--- title: "Consultancy Support to Pullman Rail Limited" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-054759" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-054759" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-054759.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-054759.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "TRANSPORT FOR WALES" published: "2025-07-01" --- # Consultancy Support to Pullman Rail Limited Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR WALES Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054759 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-054759) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-054759.json) ## Summary The procurement process initiated by Transport for Wales involves a contract for consultancy support to Pullman Rail Limited. Classified under the industry category of business and management consultancy services, the contract aims to assist Pullman Rail Limited in executing a transformation change programme. The buying organisation, Transport for Wales, is a public authority operating under Welsh devolved regulations. Located in Pontypridd, United Kingdom, the procurement stage has progressed to a contract amendment as of 1st July 2025, with a subsequent contract renewal option starting from 3rd July 2025. This process is grounded in the legal basis of UK legislation, following a direct procurement method and executed without competition due to its below-threshold nature. The consultancy services are primarily focused on providing strategic oversight and guidance for the programme, including an interim role as Managing Director, reviewing business strategies, and advising on organisational structure. The contract value is approximately GBP 201,600 and spans from late May 2025 to the end of November 2025, with potential for a one-month extension. This tender creates substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in management consultancy, particularly those equipped to offer strategic and oversight expertise in transformation projects. Businesses with capabilities to review and advise on business plans and organisational structures, rail market product mix recommendations, and relocation options will find this contract particularly fitting. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), or those with significant experience in consulting for rail or large-scale change programmes, like the awarded supplier, Bridge Executive Consulting Ltd, are well-positioned to compete. The consultancy role not only requires technical knowledge but also strategic advisory skills to support the formulation of medium to long-term business strategies for Pullman Rail Limited. ## Notice Pullman Rail Limited ('PRL') require consultancy support to provide oversight and guidance to the project team in respect of its transformation change programme. This scope will include acting as interim PRL Managing Director, supporting TfW's Chief Commercial Officer with the oversight and challenge requirements of delivering this change programme at pace, strategically challenge and support the production of the medium to long term business plan and opportunities, reviewing and advising on relocation options versus fixing the site options, reviewing the rail engineering market and recommending an appropriate product mix for PRL, and conducting an organisation structure review and recommendation to support the strategy. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036566-2025 | | Notice type | UK10 - Contract Change Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Jul 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 27 May 2025 | | Contract period | 28 May 2025 - 30 Nov 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £201,600 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | TRANSPORT FOR WALES | | Locality | PONTYPRIDD | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF37 4TH | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend | | Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf | | Electoral ward | Pontypridd Town | | Westminster constituency | Pontypridd | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | BRIDGE EXECUTIVE CONSULTING | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services ## Release History - 1 Jul 2025 at 16:36 - ContractAmendment - UK10 - Contract Change Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036566-2025 - 12 Jun 2025 at 09:44 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031796-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036566-2025 1st July 2025 - Contract change notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031796-2025 12th June 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://tfw.wales - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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