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title: "GWR Catering Service - Service Centre Operations & Delivery, and Catering Products & Supply"
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# GWR Catering Service - Service Centre Operations & Delivery, and Catering Products & Supply

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gwr-catering-service-service-centre-operations-delivery-and-catering-products-supply-ocds-h6vhtk-054675). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED: "GWR Catering Service - Service Centre Operations & Delivery, and Catering Products & Supply". Published status: complete. Published Value: £54,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: procurement.gwr.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/first-greater-western-limited-coh-05113733)
- **Published Value:** £54,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 October 2025 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering services, Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- **Delivery Location:** UKK, UKK1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £48,500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 9 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gwr-catering-service-service-centre-operations-delivery-and-catering-products-supply-ocds-h6vhtk-054675#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-054675`

## 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/gwr-catering-service-service-centre-operations-delivery-and-catering-products-supply-ocds-h6vhtk-054675#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procurement.gwr.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocurement.gwr.com%2Ftenders)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gwr-catering-service-service-centre-operations-delivery-and-catering-products-supply-ocds-h6vhtk-054675#participate

## Description
GWR require Catering Services to be delivered across the network, which will be run under one contract. The catering service has two core functions the supplier is to deliver for this contract.
1. Service Centre Operations and Delivery:
The supplier must be able to supply logistics operations and staff management to all GWR catered fleet.
2. Catering Products and Supply:
The supplier must be able to supply all of GWR catering products, packaging and ancillary equipment.
Route Details
GWR manage many stations on the route with catered first-class lounges in Paddington, Cardiff, Penzance, and Truro as part of the logistics supply.
Currently trains do not run on Christmas Day or Boxing Day, although some elements of the Service will be required on these days.
GWR run:
• 254 catered trains a day Monday - Friday,
• 280 catered trains on Saturday and
• 210 catered trains on a Sunday.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 15000000, 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £54,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **DHL SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186857`
  - Value: £48,500,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 23/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F058198-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-23T09:53:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:33:44.506Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-054675