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GWR Early Market Engagement for Rolling Stock Maintenance and Associated Rail Services

Description: The Contracting Authority intends to undertake Early Market Engagement activities in relation to a number of forthcoming rail engineering and rolling stock maintenance opportunities. These activities will enable the Authority to engage with the market, understand supplier capabilities, gather feedback on proposed delivery models, and inform future procurement strategies. The engagement may cover rolling stock maintenance, engineering support services, component overhaul and repair, depot services, asset management, fleet modifications, and associated rail engineering requirements. Participation in the engagement does not constitute a formal procurement process and will not confer any advantage in any future competition.

Summary: First Greater Western Limited (GWR) is preparing to procure rail engineering, rolling stock maintenance and associated support services. The potential scope includes train maintenance, servicing and overhaul; HVAC, traction, electrical, power, brake, wheelset, bogie and suspension systems; passenger doors, accessibility equipment and information systems; component repair and refurbishment; fleet upgrades and life-extension work; depot and facilities support; testing, inspection, certification and engineering assurance; inventory, warehousing and logistics; interior refurbishment; sustainability and energy-efficiency solutions; and digital monitoring, analytics and software. The work is expected to support railway operations across London, the South East and the South West of England. It is classified as rail repair, maintenance and associated services.

GWR - Bulk Packed Oils, Lubricants and Greases

Description: Products are required to support are: Lot 1 - Oils, Lubricants and Greases Lot 2 - Coolants, Antifreeze, Screenwash and AdBlue Many of the products within scope are engineering-critical items which may be subject to OEM approval, ROSCO acceptance, materials compatibility requirements and/or GWR technical approval. Alternative or substitute products must not be supplied without the prior approval of GWR where engineering approval is required.

Summary: First Greater Western Limited is buying bulk oils, lubricants, greases, coolants, antifreeze, screenwash and AdBlue. The goods support the maintenance, servicing and overhaul of Great Western Railway rolling stock and associated engineering equipment, as well as wider rolling stock operation and engineering activities. The requirement is divided into two lots: oils, lubricants and greases; and coolants, antifreeze, screenwash and AdBlue. Products are engineering-critical and may need original equipment manufacturer approval, rolling-stock leasing company acceptance, materials compatibility checks or GWR technical approval. Delivery is required across London, the South East and the South West of England. This is a goods requirement covering industrial lubricants, cleaning products, vehicle fluids and related consumables.

GWR - Approved Specialist Cleaning Products

Description: Procurement of approved specialist cleaning products suitable for professional and commercial use, including task-specific cleaning chemicals, disinfectants, degreasers, sanitising agents, surface cleaners, and associated consumables. All products must meet applicable health, safety, environmental, and COSHH requirements and be supplied with relevant Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and manufacturer instructions. Products shall be compatible with the intended surfaces and cleaning equipment and sourced from approved or recognised suppliers to ensure consistent quality and performance.

Summary: First Greater Western Limited, the rail operator, is buying approved specialist cleaning products for professional and commercial use. The requirement covers task-specific cleaning chemicals, disinfectants, degreasers, sanitising agents, surface cleaners and related consumables. Products will support cleaning activities across the buyer’s United Kingdom operations and must be suitable for the relevant surfaces and cleaning equipment. Suppliers must provide consistent quality and performance through approved or recognised sources. The procurement is for goods, specifically cleaning and polishing products. It is likely to suit manufacturers, distributors and specialist industrial-cleaning suppliers able to offer a broad product range, reliable supply and documentation for operational use. The requirement is classed as a utilities procurement and is intended for commercial-scale professional application rather than domestic cleaning products.

UKRI-6349 UPLiFT Refrigerant-based Helium Gas Cooler

Description: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Central Laser Facility (CLF) are looking to appoint a supplier who can design and make a bespoke amplifier head cooling system. The system needs to be based on refrigerant based cooling technology to provide flexibility and remove reliance on an external source of coolant supply.

Summary: UK Research and Innovation, through the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s Central Laser Facility, intends to procure a bespoke amplifier-head cooling system. The system will use refrigerant-based cooling technology to provide flexibility and remove reliance on an external coolant supply. The requirement combines the design and manufacture of specialist cooling equipment with engineering design services. The work is categorised as refrigerating equipment, heat-exchange units and engineering design. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The procurement concerns a single planned requirement, rather than separate packages of equipment or services. Suppliers with experience in designing and building specialised thermal-management systems for scientific, industrial or laser applications are likely to find the subject matter relevant, particularly where they can integrate mechanical, refrigeration and engineering-design expertise.

ITT - Taxation and reuse - UID 350

Description: We know that the structure of taxes shapes decisions about how and what to invest in. To better understand the incentives around the reuse of historic buildings, this study will look at how tax impacts on the finances of reuse projects, how the tax impacts differ depending on the type of project or developer, what the implications are for cash flow vs total financial impacts, and where the incidence of tax may be different to where the liability falls. The outputs of the research will include a set of project finance / tax numbers for a range of representative projects covering a range of different types of development / developer; an assessment of how the impacts of tax - and different approaches to subsidy, impact on different types (read more...)

Summary: Historic England is commissioning research and consultancy on taxation and the reuse of historic buildings. The study will examine how tax affects the finances of reuse projects, including differences between project and developer types, cash-flow effects compared with total financial impacts, and where tax incidence differs from legal liability. It will also consider how different subsidy and tax approaches affect projects and developers. Expected outputs include project-finance and tax figures for representative developments across a range of project and developer types, together with an assessment of the relative effects of tax and subsidy changes. The requirement covers research, statistical analysis, business-development consultancy and project-management consultancy services.

