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FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED

Provision of FOC driver and PIC services

Value£1.5m
Deadline
Published26 Jun 2025
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
procurement@gwr.com

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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The brief

An immediate requirement has been identified for the provision of cl80x including Automatic Train Protection (ATP) competent Freight Operating Company (FOC) Drivers who are trained to Great Western Railway (GWR) standards.

The FOC Drivers are required over 17 days to provide driving services to GWR for the management and servicing of its rolling stock to/from off network locations as mitigations to planned perturbation.

In addition to driving services, there is also a requirement for Person in Charge (PICs) to work with the Drivers and operate off network facilities/locations on behalf of GWR.

To ensure GWR can deliver for its customers, the route learning for the FOC Drivers must commence no later than August 2025.

A tender will be published shortly for future requirements.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The FOC Drivers are required over 17

The FOC Drivers are required over 17 days to provide driving services to GWR for the management and servicing of its rolling stock to/from off network locations as mitigations to planned perturbation.

02

To ensure GWR can deliver for its

To ensure GWR can deliver for its customers, the route learning for the FOC Drivers must commence no later than August 2025.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055465
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
035497-2025
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