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Published 10 Jul 2025, 13:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Environmental and Occupational Monitoring Compliance at TFW Fleet Maintenance Depots

Official notice

Authority: Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) (Public body)

Direct awardUtilitiesSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£337,031published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 11 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to SOCOTEC UK LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Fleet Directorate requires bespoke Railway expertise for a range of Occupational and Environmental testing procedures to ensure continued compliance, at its four Maintenance Depots, of Canton, Holyhead, Machynlleth and Taffs Well

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

71312000 Structural engineering consultancy services 71317000 Hazard protection and control consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Utilities
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Jul 2025, 13:53 BST
Last source update: 20 Oct 2025, 12:38 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-066681
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055cf5 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: intellectual property or exclusive rights and technical reasons

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

24 Jul 2025 → 20 Oct 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends
24 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published367 days ago
20 Oct 2025, 12:38 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2025

Transparency notice published
10 Jul 2025, 13:53 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
14 Jul 2025, 14:14 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
28 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
20 Oct 2025, 12:38 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £337,0311 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SOCOTEC UK LIMITED1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2028 · up to 1 Aug 2030Extensions: 3 year with possible extension of 1+1	£337,031	11 Jul 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Environmental and Occupational Monitoring Compliance at TFW Fleet Maintenance Depots · SOCOTEC UK LIMITED
Signed
17 Oct 2025
Value
£337,031
Period
20 Oct 2025 – 20 Oct 2028 · up to 20 Oct 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
2x12 month extension option
1 agreed KPI: KPIs
- KPIs

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVJP-5451-JYWQ 3 Llys Cadwyn, Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 4THContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SOCOTEC UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHHH-6545-HJVV SOCOTEC House, Bretby Business Park, Ashby Road, Burton upon Trent, East Midlands, DE15 0YZContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender20 Oct 2025, 12:38 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 Jul 2025, 14:14 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender10 Jul 2025, 13:53 BST