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Buyer profile · Local or regional public body
Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 16
- About one every 23 days
- Contracts awarded
- 45
- To 98 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £21.8m
- 31 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £120k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 4 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £71.6mframework ceiling
- £250mframework ceiling
- £100kestimated
- £430kestimated
- £1.27mestimated
- £600kestimated
- £32.5mestimated
- £4mestimated
- £15mestimated
- £1.04mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)41%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)5%
- Direct award (no competition)53%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 29 days
- Shorter than 63% of other public bodies
- Based on 16 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 41%
- Lower than 70% of other public bodies
- Based on 59 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 67%
- Higher than 65% of other public bodies
- Based on 103 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 62% of other public bodies
- Based on 14 awards
- Split into lots
- 25%
- Higher than 60% of other public bodies
- Based on 16 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 53%
- Higher than 80% of other public bodies
- Based on 59 procurements
- Cancelled
- 6%
- Higher than 70% of other public bodies
- Based on 16 tenders
Compared with other other public bodies
This buyer: 29 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 4 |
| 20–25 days | 12 |
| 25–30 days | 48 |
| 30–35 days | 51 |
| 35–40 days | 16 |
| 40–45 days | 8 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 1 |
This buyer: 4
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 6 |
| 2–4 bids | 39 |
| 4–6 bids | 38 |
| 6–8 bids | 19 |
| 8–10 bids | 23 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 3 |
| 14–16 bids | 5 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
This buyer: 41%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 24 |
| 10–20% | 27 |
| 20–30% | 20 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 14 |
| 50–60% | 35 |
| 60–70% | 25 |
| 70–80% | 16 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 103 |
This buyer: 67%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 9 |
| 10–20% | 10 |
| 20–30% | 22 |
| 30–40% | 26 |
| 40–50% | 34 |
| 50–60% | 50 |
| 60–70% | 43 |
| 70–80% | 35 |
| 80–90% | 28 |
| 90–100% | 29 |
Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer).See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQR System App | Advanced New Technology | £25k | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Contract Details Notice for Northeast Wales Station Improvements Project | MPH Construction Limited | £3.79m | 16 Oct 2026 |
| BRIAN System Testing | Michael Page International Recruitment Limited | £162k | 27 Nov 2026 |
| MK4 Shore supply | Charnvel Ltd | £108k | 2 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract Details notice for Bogie Moving Equipment | Harmill Systems Ltd | — | 23 Sept 2026 |
| Revenue Protection Back Office | Raspberry Software Systems Limited | £1.22m | 11 Sept 2026 |
| BRIAN System Testing | Michael Page International Recruitment Limited | £162k | 2 Sept 2026 |
| End to End Rail Transport System | TravelNet Systems | £600k | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Rail Replacement Service - Bus and Coach Operators | First Call Travel Ltd, Edwards Coaches Ltd, Sline Travel Limited and 50 more | — | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Ticket Vending Machines – Conversion, Upgrade and Continued Maintenance. | Scheidt & Bachmann Fare Collection Systems GmbH | £7.47m | 5 Aug 2026 |
| GoldSTAR Season Ticket Database | Team Technologies Limited | £728k | 4 Aug 2026 |
| MK4 Float Bogie Overhaul | Wabtec UK Limited | £600k | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Google Ads Direct Advertising Services | Google Ireland Limited | £5m | 23 Jul 2026 |
| MK4 Shore supply | Charnvel Ltd | — | 2 Jul 2026 |