Official UK procurement notice
Canton Wheel Lathe Contract Award
Authority: Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) (Public body)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Industrial machinery (42)Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery: UKWales (UKL)
Published estimate£2,000,000≈ £2.0m / year · £2,400,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update17% below published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Jun 2025awarded 10 Sept 2025
Awarded to RTS LIMITED
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jul 2026 · starts 29 Jul 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of the Contract Wheel Lathe Tender
CPV: Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) · Construction work · Industrial machinery · Repair and maintenance services · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,000,000
34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation42000000 Industrial machinery44000000 Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)45000000 Construction work50000000 Repair and maintenance services50200000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
N/A
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 30%
- Commercial: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: T1 - T9
- Commercial: Cost of Works
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participation
N/A
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Mar 2025, 13:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Sept 2025, 14:25 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018716- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fa12Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
- Submission deadline
- 13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
28 Mar 2025 → 12 Sept 2025 · 7 dates- Planning notice published28 Mar 2025, 13:34 GMT
- Tender notice published2 May 2025, 11:51 BST
- Next notice expected23 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts29 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published12 Sept 2025, 14:25 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2025- Planned procurement notice published28 Mar 2025, 13:34 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published2 May 2025, 11:51 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £2,000,0002 May 2025, 11:51 BST
- Status changed to active2 May 2025, 11:51 BST
- Deadline moved to 13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST2 May 2025, 11:51 BST-34 days · was 18 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract award notice published12 Sept 2025, 14:25 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Sept 2025, 14:25 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,660,9431 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTS LIMITEDSMECanton Wheel Lathe1 Oct 2025 – 31 Dec 2026 | £1,660,943 | 10 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RTSAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Canton Wheel Lathe ITT Pack
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender