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South Western Railway Limited · Public undertaking

In brief

South Western Railway Limited has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 June 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Bids by
11:59pm, Friday 30 January 2026

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for similar contracts in this region (from 1172 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Procurement is for the the provision of Strategic and Creative Marketing Services, Account and Project Management and Production Services. The Agency will be responsible for the development and delivery of integrated through the line campaigns for the Customer to meet a written set of agreed KPIs and objectives. The detail of such campaigns will be defined in an agreed brief and subsequent scope of work. Campaigns could include, but are not limited to: - Annual SWR leisure campaigns, Tactical Campaigns, Commuter campaigns, Reactive campaigns. Such campaigns will comprise of multiple owned, earned and paid channels (as agreed in writing in a separate scope of work for each campaign) including, but not limited to: - TV, Radio, Email, Digital display, Website, Social media, Station Posters and on-board media. Leaflets & flyers, Press, Services supplied to include: Creative services Account and Project Management services Financial reconciliations services Production services

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Make sure your bid arrives before 11:59pm, Friday 30 January 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 072550-2025

About the buyer

From notice 072550-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 10 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.