--- title: "Planned tendering exercise for Castle Cary station Ticket Offices modernisation" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05634a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05634a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05634a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05634a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED" published: "2025-07-21" --- # Planned tendering exercise for Castle Cary station Ticket Offices modernisation Buyer: FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05634a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05634a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05634a.json) ## Summary The procurement process for the modernisation of Castle Cary station Ticket Offices is being conducted by First Greater Western Limited, a private utility organisation based in Wiltshire, UK. The process is currently in the tender stage, focusing on construction services within the railway industry category. The refurbishment aims to enhance passenger growth support, staff facilities, and customer experience. The submission deadline for tender proposals is 29 September 2025, with work expected to commence by early November 2025. Interested businesses should consider the project’s focus on historical heritage value and improving station operations, as well as the procurement method being an open procedure. Key milestones include the completion of the tender evaluation by 30 October 2025. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses engaged in construction, building installation work, and maintenance services, especially those with experience in railway station refurbishment. Suppliers must demonstrate technical competence and previous experience in similar projects involving heritage-sensitive station environments. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are deemed suitable for this tender, provided they register with global supplier risk management solutions provider Achilles. Contractors with a portfolio showcasing similar infrastructure projects within live operational settings will be well-positioned to succeed in this procurement process, participating under a JCT Intermediate Works Contract with Design & Build responsibilities. ## Notice Background: Castle Cary railway station is a key transport hub in Somerset, connecting the town and surrounding rural areas to London, Exeter, and Plymouth via the Great Western Main Line. The project is in GWR's programme for design and delivery within this fiscal year 2025. Despite its small size, the station provides essential amenities including a ticket office, waiting shelters, cycle storage, and parking to both the east and west. The existing station building has historical heritage value and is in need of refurbishment to support future passenger growth, improve staff facilities and align with GWR's customer experience standards. The project has recently completed PACE 1 (ES1-ES3) and is currently progressing through PACE 2 (ES4). This Procurement sets out the requirement to appoint a contractor to deliver works from PACE 2 (ES5) through to the end of PACE 4 (ES8) under a JCT Intermediate Works Contract with contractor design responsibility. The scope of works includes a heritage sensitive internal refurbishment of the ticket office building that needs to:- * Enhance ergonomics, * Improve staff working conditions, * Elevate customer experience, and * Optimise station operations. Contract Type: PACE ES5 to ES8 Construction works: JCT Intermediate Works Contract with Design & Build ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041778-2025 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Jul 2025 | | Submission deadline | 29 Sep 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 3 Nov 2025 - 27 Feb 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £625,000 | | Lots value | £625,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED | | Locality | WILTSHIRE | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN1 1HL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Swindon South | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 45100000 - Site preparation work - 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work - 45300000 - Building installation work - 45400000 - Building completion work - 50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations - 71520000 - Construction supervision services - 71530000 - Construction consultancy services - 71540000 - Construction management services ## Release History - 21 Jul 2025 at 15:43 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041778-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041778-2025 21st July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/iNF54 This is and Early Expressions of Interest - full tender documents are still being prepared. All suppliers that have expressed an interest will invited to the tender where all information will be published. ## Notice URLs - http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/rQT16 - http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/rQahs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05634a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05634a.json.