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South Western Railway Limited tenders and contracts

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Official name on notices: SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED

Tenders published
5
About one every 73 days
Contracts awarded
13
To 12 different suppliers
Value awarded
£16.9m
9 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£1.65m
Median value awarded
Open now
1
1 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. CRM partner agency tender

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestMarketing and communications

    Open32 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1.38mestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Competency Management System

    LondonIT services and software, Training

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  2. Train Planning Systems Replacement RFI2

    UK-wideIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. Emergency medical services at stations

    London, South East, South WestHealthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.05mestimated
  4. Provision of on train and gateline advertising

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestMarketing and communications

    Upcoming

    £9mestimated
  5. On train transit cleaning services

    London, South East, South WestCleaning

    Upcoming

    £2mestimated
  6. Water & Waste-Water Retail Services

    LondonEnergy and utilities

    Upcoming

    £3mestimated
  7. Security services to support customer's operation of the South Western Railway

    London, South East, South WestSecurity

    Upcoming

    £13mestimated
  8. BT train mobile voice and data wi-fi network

    LondonTelecoms and networks, IT services and software

    Upcoming

    £4.5mestimated
  9. Rail replacement services (Bus/Coach)

    London, South EastTransport

    Upcoming

    £12mestimated
  10. Taxi Management Services (Crew/ Passenger Movements)

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestTransport

    Upcoming

    £3.33mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 4 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. IT services and software18
  2. Transport4
  3. Marketing and communications4
  4. Telecoms and networks3
  5. Construction3
  6. Healthcare services2

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. ISO 90014%
    In 1 of 26 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Worldline IT Services UK Limited£6.11m
    2 contracts
  2. St Luke's Communications£4.5m
    1 contract
  3. Npower Commercial Gas Limited£3.45m
    1 contract
  4. First Travel Solutions Limited£2.4m
    1 contract
  5. Icomera UK Limited£1.65m
    1 contract
  6. Softcat plc£1.28m
    1 contract
  7. Kroll Associates UK Limited£1.22m
    1 contract
  8. Mitie Limited£750k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)26%
  • Direct award (no competition)74%
Based on 23 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How South Western Railway Limited has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
32 days
Longer than 63% of other public bodies
Based on 5 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
26%
Lower than 73% of other public bodies
Based on 23 procurements
Won by small firms
38%
Lower than 77% of other public bodies
Based on 13 winning suppliers
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 72% of other public bodies
Based on 5 advertised tenders
Direct awards
74%
Higher than 89% of other public bodies
Based on 23 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most other public bodies
Based on 5 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 146 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days7
20–25 days12
25–30 days42
30–35 days56
35–40 days17
40–45 days8
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Advertised openly, 320 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%36
10–20%34
20–30%25
30–40%14
40–50%18
50–60%23
60–70%28
70–80%17
80–90%29
90–100%96
Won by small firms, 303 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%6
10–20%14
20–30%25
30–40%27
40–50%44
50–60%49
60–70%45
70–80%39
80–90%29
90–100%25

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Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Taxi Management ServicesFirst Travel Solutions Limited£2.4m31 Dec 2026

3 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Provision of Station Handheld RadiosCapcom Land Sea and Air Communications Limited£552k4 Nov 2026
Provision of winter services at SWR StationsMitie Limited—1 Nov 2026
IT Hardware and Software providerSoftcat plc—19 Oct 2026
Rail Operating system and Software supportWorldline IT Services UK Limited£4.31m1 Sept 2026
SOROS Subscription AgreementDanburykline Ltd£943k18 Aug 2026
Provision and support of on-board passenger Wi-FiIcomera UK Limited£1.65m1 Aug 2026
Creative Marketing ServicesSt Luke's Communications—30 Jun 2026
Provision of Cyber Security ServicesKroll Associates UK Limited—18 Jun 2026
New timetable public consultationField Consulting Limited£327k14 Jun 2026
Provision of Smartcard Printer Maintenance & Bureau ServicesEuclid Limited£480k20 May 2026