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Electrical Inspection and Conditioning Reports

FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

18 Aug 2026 at 16:31

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

23 Jun 2026 at 14:20

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

26 Sep 2025 at 17:32

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

First Great Western Limited procured electrical inspection and conditioning reports for stations and depots across the GWR estate. The requirement covers technical inspection and testing, with associated electrical distribution equipment repair and maintenance. Work is across London, the South West of England and Wales. This is a rail-sector utility services requirement involving assessment of electrical installations, reporting on their condition and supporting safe, compliant operation across multiple operational sites. The buyer is First Great Western Limited, which operates the GWR estate. The awarded service is relevant to electrical inspection, testing, condition reporting, electrical distribution maintenance and related engineering service providers with the ability to work across a geographically dispersed station and depot network.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Panda Telecom Limited on 15 June 2026. It used a selective competitive flexible procedure with two stages: conditions of participation covering legal, financial and technical ability, followed by an invitation to tender. Expressions of interest closed on 19 October 2025, and the award period ended on 28 February 2026. Evaluation weighted technical quality at 55%, price at 40% and acceptance of commercial terms at 5%. The single lot was estimated at £850,000 excluding VAT (£1,020,000 gross). The awarded contract is £3,000,000 excluding VAT (£3,600,000 gross), signed on 1 August 2026 for 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029, with extensions potentially taking it to 31 July 2031.

This award demonstrates demand from First Great Western for a multi-site electrical inspection and conditioning service covering stations and depots across three areas. Suppliers competing for a comparable requirement would need strong technical competence in electrical inspection, testing, condition reporting and electrical distribution equipment maintenance, together with the legal and financial capacity to operate under a selective, two-stage utility procurement. Credibility would depend on delivering consistent technical quality and accepting the buyer’s commercial terms, rather than competing on price alone. The contract’s performance expectations include making all critical defects safe before leaving site, rapid response to those defects, high test coverage, low report-query rates and reliable delivery without unplanned service disruption caused by the works.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Electrical Inspection and Conditioning Reports

Notice Description

Provision of electrical Inspection and Conditioning reports at stations and depots across the GWR estate

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Extension are based on a 1 year + 1 year basis. Extensions will be granted based on supplier performance and technical ability

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a39c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078694-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

50532400 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment

71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£850,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£850,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
19 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WILTSHIRE
Postcode
SN1 1HL
Postcode Area
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), TLL1 West Wales and The Valleys
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Swindon South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PANDA TELECOM LIMITED

Further Information

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