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Transport for Wales (TFW) tenders and contracts

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Official name on notices: Transport for Wales

Tenders published
6
About one every 61 days
Contracts awarded
17
To 17 different suppliers
Value awarded
£16.7m
10 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£180k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
3 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 (TFW) has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Provision of Contingent Labour Services for Transport for Wales Infrastructure Maintenance Activities (Future Operating Model)

    UK-wideConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £4.6mframework ceiling
  2. Transport for Wales (TfW) Professional Services Market Engagement

    UK-wideArchitecture and engineering, Management consultancy

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £120mestimated

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.

What its tenders ask for

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

  1. Site visit6%
    In 2 of 32 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 1 contract
  2. Uned StuidoSME£6m
    2 contracts
  3. 1 contract
  4. M&H Coaches LtdSME£2.32m
    1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. Albany Cleaning Solutions LtdSME£595k
    1 contract
  8. 1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)43%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)5%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)5%
  • Direct award (no competition)48%
Based on 21 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Transport for Wales (TFW) has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
27 days
Shorter than 80% of other public bodies
Based on 5 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
43%
Lower than 67% of other public bodies
Based on 21 procurements
Won by small firms
35%
Lower than 82% of other public bodies
Based on 17 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 80% of other public bodies
Based on 5 awards
Split into lots
17%
Lower than 51% of other public bodies
Based on 6 advertised tenders
Direct awards
48%
Higher than 74% of other public bodies
Based on 21 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most other public bodies
Based on 6 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 104 other public bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days3
20–25 days8
25–30 days29
30–35 days38
35–40 days17
40–45 days6
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days1
Bids per contract, 110 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids21
4–6 bids34
6–8 bids13
8–10 bids8
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids5
14–16 bids6
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids1
20+ bids6
Advertised openly, 232 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%18
10–20%20
20–30%13
30–40%15
40–50%14
50–60%16
60–70%20
70–80%18
80–90%20
90–100%78
Won by small firms, 220 other public bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%8
10–20%10
20–30%14
30–40%17
40–50%31
50–60%36
60–70%45
70–80%24
80–90%23
90–100%12

Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Transport for Wales (TFW).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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
D365 Project Transformation ManagerWeDo Technology Solutions Ltd£88k30 Sept 2026
EV Rally 2026PSI Group Ltd£45k30 Oct 2026
C001195.00 - Bus Refurbishment ServicesEdwards Coaches Ltd£500k16 Nov 2026

6 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards