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Rail Replacement Service - Bus and Coach Operators- Release 2

Rail Replacement Service - Bus and Coach Operators- Release 2 is a UK public sector tender from Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) (Wales, East Midlands, East of England, London, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber), with an estimated value of £81m (excluding VAT). The closing date is .

In our daily copy of Find a Tender and Contracts Finder data (), 3 open tenders share CPV 60112000; Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) has 2 open tenders; the median stated value for that CPV code is £1.2m.

Rail Replacement Service - Bus and Coach Operators- Release 2. Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder
BuyerTransport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) (Pontypridd)
Published
Closing date, 12:00 UK time
Estimated value£81m (excluding VAT)
CPV code60112000 — Public road transport services
60130000 — Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
60140000 — Non-scheduled passenger transport
60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
CPV categoryTransport services (excluding waste transport)
Contract typeServices
ProcedureCompetitive flexible procedure
RegionWales, East Midlands, East of England, London, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber
Location—
Marked suitable forSMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), VCSEs (voluntary, community and social enterprises)
SourceFind a Tender, notice 093451-2026

Read the full notice and documents on Find a Tender

Summary from the notice

Transport for Wales Rail (TfWRL) are in-housing the co-ordination and management of Rail Replacement Service (RRS) across Wales and Border routes operated by TfWRL within Wales and between Wales and England. Or any such route operated by TfW as may arise in future. This means that all pre-planned…

Official summary as published on Find a Tender (shortened).

How this procurement works

This uses the competitive flexible procedure (Procurement Act 2023). The buyer designs its own stages, often a request to participate first, then invited tenders. Read the notice for each stage and deadline.

Who can bid

The buyer marked this tender as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. That is a signal the buyer expects smaller organisations to be able to bid, but you still need to meet the requirements in the notice.

Closing date

9 days left: the deadline for tenders is , 12:00 UK time (as of ). Late submissions are normally rejected; check the notice for the exact time and how to submit.

Next steps

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  2. Open the official notice, follow the link to the buyer's tender portal and download the documents.
  3. Check that you meet the selection criteria (experience, insurance, finances) and send clarification questions early.
  4. Prepare your response, including any social value questions, and submit before the closing date.

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