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Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)

Maintenance of Class 153 Fleet at Landore Depot

ConstructionCPV 50222000
Value£1.2m
Awarded
Published31 Mar 2026
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Chrysalis Rail Services Limited
Awarded value£1.2m

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
Debbie Davies
debbie.davies@tfw.wales
+44 7377 152457

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£1.2mtotal contract value
median £130k
this tender£0£4.8m

This is a large award for Repair & Maintenance — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 15,278 valued Repair & Maintenance tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Transport for Wales Rail Limited (TfWR) requires a facility to support maintenance activities and stabling requirements for Class 153 Active Travel and other Class 153 units leased from Porterbrook Leasing Company limited.

The required scope of works includes: • Scheduled ‘A’ and ‘B’ exams; • Corrective and defect repairs; • Internal cleaning when requested; • Occasional External Cleaning; and • Storage, shunting and use of depot facilities to support maintenance.

To maintain operational efficiency, the location must be within TfWR’s South Wales network and in close proximity to TfWR’s Canton Train Maintenance Depot (Canton), which is where services start and finish each day.

The scope of activities will be required for 18months with (May 2026 - December 2027).

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Transport for Wales Rail Limited (TfWR) requires

Transport for Wales Rail Limited (TfWR) requires a facility to support maintenance activities and stabling requirements for Class 153 Active Travel and other Class 153 units leased from Porterbrook Leasing Company limited.

02

Storage, shunting and use of depot facilities

Storage, shunting and use of depot facilities to support maintenance.

03

To maintain operational efficiency, the location must

To maintain operational efficiency, the location must be within TfWR’s South Wales network and in close proximity to TfWR’s Canton Train Maintenance Depot (Canton), which is where services start and finish each day.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067945
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
029719-2026
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