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Buyer profile · Local or regional public body
Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 19
- About one every 19 days
- Contracts awarded
- 35
- To 88 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £24.4m
- 24 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £138k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £430kestimated
- £1.25mestimated
- £18mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £57.5mframework ceiling
- £5.45mestimated
- £250mframework ceiling
- £100kestimated
- £1.27mestimated
- £600kestimated
- £4mestimated
- £15mestimated
- £1.04mestimated
- £8mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 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)8%
- Direct award (no competition)49%
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
- 28 days
- Shorter than 66% of other public bodies
- Based on 19 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 41%
- Lower than 64% of other public bodies
- Based on 51 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 75%
- Higher than 76% of other public bodies
- Based on 92 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 64% of other public bodies
- Based on 13 awards
- Split into lots
- 26%
- Higher than 63% of other public bodies
- Based on 19 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 49%
- Higher than 77% of other public bodies
- Based on 51 procurements
- Cancelled
- 5%
- Higher than 68% of other public bodies
- Based on 19 tenders
Compared with other other public bodies
This buyer: 28 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 7 |
| 20–25 days | 12 |
| 25–30 days | 42 |
| 30–35 days | 56 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 8 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 4
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 7 |
| 2–4 bids | 37 |
| 4–6 bids | 36 |
| 6–8 bids | 22 |
| 8–10 bids | 22 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 4 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 8 |
This buyer: 41%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 75%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN System Testing | Michael Page International Recruitment Limited | £162k | 27 Nov 2026 |
| MK4 Shore supply | Charnvel Ltd | £108k | 2 Dec 2026 |
| Network Engineer | IntaPeople Ltd | £83k | 31 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Ticketing Payment Service Provider (RTS PSP) | Vix Technology UK Limited | £3.7m | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Road Vehicle Maintenance | Plantexpand Limited | £1.11m | 2 Nov 2026 |
| MK4 OH2 Minus | Pullman Rail Limited (PRL), Wabtec UK Limited | — | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Contract Details notice for Bogie Moving Equipment | Harmill Systems Ltd | — | 23 Sept 2026 |
| Google Ads Direct Advertising Services | Google Ireland Limited | £5m | 15 Sept 2026 |
| Contract details notice for Holyhead Depot Improvements | Forte Engineering Ltd | — | 14 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 |