TFW1073.00 - Fluid Delivery System

ConstructionCPV 71300000

Value£250k

Deadline21 Sept 2026

Published24 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 24 Aug 202627 days leftCloses 21 Sept 2026

Who to contact

Procurement department.

procurement@tfw.wales

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

Tenders must be submitted through the Atamis portal - https://tfw.my.site.com/login

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Contract value in context

£250ktotal contract value

median £95k

this tender£0£2.0m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Engineering & Architecture band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)'s Engineering & Architecture cycle is past due — it ran about every 6 months across 6 notices, and the door is open now. It may re-tender at any time.

28% of Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

TFWRL are looking To improve productivity, quality and continually improve working methods and conditions by installing a system which will deliver fresh Oil from a 1000L IBC at a single location, and removal of waste oil to/from the point of engine maintenance to a waste oil tank currently located in the depot.

This maintenance will be conducted at 5 locations within the depot, pipework and required services will be installed to each of these points.

As during engine maintenance current methods of providing fluids is via a wheeled bowser.

What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

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Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
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