GWR Catering Service - Service Centre Operations & Delivery, and Catering Products & Supply
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£48.5m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
23 Mar 2026
Description
GWR require Catering Services to be delivered across the network, which will be run under one contract. The catering service has two core functions the supplier is to deliver for this contract. 1. Service Centre Operations and Delivery: The supplier must be able to supply logistics operations and staff management to all GWR catered fleet. 2. Catering Products and Supply: The supplier must be able to supply all of GWR catering products, packaging and ancillary equipment. Route Details GWR manage many stations on the route with catered first-class lounges in Paddington, Cardiff, Penzance, and Truro as part of the logistics supply. Currently trains do not run on Christmas Day or Boxing Day, although some elements of the Service will be required on these days. GWR run: • 254 catered trains a day Monday - Friday, • 280 catered trains on Saturday and • 210 catered trains on a Sunday.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-054675
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029Possible extension to 31 Mar 2031
The initial contract term will be 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years.
- CPV classifications
- 1500000055520000
- Contract locations
- South West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Enhancement Proposal | Leading on from the above description for stage 1 and 2, this element will be pass/fail. In order to score a pass, the tenderer must submit a proposal for the future enhancement. All details/criteria will be provided at stage 2. | quality | — |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
This will be explained in Wax. A minimum of the three highest scoring tenders from stage one will be invited to stage two of this tender process.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£48.5m
Award date
23 Mar 2026
Contract start
30 Sept 2026
Contract end
30 Sept 2029