens Rail Automation Ltd | £268,610,824 | Signalling infrastructure contracting | 3.59% | 8.42% |
| BAM Nuttall Ltd | £250,109,845 | Infrastructure contracting | 3.34% | 11.76% |
| Balfour Beatty Rail Ltd | £241,292,785 | Track infrastructure contracting | 3.23% | 14.99% |
| Eversheds LLP | £230,563,258* | Business Consultancy | 3.08% | 18.07% |
| Costain Ltd | £215,153,825 | Infrastructure contracting | 2.88% | 20.94% |
| British Energy Direct Ltd | £189,339,207 | Utilities Supply | 2.53% | 23.48% |
| Atkins Ltd | £176,429,852 | Signalling infrastructure contracting, consultancy services | 2.36% | 25.83% |
| Amalgamated Construction Ltd | £158,536,779 | Infrastructure contracting | 2.12% | 27.95% |
| J Murphy & Sons Ltd | £154,818,005 | Infrastructure contracting | 2.07% | 30.02% |
| Amey-Colas | £150,671,655 | Track infrastructure contracting | 2.01% | 32.04% |
| Babcock Rail Ltd | £148,982,569 | Track infrastructure contracting | 1.99% | 34.03% |
| EDF Energy Customers Plc | £133,243,059 | Utilities Supply | 1.78% | 35.81% |
| Signalling Solutions Ltd | £121,641,617 | Signalling infrastructure contracting | 1.63% | 37.44% |
| Tata Steel UK Ltd | £98,022,077 | Steel manufacturer | 1.31% | 38.75% |
| Amey Rail | £96,024,814 | Infrastructure contracting | 1.28% | 40.03% |
| Colas Rail Ltd | £93,878,273 | Infrastructure contracting | 1.26% | 41.29% |
| Geoffrey Osborne Ltd | £89,610,525 | Infrastructure contracting | 1.20% | 42.49% |
| DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd | £86,709,778 | Rail logistics | 1.16% | 43.64% |
| VolkerFitzpatrick Ltd | £75,798,516 | Infrastructure contracting | 1.01% | 44.66% |
| Total | £3,109,721,946 |
