Onboard Supply of Food, Beverages and Alcohol
Details
- Buyer
- Transport for Wales
- Value
- £1,100,000
- Topic
- Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- Published
- 1 October 2026
- Submission
- 25 October 2026in 3 weeks
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Transport for Wales is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to a proposed framework agreement for the onboard supply of food, beverages and alcohol. The proposed framework is expected to comprise two separate lots: Lot 1: Food Supply & Non-Alcoholic Beverages Supply Lot 2: Alcohol Supply The framework will support the provision of products for onboard retail and hospitality operations. Suppliers may have the opportunity to bid for one, or two lots as part of any future procurement process. At this stage, no procurement has commenced and this notice is issued solely for the purpose of market engagement and obtaining feedback from potential suppliers.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published1 October 2026Current notice
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
- 15000000 · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | 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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