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Published 1 Sept 2025, 16:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GWR - Intelligent Management System (IMS)

Official notice

Authority: FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdUtilities
Published estimate£3,077,700≈ £1.0m / year · £3,077,700 inc. VAT53.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Nov 2025awarded 19 Feb 2026
Award (standstill) to EPX Global
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions · starts 30 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

GWR require the provision of an Open Protocol Intelligent Management System, for use across GWR's property and Environmental directorates, This proposed solution will facilitate GWR in interfacing with, managing, and monitoring our station property portfolio across various asset types. The primary goal of the IMS is to optimise asset performance within respective environments. GWR require the existing IMS infrastructure including asset devices to remain in situ and utilised as part of any proposal.

CPV: IT software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£3,077,700
Contract period: 30 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensionsValue: £3,077,700 exc. VAT · £3,077,700 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Hardware, software, services · 2 x +1 year optional extensions

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Sept 2025, 16:48 BST
Last source update
20 Feb 2026, 16:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 5 Dec 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052945
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
IT software package
Delivery area
UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
+2 moreSouth East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0591a7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Sept 2025 → 30 Jun 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Sept 2025, 16:48 BST
  2. Clarification questions by393 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline349 days ago
    12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by325 days ago
    5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent250 days ago
    19 Feb 2026
  6. Latest notice published248 days ago
    20 Feb 2026, 16:54 GMT
  7. Standstill ends237 days ago
    3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts119 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Sept 2025, 16:48 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    20 Feb 2026, 16:54 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Feb 2026, 16:54 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,193,5261 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
EPX Global1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028Options: IMS Hardware, infrastructure and associated services£1,193,52619 Feb 2026standstill to 3 Mar 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 05113733 · GB-PPON: PXVG-2764-GZCQ Milford House 1 Milford Street, Wiltshire, South West, SN1 1HLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • EPX GlobalAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCQQ-9781-TZLG Ground Floor Oakhurst House, 77 Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, South East, TN4 8BSContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender