Expired contract

Provision of electricity supply

Details

Buyer: South Western Railway (FirstGroup)
Supplier(s): Npower Commercial Gas Limited
Value: £3,447,000
Topic: Electricity
Published: 4 November 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

To provide electricity to SWR estate . Not related to train operation (non EC4T) ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2026
Completed: Award published4 November 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date4 November 2026

About the buyer

South Western Railway (FirstGroup) is the record for First MTR South Western Trains Limited, which ran South Western Railway services. FirstGroup and MTR operated the services until 25 May 2025. A 2026 market engagement notice sought suppliers of train spare parts for depots. A 2024 gateline tender was issued by First MTR South Western Trains Limited. Further notices cover cyber security monitoring and station systems maintenance.

Rolling stock leases for Class 158, 159, 455 and 701 trains were direct awards in May 2025.

Over the past 5 years, most of South Western Railway's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, transport equipment and IT services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-western-railway-firstgroup.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-western-railway-firstgroup.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-western-railway-firstgroup.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-western-railway-firstgroup.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-western-railway-firstgroup.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-western-railway-firstgroup.gov