Notice Information
Notice Title
GWR - Defibrillation Device Supply, Install and Maintenance
Notice Description
Great Western Railway are looking for an organisation who can deliver the requirements for the supply, installation, maintenance, and ongoing support of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for use on trains and within depot/station facilities across the GWR network. The aim is to ensure the provision of reliable, user-friendly, and effective life-saving equipment to enhance the safety and well-being of passengers and staff. This procurement process is being advertised and run by First Greater Western limited on its own behalf and on behalf of the successor operator of the rail passenger transport services in respect of Great Western Railway (GWR). That successor operator will be a public sector company, is expected to be a wholly owned subsidiary of DfT OLR Holdings Limited and will be ultimately owned by the Secretary of State for Transport. The date for transfer of the current operations to the successor operator is not yet confirmed. Where the transfer is completed before contract award under this procurement process, the successor operator may elect (but will not be obliged) to carry on with this procurement process in place of GWR, by taking on the role of contracting entity from the date of completion of the transfer (with this notice and all other procurement documents to be interpreted accordingly). Where the transfer is not yet completed by the time of contract award, contractual rights may be included in the contractual arrangements to enable transfer to the successor operator. Bidders should note that this procurement process (if ongoing), or any awarded contract, may be included in a transfer scheme made by the Secretary of State under section 12 of the Railways Act 2005, or the transfer may be effected outside of, or separate from, such a scheme. If transfer takes place before the contract award the successor operator shall assume all the rights of the Client set out in this document. All references to the Client shall be deemed to refer to the successor operator for the purposes of this procurement and the successor operator shall be entitled to continue or terminate this procurement as if it was involved
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 5-year total contract lifetime. 3-year initial term with the option to extend for a further 2 years as 1+1.
Planning Information
GWR are looking to better understand the market and from responses received to this notice may choose to complete a procurement exercise in the next six months for: Defibrillation Device - Supply, Install and Maintenance. Scope A draft specification is available on request. The specification outlines the requirements for the supply, installation, maintenance, and ongoing support of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for use on trains and within depot/station facilities across the GWR network. The aim is to ensure the provision of reliable, user-friendly, and effective life-saving equipment to enhance the safety and well-being of passengers and staff. The scope of the specification includes: • Supply and installation of 110 AED devices and any necessary accessories, o 93 AED installed on GWRs Hitachi 800 Trains o 17 AED devices to be installed in depots/stations across the GWR network. • Annual Service / Maintenance Agreement, including remote active monitoring for AED devices, and engineer attendance within 48h for guaranteed uptime, • Remote monitoring of AEDs through 4G connectivity or better • Technical support and training for GWR staff • Compliant with relevant standards, regulations and insurance requirements. Contract The estimated budget is: £350,000 Inc VAT The contract lifetime: 5 years Contact For more information or if you feel you could offer this service/supply of goods and would like to be informed when a procurement is published, please contact: Ben.Boatman@gwr.com This preliminary market engagement notice will expire on: 13.06.25 at 17:00
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051460
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061622-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
-
- CPV Codes
32231000 - Closed-circuit television apparatus
32234000 - Closed-circuit television cameras
32235000 - Closed-circuit surveillance system
35120000 - Surveillance and security systems and devices
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 13 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 2 Feb 2026 - 1 Feb 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@gwr.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WILTSHIRE
- Postcode
- SN1 1HL
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- TLI London, TLK South West (England), TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061622-2025
2nd October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021721-2025
15th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021715-2025
15th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://procurement.gwr.com/tenders
Registration of interest (access to documents) Please follow this link to register your interest and gain access to the tender documentation. Link: https://procurement.gwr.com/tenders Link: http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/a9RWv Once you have registered your interest, a link to the tender will be sent via email which will enable you to submit your tender response and view the tender instructions & T&Cs.
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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