Transport

The UK transport sector is undergoing significant transformation:

Rail nationalisation and the introduction of Great British Railways will alter how rail services are managed and operated.
Mayoral Authorities now have increased powers to shape regional and local transport through implementing bus franchising and having greater control over transport budgets.
Planned developments at several of our major airports will provide a step change in future airport capacity.
Advances in technology offer opportunities across all modes to enhance customer experience through integrated, seamless services, improve cost efficiency and support the achievement of Net Zero goals.

Comprising around 300 professionals, our team is ready to help clients address both current and emerging challenges and opportunities.

Ed Thomas

Partner, UK Head of Transport

KPMG in the UK

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How KPMG can help

Led by Ed Thomas, KPMG’s UK Transport team works across all transport sub-sectors: rail and bus, aviation, shipping and ports, road freight and logistics (including postal). Our staff have backgrounds in areas as diverse as accounting, banking, economics, engineering, government and policy, customer, operations and technology.

We bring understanding of the policy drivers of government, the commercial drivers of those who invest in the sector and the operational challenges faced by those who deliver services day to day.

Deal advisory

Bid support for franchise and concession contracts

Commercial support for PPPs / complex procurements

Mergers and acquisitions

Financial due diligence

Transformation

Enterprise strategy and operating model design and implementation

ERP strategy and implementation

Organisation design and strategic workforce planning

Customer experience

Customer strategy, insight and experience design

Fares and ticketing strategy

Accessibility and inclusion

Digital, data, technology and cyber

Cyber security and resilience including cyber exercising and security operations

Digital and AI strategy and transformation

Design and implementation of new technology platforms including Cloud platform engineering

Data strategy, insight analytics solutions and data platform engineering

Major Projects advisory

Strategic delivery partner

Programme and portfolio management

Asset management and capital delivery strategies

Advice around assurance and governance processes

Major business cases

Funding and financing strategy

Economic appraisal and investment prioritisation

Development of commercial / procurement strategies

ESG

Strategic advice around vehicle transition / decarbonisation

Climate resilience

Our Difference

We blend deep transport sector knowledge with strong technical skills, broad expertise, and a proven delivery track record to set us apart. We leverage this to support public and private sector clients achieve strategic goals and embed lasting change. This can include making the case for investment, improving performance, unlocking efficiencies and building new capabilities. A key differentiator for us is our ability to bring to bear expertise in data and technology to drive better decision making and delivery. Our experience spans rail, bus, highways, airports, ports and maritime.

Our supply chain includes partnerships with technical consultancies, formal alliances with technology providers, relationships with universities, and access to a wide pool of associates who have previously held senior and / or technical roles in the sector.