BUSPHEREBUSPHEREFind suppliers, understand where the market is crowded, and build your bid shortlist — across every part of the railway, in one place.
Busphere serves four different jobs. Pick yours and we'll show you the route in.
No training required. Start anywhere — a search box, a 3D model, or the A–Z list — and the path is the same.
Signalling, track, stations, rolling stock — click it on the model or search for it.
Every mapped company in that area, with what they do and who they sell to.
Capabilities, categories, frameworks, contacts and related suppliers.
Add companies as you go. Your list follows you across the whole atlas.
Download a supplier pack as CSV. Everyone on it is told a bid is in process.
Busphere counts how many companies compete in every supply area. That turns a directory into a commercial tool: negotiate hard where there are twenty bidders, and find out early where a single supplier failing would stop your works.
Every company in the UK rail supply chain already has a place on the map. Claiming it means buyers see who to ring, you control what it says, and you're told the moment someone adds you to a bid.
Free during the pilot year. Your basic listing is free forever.
Discover companies by capability, product and position in the supply chain.
Identify suppliers and alternatives for a specific project or bid.
See where supply is concentrated, fragmented or down to one provider.
Make your company visible to buyers, contractors and bid teams.
Select suppliers and export them straight into your bid workflow.
See who is taking over what as the industry restructures.
The pilot year is funded by founding sponsors, so everything below is free for the first 12 months. Here is exactly what changes after that.
For industry partners. Multi-sphere listings, sphere custodianship and founding sponsorship work differently — revenue share, per-company fees and cross-industry links.
The importer takes your completed sign-up sheets, checks them against every company already mapped, and rebuilds the site file. It runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded anywhere.
The UK railway is being restructured. Organisations, responsibilities and frameworks are moving. Busphere keeps a live map of who is involved and where they fit.
Start with the map, or jump straight to the company you're looking for.