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Transport for Wales (TFW) tenders and contracts
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.
- £4.6mframework ceiling
- £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.
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)43%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)5%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)5%
- Direct award (no competition)48%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow 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
Transport for Wales (TFW): 27 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 3 |
| 20–25 days | 8 |
| 25–30 days | 29 |
| 30–35 days | 38 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 6 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 1 |
Transport for Wales (TFW): 3
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 5 |
| 2–4 bids | 21 |
| 4–6 bids | 34 |
| 6–8 bids | 13 |
| 8–10 bids | 8 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 5 |
| 14–16 bids | 6 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 1 |
| 20+ bids | 6 |
Transport for Wales (TFW): 43%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Transport for Wales (TFW): 35%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| D365 Project Transformation Manager | WeDo Technology Solutions Ltd | £88k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| EV Rally 2026 | PSI Group Ltd | £45k | 30 Oct 2026 |
| C001195.00 - Bus Refurbishment Services | Edwards Coaches Ltd | £500k | 16 Nov 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) and Catering Equipment and Ware (CEW) for On-Board Catering | ECR Solutions Limited | £470k | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Contract Details notice for Cleaning requirement for Llys Cadwyn | Albany Cleaning Solutions Ltd | £595k | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Bus Decarbonisation - Fleet Analysis Modelling System | Evenergi UK Ltd | £174k | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Enterprise Data Platform Enhancement | Deloitte LLP | £900k | 9 Jul 2026 |
| C001304.00 - TrawsCymru T8 Bus Operator Service | M&H Coaches Ltd | £2.32m | 6 Jul 2026 |
| TfW Accessibility Modelling Tool | University of South Wales | £100k | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Contract Details Notice for the Design of an operational flood warning system for CVL | Cardiff University | £724k | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Strategic Brand Guardianship | Uned Stuido | — | 21 May 2026 |
| Provision of Engineering Trains, On Track Machines and Associated Services for CVL Works (Contract Details Notice) | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | £4.95m | 19 May 2026 |
| TfW Second Hand Bus Purchase | Lloyds Coaches | £290k | 30 Apr 2026 |