Notice Information
Notice Title
Laira Depot Enabling works: Class 175 Tender
Notice Description
GWR Laira Depot Enhancements Works Location: Laira Depot is a Traction and Rolling Stock depot situated in Plymouth, Devon. The depot is Network Rail owned and leased as a Traction and Rolling Stock Depot (T&RSD) to Great Western Railway as a primary location in the Southwest of England for the maintenance, repair, servicing and cleaning of high speed rolling stock including GWR AT300, Class 175 trains and GWR operated DMU fleets. Project Background Laira Train Depot is owned by Network Rail (NR) and leased by Great Western Railway (GWR) as the Train Operating Company (TOC). As part of the need to increase passenger capacity and provide additional rolling stock to replace the aging High Speed Train (HST) fleet to the South-West, GWR have identified a need to increase the operational capacity of the Laira Traction and Rolling Stock Depot (T&RSD). GWR have entered a new rolling stock contract to supply Class 175 Trains, these Trains will be maintained at Laira T&RSD.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05456e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076136-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
45 - Construction work
51 - Installation services (except software)
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
34600000 - Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
45100000 - Site preparation work
45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
45300000 - Building installation work
45350000 - Mechanical installations
51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
51500000 - Installation services of machinery and equipment
60210000 - Public transport services by railways
71220000 - Architectural design services
71320000 - Engineering design services
71510000 - Site-investigation services
71520000 - Construction supervision services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £3,159,166 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Jan 2026 - 27 Mar 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- 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
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076136-2025
21st November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030994-2025
9th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/ZsmEL
The purpose of this document is to outline the specification for the Design & Build of infrastructure enhancements to support the introduction of the Class 175 fleet.
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