Award

Fixed Term Senior Sponser

TRANSPORT FOR WALES RAIL LIMITED (UTILITY BUYER)

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

19 Mar 2026 at 10:09

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

19 Mar 2026 at 09:59

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for the contract titled "Fixed Term Senior Sponsor" has been managed by Transport for Wales Rail Limited, a utility buyer operating within the public authority domain under Welsh devolved regulations. This procurement falls under the transport services industry category, excluding waste transport, with the location specified as the United Kingdom. The procurement stage is the award phase, with award notice published on 19 March 2026. The contract is valued at £171,000, with a gross amount of £213,750, and is set to commence on 1 April 2026 through to 1 October 2027, following a standstill period ending on 30 March 2026. The procurement method was a direct award, aimed at ensuring continuity critical to the project delivery, owing to the supplier's existing knowledge and relationships.

This tender represents a significant business opportunity for firms in the transport services sector, particularly those well-suited to manage long-term contracts requiring in-depth sector knowledge and established networks. Station Guru, identified as a large-scale supplier, reflects the type of business capable of delivering the services required for this contract, suggesting potential for market penetration and growth through strategic engagements. Companies with the capability to provide continuity and technical expertise in project management will find this contract particularly advantageous, especially for those with existing roles in similar frameworks where direct awards are favourable due to specialised technical requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fixed Term Senior Sponser

Notice Description

The supplier has previously been engaged through an existing framework to support the project and produce a concept of operations and requirements schedule. The supplier holds project knowledge and key relationships externally and internally with a change in personnel with the existing framework contracting ending, would be detrimental as we are in a crucial period of delivery. A permanent recruitment of this role has failed in two occasions and with the project in delivery ensuring consistency of service for the client is imperative to the project success.

Procurement Information

Single supplier - technical reasons

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-066e71
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024990-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£171,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Mar 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Mar 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 1 Oct 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
TRANSPORT FOR WALES RAIL LIMITED (UTILITY BUYER)
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
PONTYPRIDD
Postcode
CF37 4TH
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Pontypridd Town
Westminster Constituency
Pontypridd

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

STATION GURU

Further Information

Notice Documents

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