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title: "TFW - Provision of Rail Major Incident Command Training and Exercising"
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# TFW - Provision of Rail Major Incident Command Training and Exercising

Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR WALES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055e0d

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## Summary

Transport for Wales has recently completed the award stage of a public procurement process for the "Provision of Rail Major Incident Command Training and Exercising," aimed at enhancing rail industry incident management. The contract was signed on 17th October 2025 and will commence on 20th October 2025, running until 31st March 2027, with potential for a 12-month renewal. This procurement, undertaken via an open competition under the Procurement Act 2023, seeks a training provider to deliver competency-based training for 50 participants including strategic and tactical incident commanders. The training will focus on aligning with Transport for Wales' Major Incident Response Plan and includes both theoretical learning and practical exercises. The process was managed by Transport for Wales, a sub-central government public authority located in Pontypridd, UK, with Serco Limited successfully awarded the contract to provide the services.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses within the education and training sectors, particularly those specialising in personnel-training services. Companies with expertise in developing training programmes aligned with major incident management for the rail industry stand to benefit from this contract. It offers an excellent growth opportunity for large-scale training providers to enhance their portfolios with public sector projects and deepen their industry-specific capabilities. Businesses well-suited to compete in similar tenders include those with a robust track record in safety and standards training, and those capable of delivering complex, multi-agency environment training programmes. This tender not only strengthens the bidder's relationship with Transport for Wales but also provides exposure to high-level strategic training critical to the UK rail infrastructure.

## Notice

Transport for Wales (TfW), (the Contracting Authority) is carrying out a procurement advertised in the Find a Tender Service (FTS), via Sell2Wales, under the Open Procedure of the Procurement Act 2023 to procure Rail Major Incident Command training and exercising under the TfW Goods and Services Terms and Conditions. The maximum permitted term of the contract is 3 years and the anticipated commencement date is October 2025.The rail industry within the UK face a range of threats, hazards and operational challenges that have the potential to jeopardise its ability to run services, safely and securely and to uphold customer confidence.We recognise that any disruption to the services we provide caused by a major incident, needs to be dealt with as quickly and efficiently as possible by competent incident commanders.To ensure there is a level of consistency and excellence in rail major incident command provision in TfW. We require a training provider to work with us to develop and deliver a competency-based training programme that is aligned to the TfW Major Incident Response Plan.The training will provide our strategic and tactical incident commanders with knowledge, skills and understanding in relation to managing a rail major incident, specifically in relation to TfW as a Train Operating Company. To achieve this, the training will need to include both theoretical learning and simulated exercising.The training will be for 50 people, consisting of the Strategic (Directors) and Tactical (Senior Managers) that provide 24/7 incident management cover via an on-call Rota and other roles that are relevant.Key objectives for the learning:a. Demonstrate an understanding of rail and multi-agency command structures based on Incident Definition matrix and key roles. b. Set and communicate strategic objectives and regularly review. c. Utilise strategic objectives to develop a Tactical Plan. d. Use the JESIP JDM to make and justify command decisions. e. Utilise the TfW Major Incident Action Cards to assist in establishing command structure and supporting roles. f. Demonstrate familiarity with the JESIP principals and requirements to resource multi-agency SCG's and TCG's. g. Demonstrate awareness of Humanitarian Assistance structures and how TfW assist with the Rail Incident Care Teams. h. Demonstrate awareness of the requirements and impacts of preserving evidence and investigations in relation to rail and the requirements of the RAIB and ORRi. Demonstrate awareness of the need for document control and logging. j. Familiarise delegates with the recovery process and the impacts on customers and staff. k. Alignment with legislation, leading practice and guidelines with specific reference to guidance and other relevant documentation from the Rail Safety and Standards Board and Rail Delivery Group. l. An understanding of working in a Multi-agency environment

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066724-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 19 Oct 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | £100,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £75,566 |

## 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 | SERCO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 92312212 - Services related to the preparation of training manuals

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2025 at 12:47 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066724-2025
- 11 Jul 2025 at 17:06 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039435-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066724-2025
  20th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039435-2025
  11th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://tfw.wales
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.htmlITTCode-itt_118639ProjectCode-59910
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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