Official UK procurement notice
Contract for The Purchase of an Electric Powered Land Train Locomotive Plus Three Carriages
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSwansea Council's Outdoor Attractions Team manages a range of popular visitor attractions across the city's parks, seafront and outdoor venues. The Swansea Land Train is one of these attractions and operates along the promenade between Blackpill Lido and Mumbles. The existing diesel-powered train has been in service since 2002 and is approaching the end of its operational life. The Council is therefore seeking a modern, fully electric replacement that supports its sustainability objectives and continues to provide a high-quality visitor experience. This project is funded through the Local Growth Fund and as a result we ideally need to take delivery of the train by 31st March 2027. Swansea Council is seeking an experienced and competent supplier to manufacture, supply and deliver one electric road train locomotive and three passenger carriages for operation along the Swansea Bay promenade. The successful supplier will support the full delivery process, including manufacture, transportation to the UK, customs clearance where applicable, commissioning, operator training and handover. Due to the nature of this procurement, the successful supplier will be required to adhere to agreed delivery programmes, installation schedules and contractual requirements to ensure the train is operational within the specified timeframe.
The Council's preferred delivery date is by 31 March 2027. Alternative delivery dates up to and including 1 April 2027 will be considered, but tenderers should provide the earliest achievable delivery date.
Tenderers must demonstrate a proven track record in the manufacture and supply of electric land trains within the UK market with experience of delivering high-quality, reliable vehicles suitable for commercial passenger operations. Tenderers must demonstrate excellent customer service, including responsive and effective after-sales support and a full capability to support and maintain vehicles throughout the United Kingdom.
- No preliminary market engagement: Client within City & County of Swansea has done a lot of research on manufactures in the UK and abroad.
CPV: Electrical equipment and apparatus · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£330,000
- Technical & professional ability
The successful supplier will support the full delivery process, including manufacture, transportation to the UK, customs clearance where applicable, commissioning, operator training and handover. Due to the nature of this procurement, the successful supplier will be required to adhere to agreed delivery programmes, installation schedules and contractual requirements to ensure the train is operational within the specified timeframe.
Tenderers must demonstrate a proven track record in the manufacture and supply of electric land trains within the UK market with experience of delivering high-quality, reliable vehicles suitable
for commercial passenger operations. Tenderers must demonstrate excellent customer service, including responsive and effective after-sales support and a full capability to support and maintain
vehicles throughout the United Kingdom.
The Council's preferred delivery date is by 31 March 2027. Alternative delivery dates up to and including 1 April 2027 will be considered, but tenderers should provide the earliest achievable delivery date.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Evaluation: 40%, broken down as—: 40%
- Price Evaluation: 60%, broken down as—: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Evaluation: 40%, broken down as—: Completed Vehicle Delivery 15% Locomotive Warranty 5% Contract Management and Support Method Statement 20%
- Price Evaluation: 60%, broken down as—: Vehicle Price 60%
- Technical & professional ability
The successful supplier will support the full delivery process, including manufacture, transportation to the UK, customs clearance where applicable, commissioning, operator training and handover. Due to the nature of this procurement, the successful supplier will be required to adhere to agreed delivery programmes, installation schedules and contractual requirements to ensure the train is operational within the specified timeframe.
Tenderers must demonstrate a proven track record in the manufacture and supply of electric land trains within the UK market with experience of delivering high-quality, reliable vehicles suitable
for commercial passenger operations. Tenderers must demonstrate excellent customer service, including responsive and effective after-sales support and a full capability to support and maintain
vehicles throughout the United Kingdom.
The Council's preferred delivery date is by 31 March 2027. Alternative delivery dates up to and including 1 April 2027 will be considered, but tenderers should provide the earliest achievable delivery date.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £660,000 (twice the annual value).
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Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How City & County of Swansea buys Electrical equipment and apparatus (CPV 3160), and who usually turns up
City & County of Swansea’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Electrical equipment and apparatus (CPV 3160) →
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 46 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid18% / 43%
2–338% / 36%
4–632% / 21%
7+12% / 0%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
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Below estimate47% / 25%
Within ±2%29% / 25%
Above estimate24% / 50%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 3160Published estimate£330k
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1 bid35%
2–329%
4–620%
7+16%
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Where the award price may land.
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Based on 2 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
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Middle 50%£291k–£331k
Estimate£330k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Marwood Electrical Company LimitedWorked for this buyer | Contract for Supply of LED Lanternsnotice published Jan 2023 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £274m4 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £5.3m45 awards in 36m · last this month | 14 live · £75m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 24% below n=5 | |
| £660m12 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 6 live · £51m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £266m13 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £300k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 | |
| £970k16 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £92k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 24% below n=1 |
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.
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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
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Oct 2026, 13:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2026, 13:30 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
CCS/26/226- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101559- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07913eFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Jaggaer- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
The E-Tendering portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ Project Ref: 64568 ITT Ref: 128059. Responding to the invitation to tender:— You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting).— You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
Timeline
27 Oct 2026 → 14 Dec 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published46h ago27 Oct 2026, 13:30 GMT
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 17 days16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 24 days23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 32 days30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 45 days14 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published27 Oct 2026, 13:30 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender