01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Category
- goods
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
GWR require Catering Services to be delivered across the network, which will be run under one contract. The catering service has two core functions the supplier is to deliver for this contract. 1. Service Centre Operations and Delivery: The supplier must be able to supply logistics operations and staff management to all GWR catered fleet. 2. Catering Products and Supply: The supplier must be able to supply all of GWR catering products, packaging and ancillary equipment. Route Details GWR manage many stations on the route with catered first-class lounges in Paddington, Cardiff, Penzance, and Truro as part of the logistics supply. Currently trains do not run on Christmas Day or Boxing Day, although some elements of the Service will be required on these days. GWR run: • 254 catered trains a day Monday - Friday, • 280 catered trains on Saturday and • 210 catered trains on a Sunday.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
GWR Catering Service - Service Centre Operations & Delivery, and Catering Products & Supply
- Awarded
- 23 March 2026
- Award value
- £48,500,000
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- Not supplied
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED
Milford House 1 Milford Street, Wiltshire, UKK14, SN1 1HL, United Kingdom
Companies House 05113733 →DHL SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED
251 MIDSUMMER BOULEVARD, MILTON KEYNES, UKJ12, MK9 1EA, United Kingdom
Companies House 00528867 →Companies House links appear only for explicit GB-COH identifiers. BritDB does not create company links from a similar name or address.
04 Provenance
Source for this process
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