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Security Services

Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)

73 days left

Closes UK time

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Estimated value
£18,000,000
Excluding VAT
Where
UK-wide
Buyer in Wales
Trade
Security
Guard services
Documents
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Quick read

Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 2 Nov 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.

Time to bid
49 full UK working days before the closing day, Thu 14 Jan 2027 (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Questions to the buyer close on Mon 14 Dec 2026, 29 working days from now.
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 73 days from publication to the closing day: longer than the median for open security tenders (30 days).
Value
£18m is above the median (£1.4m) of the 35 open security tenders that state a value.
This buyer
2 more open tenders from Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) listed here.

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About this tender

The summary is the start of the buyer’s own description, word for word. The full description and the documents are on the official notice.

TfW proposes to procure a single, integrated security service covering stations, depots and on-train operations across the TfW network.

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 103931-2026
Buyer
Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)
Buyer’s region
Wales
Where the work is
UK-wide
Listed on Evendraft under
Wales (the buyer’s region: the notice says the work can be anywhere)
Published
2 Nov 2026
Tender deadline
14 Jan 2027, 12:00 UK time
Questions by
14 Dec 2026, 12:00 UK time
Estimated value
£18,000,000 (excluding VAT)
Trade
Security
CPV codes
  • 79713000 Guard services
  • 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedureThe buyer sets the stages; the notice and documents say what they are.
Framework
Not stated on the notice
Lots
Not divided into lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
No (estimated value over £1m)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
Documents
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