GWR - Transport and Distribution Services (Including Courier and Heavy Haulage)
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
Submissions will be made through the e-procurement site Wax Digital. To express an interest in the relevant LOT/s please follow this link: EOI for LOT 1: https://s2c-uk62.waxdigital.com/FirstGroupPlc/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=5345&Culture=en-GB LOT 2: https://s2c-uk62.waxdigital.com/FirstGroupPlc/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=5362&Culture=en-GB LOT 3: https://s2c-uk62.waxdigital.com/FirstGroupPlc/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=5363&Culture=en-GB
The submission route named on the official notice.
This is a large award for Transport Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 20,160 valued Transport Services tenders in our corpus.
FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED's Transport Services cycle is past due — it ran about every 3 months across 8 notices, and the door is open now. It may re-tender at any time.
This procurement process is being advertised and run by First Greater Western Limited on its own behalf and on behalf of the successor operator of the rail passenger transport services in respect of Great Western Railway.
That successor operator will be a public sector company, is expected to be a wholly owned subsidiary of DfT OLR Holdings Limited and will be ultimately owned by the Secretary of State for Transport.
The date for transfer of the current operations to the successor operator is not yet confirmed.
Where the transfer is completed before contract award under this procurement process, the successor operator may elect (but will not be obliged) to carry on with this procurement process in place of First Greater Western Limited, by taking on the role of contracting entity from the date of completion of the transfer (with this notice and all other procurement documents to be interpreted accordingly).
Where the transfer is not yet completed by the time of contract award, contractual rights may be included in the contractual arrangements to enable transfer to the successor operator.
Bidders should note that this procurement process (if ongoing), or any awarded contract, may be included in a transfer scheme made by the Secretary of State under section 12 of the Railways Act 2005, or the transfer may be effected outside of, or separate from, such a scheme.
Framework Overview: Great Western Railway (GWR) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Transport and Distribution Services, including Courier and Heavy Haulage Services (the "Framework").
The Framework is intended to provide GWR with a flexible and efficient mechanism for procuring such services throughout the Framework Term across GWR's network.
The framework will be split into three Lots: Lot 1 - Courier and Freight Distribution Services Lot 2 - Transport and Distribution of Large or Heavy Traction and Rolling Stock Components (GVW ≤ 44 tonnes) Lot 3 - Heavy Haulage and Abnormal Indivisible Load Transport No guarantee is given as to the volume, frequency or value of Services to be procured under the Framework.
Appointment to the Framework does not confer any exclusivity, minimum spend, minimum volume, minimum order, capacity reservation or other commitment and shall not oblige GWR to award any Call-Off Contract to any Framework Supplier.
What the notice asks for
That successor operator will be a public
That successor operator will be a public sector company, is expected to be a wholly owned subsidiary of DfT OLR Holdings Limited and will be ultimately owned by the Secretary of State for Transport.
Bidders should note that this procurement process
Bidders should note that this procurement process (if ongoing), or any awarded contract, may be included in a transfer scheme made by the Secretary of State under section 12 of the Railways Act 2005, or the transfer may be effected outside of, or separate from, such a scheme.
The Framework is intended to provide GWR
The Framework is intended to provide GWR with a flexible and efficient mechanism for procuring such services throughout the Framework Term across GWR's network.
Appointment to the Framework does not confer
Appointment to the Framework does not confer any exclusivity, minimum spend, minimum volume, minimum order, capacity reservation or other commitment and shall not oblige GWR to award any Call-Off Contract to any Framework Supplier.
Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.
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Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
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- Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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