Awarded contract

(MSA) - Manufacturing and Supply Agreement & (TSSSA) - Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement for the purchase of 10 X DMU's

Details

Buyer: Transport for Wales
Supplier(s): CONSTRUCCIONES Y AUXILIAR DE FERROCARRILES, SA
Value: £88,400,000
Duration: 8 years
Topic: Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
Published: 17 March 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Transport for Wales (TfW) are discussing a direct award with Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A to manufacture and supply 10 additional DMU's to support the existing 77 units (DMU’s) operating on the Transport for Wales network along with a separate maintenance arrangement though a technical Support and spares supply agreement (TSSSA) ## Contract award Title: MSA) - Manufacturing and Supply Agreement & (TSSSA) - Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement for the purchase of 10 X DMU's

Timeline

Completed: Award published17 March 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date17 March 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 October 2033in 7 years

About the buyer

Transport for Wales runs and develops the country's rail, bus and active travel networks, buying as a central body with its own procurement and supply chain team. Every tender is advertised on Sell2Wales, the Welsh government's open tendering portal, where registration is free for suppliers. Above-threshold opportunities are also published on the UK government's Find a Tender Service. A dedicated procurement portal now carries every new tender opportunity. Pipeline notices and preliminary market engagement notices give suppliers early sight of contracts still to come. Procurement decisions follow the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2024.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Transport for Wales's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

34600000 · Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
34900000 · Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts
60200000 · Railway transport services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-wales.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-wales.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-wales.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-wales.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-wales.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@transport-for-wales.gov

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