Official UK procurement notice
Transport Infrastructure, Maintenance & Enhancements (TIME) Framework
Authority: Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTransport for Wales (TfW) is developing a new multi-lot framework agreement for the provision of infrastructure, maintenance, and enhancement works and services across the transport sector.
The framework is intended to provide a compliant, flexible, and efficient route to market for a broad range of transport-related activities, supporting the ongoing maintenance, renewal, improvement, and enhancement of rail infrastructure and associated assets. The framework will be organised into a number of lots designed to reflect market specialisms, delivery capability, and the diverse requirements of transport infrastructure programmes and projects.
The objective is to establish a framework that delivers high-quality outcomes, value for money, safety, innovation, sustainability, and social value while supporting efficient project delivery throughout. The framework is expected to support a diverse supplier base, including both large organisations and SMEs, and encourage healthy competition across a range of works and service requirements. The framework will also seek to support wider economic, social, and environmental benefits across Wales, creating value beyond the direct delivery of works and services.
The proposed framework structure, scope, and lotting strategy are currently under development and will be informed through engagement with the market to ensure the final procurement aligns with industry capability, emerging trends, and customer needs.
Transport for Wales intends to undertake a formal procurement exercise following completion of its market engagement activities.
CPV: Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport · Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork · Construction work for railways and cable transport systems · Electrical installation work · Electricity supply installations · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works · Engineering works and construction works · Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work · Geotechnical engineering services · Land management services · Overhaul and refurbishment work · Railway construction works · +3 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 6 yrs from 30 Nov 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- “Transport Infrastructure, Maintenance & Enhancements (TIME) Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) buys Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork (CPV 4523), and who usually turns up
Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork (CPV 4523) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
No supplier sizes published for this authority.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in Wales (Cymru) (authority’s region).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in Wales (Cymru).
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 62 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
No awards recorded for this authority in this market.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid3%
2–39%
4–674%
7+14%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 4523Published estimate£250m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 35 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid3%
2–39%
4–674%
7+14%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Aug 2026, 16:18 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2026, 16:18 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080526- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eaebFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
24 Aug 2026 → 30 Nov 2027 · 4 dates- Planning notice published59 days ago24 Aug 2026, 16:18 BST
- Market engagement31 days ago20 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
The Authority is inviting the market to participate in a pre-procurement engagement event to support the development of a new framework agreement for infrastructure, maintenance, and enhancement works and services.
The engagement will provide an opportunity for the Authority to present its draft framework strategy and seek feedback on the proposed scope, lot structure, procurement approach, and indicative timescales. Through this process, the Authority aims to ensure the framework is attractive to the market, commercially viable, and capable of meeting the future needs of the transport sector.
The Authority is particularly interested in understanding market appetite, anticipated participation across the proposed lots, and any factors that may influence supplier involvement in the future procurement.
Feedback received during the engagement may be used to inform the final framework design, including its scope, lot structure, procurement documentation, and timetable. Participation in this engagement will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process.
Event Objectives
- The Authority will use this engagement event to:
- Present the draft framework strategy and procurement approach.
- Explain the proposed lotting model and framework structure.
- Test the level of market interest and supplier appetite.
- Validate the proposed procurement programme and timescales.
- Gather market intelligence to refine the final procurement strategy.
- Ensure the framework is structured to maximise competition, innovation, value for money, and operational effectiveness across the rail transport sector.
This engagement forms an important part of the Authority's procurement planning process and will help ensure the framework is designed to meet both customer requirements and market capability over its intended term.
To support engagement with a broad range of suppliers, the Authority will be hosting two market engagement events during September 2026. These will take place on Thursday 24th September in Pontypridd and Tuesday 29th September in Wrexham.
Please note that two engagement events will be held on different dates and at different locations to provide flexibility for suppliers. Both events will cover the same content, so there is no need to attend more than one session, as the same information will be shared at each event.
Organisations wishing to attend are invited to register their interest by emailing [email protected]. Registrations should include the name and contact email address of each attendee, the name of their organisation, and an indication of whether they wish to attend the Pontypridd event or the Wrexham event.
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Tender notice expectedin 101 days30 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts30 Nov 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Aug 2026, 16:18 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Transport for WalesContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender