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Transport for Wales (TFW) tenders and contracts

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Official name on notices: Transport for Wales (TfW)

Tenders published
10
About one every 37 days
Contracts awarded
26
To 30 different suppliers
Value awarded
£28.7m
18 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£370k
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. Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market (QUDM) for Franchised Bus Services

    WalesTransport

    Open4125 days left4 lotsSuitable for SMEsDynamic purchasing

    £400mestimated

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 5 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. IT services and software6
  2. Vehicles and fleet4
  3. Construction4
  4. Architecture and engineering4
  5. Management consultancy3
  6. Marketing and communications2

What its tenders ask for

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

  1. Site visit7%
    In 2 of 29 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. Amey Infrastructure Wales (AIW)£9.8m
    1 contract
  2. Uned StuidoSME£6m
    2 contracts
  3. Network Rail Infrastructure Limited£4.95m
    1 contract
  4. M&H Coaches LtdSME£2.32m
    1 contract
  5. Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bussar Aktiebolag)£2.26m
    1 contract
  6. Mellor Bus LtdSME£1.17m
    1 contract
  7. Cardiff University£724k
    1 contract
  8. Alexander Dennis Limited£699k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)45%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)3%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)3%
  • Direct award (no competition)48%
Based on 29 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 78% of other public bodies
Based on 9 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
45%
Lower than 62% of other public bodies
Based on 29 procurements
Won by small firms
52%
Lower than 57% of other public bodies
Based on 31 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
5
Fewer than 50% of other public bodies
Based on 13 awards
Split into lots
20%
Higher than 53% of other public bodies
Based on 10 advertised tenders
Direct awards
48%
Higher than 76% of other public bodies
Based on 29 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most other public bodies
Based on 10 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 146 other public bodies
Show as a table
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
Bids per contract, 155 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids7
2–4 bids37
4–6 bids36
6–8 bids22
8–10 bids22
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids4
18–20 bids2
20+ bids8
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
Show as a table
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

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
C001195.00 - Bus Refurbishment ServicesEdwards Coaches Ltd£500k16 Nov 2026

10 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
C001676.00 - Provision of 7 x BusesMellor Bus Ltd£1.17m9 Nov 2026
C001675.00 - Provision of 3 x Euro VI VehiclesAlexander Dennis Limited£699k5 Nov 2026
TfW Integrated Digital Platform for Rail Retail (WebTIS) & Bus Journey PlanningSilverRail£2.89m26 Oct 2026
Marketing ServicesSpindogs Ltd, Liberty Marketing Ltd, Ebiquity Associates Limited and 3 more—22 Oct 2026
Bus Decarbonisation - Fleet Analysis Modelling SystemEvenergi UK Ltd£174k9 Oct 2026
Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) and Catering Equipment and Ware (CEW) for On-Board CateringECR Solutions Limited£470k17 Sept 2026
Contract Details notice for Cleaning requirement for Llys CadwynAlbany Cleaning Solutions Ltd£595k30 Jul 2026
Enterprise Data Platform EnhancementDeloitte LLP£900k9 Jul 2026
C001304.00 - TrawsCymru T8 Bus Operator ServiceM&H Coaches Ltd£2.32m6 Jul 2026
TfW Accessibility Modelling ToolUniversity of South Wales£100k3 Jul 2026