Find a Tender
active
Official procurement procedure
First Rail - GWR and SWR Uniform Provision
Clothing
Corporate clothing
UK
Published value
£8,000,000
Submission deadline 19 Jan 2025, 00:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED: "First Rail - GWR and SWR Uniform Provision". Published status: active. Published value: £8,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jan 2025, 00:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 19 Jan 2025, 00:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £8,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
2Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
CROMWELL TOOLS LIMITEDTop vendor: 84.2% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 20 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| CROMWELL TOOLS LIMITED | 1 win | £5,000,000 |
| TRANS DATA MANAGEMENT LTD | 1 win | £757,854 |
| CRAIG & DERRICOTT LIMITED | 1 win | £180,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityFIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published20 Dec 2024, 10:58 GMT | Last source update20 Dec 2024, 10:58 GMT | Recurring procurementNo |
ClassificationClothing, Corporate clothing | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04ca01 | ||
What is being bought
First Rail Holdings (FRH) are tendering for the provision of a fully managed Employee Uniform service to the below FRH Train Operating Companies (TOCs):
• First MTR South Western Trains Limited ("SWR") - 07900320
• First Greater Western Limited ("GWR") - 05113733
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £8,000,000
20 Dec 2024, 10:58 GMT - Status changed to active
20 Dec 2024, 10:58 GMT - Official notice release published
20 Dec 2024, 10:58 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 19 Jan 2025, 00:00 GMT
20 Dec 2024, 10:58 GMT - Buyer information updated
20 Dec 2024, 10:58 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£8,000,000First Rail Holdings (FRH) are tendering for the provision of a fully managed uniform service to the following FirstGroup Rail Companies ('the Customer') in the UK: First MTR South Western Trains Limited ("SWR") - 07900320 First Greater Western Limited ("GWR") - 05113733 There is no major rebrand or design activity expected during the mobilisation of the contract. The Customer seeks tenders for the provision of these services for a 3+2 term (an initial 3-year contracted period with the option to extend for a further 2 years). The Customer intends to award separate TOC contracts to the entities listed above and, the Customer will award all contracts to a single supplier based on the outcome of a MEAT (most economically advantageous tender) evaluation methodology. Requirements Summary: 1.1 The Supplier will perform the Goods and Services to meet the requirements of the Agreement. 1.2 The manufacture, [design if applicable] and supply of the Customers employee's uniform ('Garments'). 1.3 End-to-end management of the phased mobilisation of all Customer contracts to a defined timeline, implementation includes facilitating the transfer of stock from incumbent premises and reprocessing/ booking. 1.4 Dedicated Contract Management. 1.5 All distribution and delivery of Garments to the Customer's designated delivery locations, 1.6 Robust stock holding and forecast process to ensure Garments are available and can be delivered to the Customer in line with demand, 1.7 The provision of a customer facing online system for employee ordering, allocation controls, return and exchange of Garments. 1.8 Supporting the Customer to adopt sustainable business practices and take advantage of advances in sustainability.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
20 Dec 2024, 10:58 GMT - Submission deadline
19 Jan 2025, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED
Contracting authority GB-COH-05113733Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published