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Published 16 May 2025, 09:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Station External Painting 2025/28

Official notice

Authority: FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED (Public body)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: London (UKI)South West (UKK)
Published estimate£9,000,000≈ £3.0m / year · £9,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Jun 2025awarded 1 Aug 2025
Award (standstill) to BELL GROUP LTD
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of external painting at Railway Stations across the Great Western Railway network. Works include cleaning and preparing previously painted surfaces, including metal, woodwork, brick, rendered and plastered surfaces.

This is delivered through a rolling programme of renewals over a 5-year period with an aspiration to complete an average of 40 stations per annum.

The contract term including extensions will be:

3 years initial term with the option to extend for a further 1 + 1 years = 5 years total contract lifetime.

CPV: Paint-stripping work · Painting work · Painting work of buildings

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£9,000,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £9,000,000 exc. VAT · £9,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: London, South WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The proposed contract term including extensions will be: 3 years initial term with the option to extend for a further 1 + 1 years = 5 years total contract lifetime.
45442100 Painting work45442110 Painting work of buildings45442190 Paint-stripping work
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    This procurement will include conditions of participation which will be assessed through the PQQ as detailed in the tender instructions available when a supplier expresses an interest.

  • Technical & professional ability

    This procurement will include conditions of participation which will be assessed through the PQQ as detailed in the tender instructions available when a supplier expresses an interest.

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
  • Price 40%
  • Quality 55%
  • Commercial 5%: Contract
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    This procurement will include conditions of participation which will be assessed through the PQQ as detailed in the tender instructions available when a supplier expresses an interest.

  • Technical & professional ability

    This procurement will include conditions of participation which will be assessed through the PQQ as detailed in the tender instructions available when a supplier expresses an interest.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
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
16 May 2025, 09:47 BST
Last source update
1 Aug 2025, 13:13 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Jul 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022035
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Paint-stripping workPainting workPainting work of buildings
Delivery area
London (UKI)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051551 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
10 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
3 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Registration of interest (access to documents):

Please follow this link to register your interest and gain access to the tender documentation.

Link: redirect.transaxions.com/events/Lpd7s ↗

Once you have registered your interest, a link to the tender will be sent via email which will enable you to submit your tender response and view the tender instructions & T&Cs.

E-Procurement Portal:

The Client is using Wax Digital (current e-procurement portal). The detail within Wax Digital applicable to this tender describes how the Procurement will be conducted, including details of the associated Procurement timetable, participation and award criteria and how to respond to this opportunity. Tenderers are strongly encouraged to read through each tab/section before preparing their submission. Tenderers are also encouraged to review all attachments published with this tender.

Tenderers not allocated to this procurement already will need to contact GWR using the details within this notice to be attached and receive the full tender document set.

Timeline

16 May 2025 → 13 Aug 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    16 May 2025, 09:47 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    3 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    10 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    9 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 13:13 BST
  8. Standstill ends
    13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    16 May 2025, 09:47 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 13:13 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    1 Aug 2025, 13:13 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £9,000,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BELL GROUP LTD8 Sept 2025 – 7 Aug 2028 · up to 7 Aug 2030Extensions: The contract term including extensions will be: 3 years initial term with the option to extend for a further 1 + 1 years = 5 years total contract lifetime.£9,000,000 inc. VAT1 Aug 2025standstill to 13 Aug 2025Standstill

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
  • BELL GROUP LTDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWHC-6372-LGDQ Bell Business Park, Airdrie, Scotland, ML6 9BGContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPlease follow this link to register your interest and gain access to the tender documentation. Link: http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/rTFNv Once you have registered your interest, a link to the tender will be sent via email which will enable you to submit your tender res…

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