In deliveryUnited KingdomGoods
GWR Catering Service - Service Centre Operations & Delivery, and Catering Products & Supply
- Published
- Published 11 June 2025
Overview
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.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Goods
- Procedure
- Selective
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 11 June 2025
Food, beverages, tobacco and related productsCatering services
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £48,500,000
- Award date
- 23 March 2026
- Contract period
- 31 March 2026 → 31 March 2029
- DHL SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
23 March 2026
View notice ↗Contract Notice
19 September 2025
View notice ↗Planning Update
28 July 2025
View notice ↗Planning Update
28 July 2025
View notice ↗Planning Update
2 July 2025
View notice ↗Planning Update
2 July 2025
View notice ↗Prior Information Notice
11 June 2025
View notice ↗
Contracting authority
FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED
BuyerWiltshire, United Kingdom
GB-COH: 05113733
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