Award

Exeter St.Davids Passenger Assisted Lounge Design & Build

FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

21 Oct 2025 at 11:47

Award

24 Aug 2025 at 17:59

Tender

09 Jun 2025 at 16:09

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for the "Exeter St. Davids Passenger Assisted Lounge Design & Build" was initiated by FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED, located in Wiltshire, UK. The project aimed to create a modular passenger assisted lounge at Exeter St Davids Station, aligning with Network Rail's construction schedule. The procurement process, classified under the industry category for modular and portable buildings, followed an open procedure and was initially in the tender stage, with tenders closing on 7th July 2025. However, the contract was later cancelled on 21st October 2025, after an initial contract award on 24th August 2025 to ELM SITE SERVICES LIMITED for £457,492.

Despite the cancellation, this tender illustrates significant opportunities for businesses involved in temporary and modular building solutions, particularly those that can offer innovative designs suitable as temporary facilities during extensive public infrastructure works. Companies specialising in modular construction, particularly SMEs, would find opportunities in similar procurements that aim to provide accessibility solutions amid construction phases. Such tenders also typically demand a balance of quality and cost-efficiency, with tender evaluation criteria weighing heavily on both aspects, thus providing an eco-system for value-driven competitive market entries.

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Notice Title

Exeter St.Davids Passenger Assisted Lounge Design & Build

Notice Description

Exeter St Davids Station lifts serving platforms 1 to 6 are scheduled for renewed by Network Rail (NR) commencing in January 2026. As part of NR's Construction Phase Plan (CPP), all lifts will be out of operational service at the same time for the duration of works, which is envisaged to be up to six months. The rationale is to shorten the overall programme of works, reducing the disruption to passengers and colleagues rather than by taking one lift out of service at a time. To maintain GWRs contractual obligations for accessibility during these renewals, a business requirement for this project is to design and install a new modular passenger assisted travel lounge as a temporary facility, to manage and support the day-to-day station operations at Exeter St Davids Station.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: If the contract timelines are not met there may need to be additional options taken up

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0545ae
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067088-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)


CPV Codes

44211100 - Modular and portable buildings

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£650,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£650,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£457,492 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
7 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20256 months ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2025 - 31 Jan 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Cancelled

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED
Additional Buyers

MISSING

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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Swindon South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ELM SITE SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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