Official UK procurement notice
Chester Carriage Wash Machine
Authority: Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTransport for Wales Rail Ltd requires the design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a new Carriage Wash Machine at Chester Train Maintenance Depot. The facility will be located on Reception Road and will replace the existing non-operational carriage wash machine, including all associated infrastructure and integration works.
The successful contractor will deliver the works in accordance with Network Rail standards and applicable legal requirements within an operational depot environment. Tenderers must provide proposed delivery timescales, utility consumption data and water recycling performance, with consideration given to the re-use of existing carriage wash equipment where feasible.
As an optional scope item, suppliers shall provide a price for the removal of the existing CWM equipment within the wash plant building. The proposal shall include any works required to enable the building to be used immediately for manual exterior train washing. TfWRL may elect to proceed with this option if sufficient savings are achieved elsewhere within the project, enabling the overall scheme to remain within the approved budget.
CPV: Construction work · Industrial machinery · Installation services (except software) · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Social Value
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 6 Aug 2026, 09:18 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2026, 09:18 BST
- Authority reference
TFW1052.00- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074474- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dd1dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tenders must be submitted through the Atamis portal - tfw.my.site.com/login ↗
Timeline
6 Aug 2026 → 19 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published77 days ago6 Aug 2026, 09:18 BST
- Clarification questions by63 days ago20 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline49 days ago3 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 28 days19 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 Aug 2026, 09:18 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender