Notice Information
Notice Title
Single Customer View (SCV) Database and CRM Loyalty Services
Notice Description
GWR is undertaking a major procurement to appoint a strategic partner capable of delivering an integrated customer data, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and loyalty ecosystem. The goal is to create a unified, scalable, and insight driven environment that strengthens customer relationships, improves operational efficiency, and drives measurable commercial value. Central to this ambition is a CRM and loyalty programme that actively increases customer engagement, repeat travel, and revenue through personalised, relevant, and timely interactions. The partner will deliver a Single Customer View (SCV) data platform, digital analytics services, CRM programme management, and loyalty operations, which will deliver customer insight flows seamlessly from data ingestion through to personalised activation and revenue generating outcomes. This will include not only the build and delivery of these capabilities, but the ongoing optimisation of CRM and loyalty programmes. This will ensure that our journeys, communications and member experiences are continually refined. This will support our goals of customer engagement, influence of their behaviours and support wider commercial, business and customer UX objectives. This procurement reflects GWR's ambition to become more data informed and customer centric, recognising that a unified understanding of customers is a core business capability, not simply a technology platform. The partner will be expected to support an always-on programme of strategic CRM and loyalty activity that evolves over time, driving sustained customer value and long-term business growth. This procurement also needs to recognise the wider rail industry context, including GWR's future transition into the Department for Transport Operator model and, in time, Great British Railways. The appointed partner will therefore need to provide a flexible, scalable service that can adapt as industry structures, governance requirements and customer priorities evolve
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract is for an initial 3 years plus, subject to performance, an additional option for 2 further years. A total contract length shall be a maximum of 5 years. Please note indicative contract value is based on a fully extended 5 year contract.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0698d1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044404-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
48445000 - Customer Relation Management software package
48480000 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package
48600000 - Database and operating software package
79342321 - Customer-loyalty programme
79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,295,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,295,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 May 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Jun 20261 day to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044404-2026
14th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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