Rail Replacement Service - Bus and Coach Operators
Details
- Buyer
- Transport for Wales
- Supplier(s)
53 suppliers
- A C Jenkins LTD
- AA minibus travels T/A Brit Coaches
- BAM TRAVEL LTD
- Buchanans Coaches
- Bysiau Cwm Taf Valley Coaches
- Caelloi Motors
- Carmel Driving School and Travel Ltd
- Coastal Liner Ltd
- Cresta Coaches
- Cymru Coaches Ltd
- Davies Coaches Ltd
- Easy Bus
- Edwards Coaches Ltd
- Eifions Coaches
- First Call Travel Ltd
- Forge Travel Ltd
- FRANCIS MINI TRAVEL LTD
- G and S Travel
- GMbuses S&D
- GO GOODWINS CLWYD LTD
- Gower Mini Travel
- Hidden Anglesey
- J DAVIES TRAVEL LTD
- JENSON TRAVEL
- Keane's Coaches
- KEEPINGS INTERNATIONAL LTD
- Lakeside Coaches Ltd
- LLEW JONES LIMITED
- Lloyds Coaches
- Longmynd Travel
- M Hayward and Daughter (South Wales) Ltd
- Mid Wales Motorways (1963) Ltd
- N N Cresswell Coach Hire
- New Adventure Travel Ltd
- Newport Transport Ltd
- P&O Lloyd
- Pats Coaches
- Peyton Travel Ltd
- Ramel Hamilton ta Replacement Bus Hire
- REGIONAL TRANSPORT LTD
- Rhiew Valley Motors Ltd
- Ridgways Coaches Limited
- SLINE TRAVEL LIMITED
- South Wales Transport Ltd
- Stagecoach Services Limited
- STAR COACH TRAVEL LTD
- TEULU TRAVEL LIMITED
- Thomas of Rhondda
- Varteg Motors Ltd T/A Phil Anslow Coaches
- VOEL COACHES LIMITED
- Watts Coaches Ltd
- WILKINS BROTHERS (CYMMER) LIMITED
- Williams Coaches
- Value
- £81,008,616
- Duration
- 8 years
- Topic
- Public road transport services
- Published
- 10 August 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Transport for Wales Rail (TfWRL) are in-housing the co-ordination and management of Rail Replacement Service (RRS) across Wales and Border routes operated by TfWRL within Wales and between Wales and England. Or any such route operated by TfW as may arise in future. This means that all pre-planned and emergency rail replacement services currently provided by coach and bus operators through an aggregator agreement, will be contracted for as services, directly by TfWRL. This procurement also includes the requirement for adhoc travel services to be commissioned via this framework as they arise. Based upon 24/25 Financial year data, approximately 6,000 emergency duties and 21,000 planned duties were delivered by circa 135 different operators. It is currently intended the Open Framework will run for the maximum 8 year term. ## Contract award Title: Rail Replacement Service - Bus and Coach Operators (Lot 1) Lots: - Lot 1: Part 1 Lot 1: Emergency (up to 48 hours) ## Contract award Title: Rail Replacement Service - Bus and Coach Operators (Lot 2) Lots: - Lot 2: Parts 2 & 3 Lot 2: Pre-Planned ## Contract award Title: Rail Replacement Service - Bus and Coach Operators (Lot 3) Lots: - Lot 3: Part 4 Lot 3: Mini-Competition (over 14 days)
Timeline
- Completed: Award date7 August 2026
- Completed: Award published10 August 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date24 August 2034in 8 years
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Decision makers
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| 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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