Official UK procurement notice
GWR - Legacy fleet MRO & Engineering Parts
Authority: FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGWR requires a contract to ensure the continued provision of engineering maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) parts and components across its various rolling stock fleets.
The requirement ranges from consumable parts to complete electrical and mechanical assemblies for relevant vehicles, with goods delivered from the supplier's location to GWR depots within agreed timescales.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Sept 2026, 15:11 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 15:11 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089268- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0776b2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The interim arrangement is required to maintain the supply of existing and compatible components while GWR undertakes a competitive procurement for the longer-term requirement. GWR intends to commence that competitive procurement during the lifetime of this contract, with the new competitively awarded arrangement replacing the interim contract once completed.
During this interim period, changing the existing supply arrangements may result in different or incompatible products being introduced into established fleet maintenance arrangements. This could require additional engineering assessment, compatibility verification, product substitution approval, testing and changes to existing maintenance and inventory arrangements, creating disproportionate technical difficulties in the operation and maintenance of GWR's rolling stock.
The direct award is therefore intended only as an interim arrangement to maintain compatibility and continuity of supply while the competitive procurement is undertaken. The proposed contract is for 12 months, with an option to extend for a further 12 months only where required to allow completion and implementation of the competitive procurement.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 21 Sept 2026- Transparency notice published21 Sept 2026, 15:11 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIPART RAIL LIMITEDGWR - Supply of MRO parts for Fleet Maintenance1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2028Extensions: The contract will be let for an initial 12-month term, with an option to extend for a further 12 months if required, to provide sufficient time for GWR to undertake, complete and implement a full competitive tender exercise for the longer-term requirement. | £15,000,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UNIPART RAIL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender