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title: "Facilities Management"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07861a"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)"
published: "2026-10-12"
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# Facilities Management

Buyer: Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07861a

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## Summary

Transport for Wales Rail Limited is preparing to re-procure facilities management services for its estate and operational activities across Wales and the Borders. The scope is still being developed and is expected to cover facilities management, building-installation repair and maintenance, and other repair and maintenance services. The planned market engagement will explore how services should be organised to meet operational needs, compliance obligations and wider estate objectives. Suppliers will discuss a future operating model for requesting, approving and tracking work and escalating issues, alongside digital contract-management support such as helpdesk services, fault reporting, performance dashboards, evidence capture and document control. The contract is intended to support both current operations and future estate developments.

This procurement is at the planning stage: Transport for Wales is preparing a re-procurement, and there is no invitation to tender yet. The buyer is seeking market input through voluntary co-design workshops, with the same content planned for Chester on 16 November 2026 and Cardiff on 18 November 2026; suppliers need attend only one. The buyer’s stated registration deadline is 12 November 2026. It expects to publish a future procurement notice by 28 January 2027. The estimated contract value is £57.5 million excluding VAT (£69 million including VAT). One lot is planned, with a five-year contract period from 1 April 2028 to 31 March 2033 and a possible extension to 31 March 2036. A framework agreement is planned; procurement and evaluation arrangements remain in development.

The planned work may suit facilities-management providers able to operate across a geographically dispersed rail estate in Wales and the Borders, supporting operational delivery as well as estate compliance and development. The buyer is looking for practical supplier experience to help shape service requirements, the operating model and the commercial approach, so firms with insight into managing workflows from work requests and approvals through monitoring and escalation can contribute. Relevant capabilities may include helpdesk provision, fault reporting, digital performance dashboards, evidence capture and document control. The buyer also wants views on improving transparency and value for money, and on embedding measurable social value and sustainability outcomes. Small and medium-sized enterprises are identified as suitable for the planned lot. Taking part in engagement gives suppliers a chance to inform the future requirement, but does not confer an advantage or disadvantage in the later procurement.

## Notice

Transport for Wales is preparing to re-procure its Facilities Management contract to support its estate and operational activities across Wales and the Borders. As part of developing the future requirement, Transport for Wales is considering how facilities management services should be structured to support operational delivery, compliance obligations and wider estate objectives. This engagement will help inform the future operating model, contract scope and commercial approach. Transport for Wales is seeking market insight on how best to deliver a flexible, efficient and value-for-money service that can support both current operational needs and future estate developments. Feedback received through this engagement will help shape the future procurement strategy, contract requirements and commercial approach ahead of any formal procurement process.

### Planning Information

Transport for Wales is undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform the re-procurement of its Facilities Management contract and is inviting interested suppliers to participate in a co-design workshop.
The purpose of the workshop is to work collaboratively with the market to explore how a future Facilities Management contract should be structured to deliver high-quality, efficient and value-for-money services across the Transport for Wales estate. Transport for Wales is seeking supplier insight and practical experience to help shape the future operating model, service requirements and commercial approach.
The workshop will focus on developing a future operating model that provides clarity on how stakeholders request work, approve work, monitor progress and escalate issues throughout the lifecycle of a task. Discussions will also explore the digital solutions and capabilities required to support effective contract management, including helpdesk provision, fault reporting mechanisms, performance dashboards, evidence capture and document control. In addition, suppliers will be invited to share their views on how transparency and value for money can be strengthened through the commercial model, alongside approaches for embedding measurable social value and sustainability outcomes within the future contract.
Transport for Wales intends to host the market engagement workshops on the following dates:
• 16 November 2026 - Chester
• 18 November 2026 - Cardiff
Both events will cover the same content, and suppliers are only required to attend one session.
Suppliers wishing to attend should register their interest by completing the registration form via the link below. Please copy and paste the link into your web browser to access the form. If you experience any issues accessing the form, please contact supplychain@tfw.wales and a registration link will be provided.
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/xjAXQb1GRj
The deadline for registration is 23:45 on Thursday 12 November 2026. Further details will be issued to registered attendees closer to the event date.
Please note that Transport for Wales reserves the right to amend, postpone or cancel either event should circumstances require. Any changes will be communicated to registered attendees as soon as reasonably practicable.
Participation in this market engagement exercise is voluntary and will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process. Any future procurement opportunity will be advertised separately in accordance with the applicable procurement regulations.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096323-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 28 Jan 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2028 - 31 Mar 2033 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £57,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) |
| Additional buyers | Transport for Wales |
| Locality | PONTYPRIDD |
| Postcode area | 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2026 at 20:35 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096323-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096323-2026
  12th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.tfw.wales
- http://www.tfwrail.wales
- https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/xjAXQb1GRj
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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