GWR Catering Service - Service Centre Operations & Delivery, and Catering Products & Supply

FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITEDcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-054675Procurement Act 2023Utilities regimeSME suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£48.5m

Awarded 23 Mar 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

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 2029
Possible 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
15000000
55520000
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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Future Enhancement ProposalLeading 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

Awarded to