AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Transport for Wales Rail Limited has published a contract details notice for Holyhead Depot Improvements. The notice records an active award and active contract to FORTE ENGINEERING LIMITED for railway depot construction work.
Published outcomeOne supplier, FORTE ENGINEERING LIMITED, is named for award 1 and lot 1. The contract record explicitly states it was signed on 14 September 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition Welsh rail-depot works contract with a stated gross contract value of £694,501.14.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FORTE ENGINEERING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £694,501.14 gross (£578,750.95 net); no separate supplier or lot allocation is published. GBP · Verified supplier; award active
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Verified supplier identity: Companies House number SC562510, exact-name match. Award 1 names source supplier 'Forte Engineering Ltd'; contract 1 value is GBP 694,501.14 gross and GBP 578,750.95 net.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.status is 'complete'; lot 1 status is 'complete'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is 'active'.
Contract signed
99% confidence14 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-14T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£578,750.95
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Contract 1 value.amount is 578750.95 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£694,501.14
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 694501.14 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceThe published contract value relates to contract 1; no distinct lot-level value is supplied.
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One contract is linked to award 1 and lot 1, while the lot record has no value_amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence14 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence14 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence25 June 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Contract title
99% confidenceHolyhead Depot Improvements
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Contract 1 title.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'works'.
Service classification
99% confidenceRailway depot construction work (CPV 45234112)
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Award item additionalClassifications.
Delivery region
98% confidenceWales (UKL)
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Award item deliveryAddresses identifies region UKL.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied.
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Tender and award records reference lot 1; lot title and description are null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Tender advertising reference
99% confidenceSell2Wales OCID ocds-kuma6s-158122
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Tender description.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited bidders, tenders received and evaluation results are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence14 September 2026 to 25 June 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Options or change mechanism
99% confidenceThe contract has options: variation rights and compensation events under an NEC form of contract.
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Contract 1 hasOptions is true; options.description states this wording.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false; tender procedure detail also states below threshold.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value basis
99% confidenceThe record publishes both net and gross values, allowing VAT treatment to be distinguished.
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Contract 1 value includes amount (£578,750.95) and amountGross (£694,501.14).
Change exposure
94% confidenceThe stated NEC variation rights and compensation events indicate a contractual route for changes; the notice does not quantify any potential changes.
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Contract options description; no pricing or variation limits are published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 award_date is null and no award date is provided in the source contract data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot record title, description and value_amount are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid counts, bidder identities, scores, pricing breakdown or evaluation rationale are provided.
Supplier name presentation
99% confidenceThe source uses 'Forte Engineering Ltd'; verified legal identity is FORTE ENGINEERING LIMITED. This is an exact-name verification match, not a material mismatch.
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Supplier verification status is verified, matchMethod is exact_name and nameMismatch is false.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award decision date.
- The published notice does not provide bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores or award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separately stated value.
- No renewal term, extension duration or replacement procurement plan is published.
- The notice describes NEC variation rights and compensation events but does not state their financial limits or any later changes.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Holyhead Depot ImprovementsFORTE ENGINEERING LIMITEDTransport for Wales Rail Limitedrailway depot construction workWelsh public procurementNEC contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Holyhead Depot Improvements contract?
FORTE ENGINEERING LIMITED, verified to Companies House number SC562510, is named for award 1 and lot 1.
What is the value of the Holyhead Depot Improvements contract?
The published contract value is £578,750.95 excluding VAT and £694,501.14 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 14 September 2026 to 25 June 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signing date of 14 September 2026.
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