ITT - Delivery of a Heritage Schools Programme in the South East of England - UID 359

Description: Historic England is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to design and deliver a teacher professional development programme in the South East of England. The programme will focus on building teachers' confidence, capacity and capability to use local heritage and the historic environment within curriculum-based teaching and learning. It is not intended to provide one-off workshops for pupils, but to support teachers and schools to embed local heritage learning in a meaningful and sustainable way, supported by appropriate local heritage partnerships and Historic England resources.

Summary: Historic England is procuring a teacher professional development programme for the South East of England. The appointed organisation will design and deliver training that builds teachers’ confidence, capacity and capability to use local heritage and the historic environment in curriculum-based teaching and learning. The work is intended to help schools embed local heritage learning in a meaningful and sustainable way, supported by suitable local heritage partnerships and Historic England resources. This is an education and training service, with a research consultancy element, rather than a programme of one-off workshops for pupils. It will suit organisations working across teacher development, heritage education, curriculum support, historic environment engagement or related education consultancy. Historic England, a central government public authority, is the buying organisation.

ITT - Delivery of a Heritage Schools Programme in the South West of England - UID 354

Description: Historic England is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to design and deliver a teacher professional development programme in the South West of England. The programme will focus on building teachers' confidence, capacity and capability to use local heritage and the historic environment within curriculum-based teaching and learning. It is not intended to provide one-off workshops for pupils, but to support teachers and schools to embed local heritage learning in a meaningful and sustainable way, supported by appropriate local heritage partnerships and Historic England resources.

Summary: Historic England is procuring a heritage education and teacher professional development service for the South West of England. The appointed organisation will design and deliver a programme that builds teachers’ confidence, capacity and capability to use local heritage and the historic environment in curriculum-based teaching and learning. The work is intended to help schools embed heritage learning in a meaningful and sustainable way, rather than provide one-off workshops for pupils. Delivery should be supported by suitable local heritage partnerships and Historic England resources. This is a services opportunity covering education and training, training programme delivery and research consultancy. It is relevant to organisations working with schools, teachers, curriculum development, heritage education and local historic-environment partners.

GWR Time and Attendance System

Description: This procurement process is being advertised and run by First Greater Western limited on its own behalf and on behalf of the successor operator of the rail passenger transport services in respect of Great Western Railway (GWR). That successor operator will be a public sector company, is expected to be a wholly owned subsidiary of DfT OLR Holdings Limited and will be ultimately owned by the Secretary of State for Transport. The date for transfer of the current operations to the successor operator is not yet confirmed. Where the transfer is completed before contract award under this procurement process, the successor operator may elect (but will not be obliged) to carry on with this procurement process in place of GWR, by taking on the role of contracting entity (read more...)

Summary: First Greater Western Limited is planning an enterprise-wide time and attendance system for Great Western Railway, on its own behalf and for the rail passenger transport services’ successor operator. The successor is expected to be a public sector company ultimately owned by the Secretary of State for Transport, and may take over the procurement or any resulting contract if operational transfer arrangements are completed. The requirement is for a modern integrated capability to replace three separate systems used across different business areas. It is intended to support operational, human resources, safety, payroll and organisational needs through standardised processes, governance, system integration, workforce reporting and analytics. Required functions include rostering and scheduling, mobile and geofenced time capture, clocking in and out, leave and absence management, fatigue management and compliance, and approval workflow automation. Delivery is across the United Kingdom.

GWR Time and Attendance System

Description: This procurement process is being advertised and run by First Greater Western limited on its own behalf and on behalf of the successor operator of the rail passenger transport services in respect of Great Western Railway (GWR). That successor operator will be a public sector company, is expected to be a wholly owned subsidiary of DfT OLR Holdings Limited and will be ultimately owned by the Secretary of State for Transport. The date for transfer of the current operations to the successor operator is not yet confirmed. Where the transfer is completed before contract award under this procurement process, the successor operator may elect (but will not be obliged) to carry on with this procurement process in place of GWR, by taking on the role of contracting entity (read more...)

Summary: First Greater Western Limited is planning an enterprise-wide time and attendance system for Great Western Railway, on its own behalf and for the rail passenger transport services’ successor operator. The successor is expected to be a public sector company ultimately owned by the Secretary of State for Transport, and may take over the procurement or any resulting contract if operational transfer arrangements are completed. The requirement is for a modern integrated capability to replace three separate systems used across different business areas. It is intended to support operational, human resources, safety, payroll and organisational needs through standardised processes, governance, system integration, workforce reporting and analytics. Required functions include rostering and scheduling, mobile and geofenced time capture, clocking in and out, leave and absence management, fatigue management and compliance, and approval workflow automation. Delivery is across the United Kingdom.

MRC LMB Minor Works

Description: The Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) intends to procure a contract for the delivery of minor works across its estate in Cambridge. The appointed contractor will be required to undertake a broad range of works including maintenance and repair of building fabric, mechanical and electrical (M&E) systems, hard landscaping, and small-scale refurbishment and installation projects. Works may be undertaken within laboratory, office, and domestic environments and will vary in scope from routine repairs to small capital improvement projects.

Summary: UK Research & Innovation, through the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, is procuring minor works across its estate in Cambridge. The requirement covers construction and building works in laboratory, office and domestic environments, ranging from routine repairs to small capital improvement projects. The appointed contractor will undertake maintenance and repair of building fabric, mechanical and electrical systems, hard landscaping, and small-scale refurbishment and installation projects. The work is suitable for businesses able to coordinate varied building and estate activities across research and general-use premises. UKRI is the public-sector buyer, and the primary category is works, classified under construction work. The requirement is a single package covering the estate-wide minor works service rather than separate specialist procurements.