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title: "3rd Party Driver Support"
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# 3rd Party Driver Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3rd-party-driver-support-ocds-h6vhtk-02c39e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer): "3rd Party Driver Support". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-wales-rail-limited-utility-buyer-coh-12619906)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 August 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c39e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3rd-party-driver-support-ocds-h6vhtk-02c39e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.shtml)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3rd-party-driver-support-ocds-h6vhtk-02c39e#participate

## Description
This contract covers the provision of 3rd Party Driver Support for Train Commissioning and Testing of new Fleets of rolling stock for the Core Valley Lines (CVL). These requirements have been divided into 5 lots, each Lot specifically related to an individual Fleet, Stadler CityLink Tram Trains CL398 and Stadler FLIRT Trains CL231 & CL756. You may choose to tender for all lots or select certain lots:
Lot 1 – Stadler CityLink Class 398 Type Test and FFR Batch 1
Lot 2 - Stadler CityLink Class 398 FFR Batch 2
Lot 3 – Stadler FLIRT Class 231 Type Test and FFR
Lot 4 – Stadler FLIRT Class 756 Type Test and FFR Batch 1
Lot 5 - Stadler FLIRT Class 756 FFR Batch 2

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** This contract covers the provision of 3rd Party Driver Support for Train Commissioning and Testing of new Fleets of rolling stock for the Core Valley Lines (CVL). These requirements have been divided into 5 lots, each Lot specifically related to an i...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015403-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-05T15:05:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T04:54:41.274Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02c39e