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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED

FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-08-01 to 2026-08-01Updated 2026-08-01

£84.9M

Total spend

32

Contract awards

28

Unique suppliers

£4.0M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED has awarded 32 contracts worth £84.9M to 28 suppliers between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, at an average contract value of £4.0M, with the top five suppliers holding 78% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED

Top-five suppliers hold 78% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
DHL SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED1£48.5M
ADECCO UK LIMITED1£6.3M
AMARO GROUP LTD2£5.0M
EMEG GROUP LIMITED2£3.8M
PANDA TELECOM LIMITED1£3.0M
Transurb Simulations1£2.9M
IP-PERFORMANCE LTD1£2.4M
Gresham Office Furniture Limited1£2.0M
WOOD & WOOD INTERNATIONAL SIGNS LIMITED1£2.0M
GB RAILFREIGHT LIMITED1£1.5M
EPX Global1£1.2M
TTG TECHNOLOGY (EUROPE) LIMITED1£1.1M
SLICKER RECYCLING LIMITED1£1.1M
DR PRASSANA KRISHNAN1£971K
TRANS DATA MANAGEMENT LTD1£850K
WORLDLINE IT SERVICES UK LIMITED1£747K
TRAIN 4 CHANGE LIMITED1£683K
UNIVERSAL SUPPORT SERVICES GROUP (USSG) LTD1£500K
Rail Competence Group1£369K
Portaramp (UK) Limited3£0

Procurement categories

What FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Catering services

55520000
1 award£48.5M

Road equipment

34920000
3 awards£7.0M

Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

79620000
1 award£6.3M

Building construction work

45210000
2 awards£3.2M

Technical inspection and testing services

71630000
1 award£3.0M

Simulators

34150000
1 award£2.9M

Wide area network services

72720000
1 award£2.4M

Office furniture

39130000
1 award£2.0M

Support services for land transport

63710000
1 award£1.5M

Facilities management software package and software package suite

48420000
1 award£1.2M

Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railways traffic-control equipment

34630000
1 award£1.1M

Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services

90520000
1 award£1.1M

Miscellaneous health services

85140000
1 award£971K

Surveillance and security systems and devices

35120000
1 award£850K

System and support services

72250000
1 award£747K

Specialist training services

80510000
1 award£683K

Rolling stock

34620000
2 awards£601K

Security services

79710000
1 award£500K

Personnel services except placement and supply services

79630000
1 award£369K

Painting and glazing work

45440000
1 award£0

Recent contracts

Latest FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Psychometric Assessment Centre Services - Recruitment

Rail Competence Group · 2026-07-03

£369K

GWR Electrical Inspection Conditioning reports

PANDA TELECOM LIMITED · 2026-06-23

£3.0M

Creative Agency Services

DDB UK LIMITED · 2026-05-18

Station Information and security systems

TRANS DATA MANAGEMENT LTD · 2026-05-11

£850K

GWR - Installation of Balises

AMARO GROUP LTD · 2026-05-11

£2.5M

GWR - Delivery of Physician Led Medical Assessment Days

DR PRASSANA KRISHNAN · 2026-05-06

£971K

Temporary Labour for GWR

ADECCO UK LIMITED · 2026-03-30

£6.3M

GWR Catering Service - Service Centre Operations & Delivery, and Catering Products & Supply

DHL SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED · 2026-03-23

£48.5M

Hazardous and Confidential Waste Collection Services

SLICKER RECYCLING LIMITED · 2026-03-11

£1.1M

CCTV Supply and Install for Class 165 & 166

OCULAR INTEGRATION LIMITED · 2026-03-06

Supply and Delivery of Fuel to Rail and Bus Depots

GREENERGY FUELS LIMITED · 2026-03-03

GWR - Intelligent Management System (IMS)

EPX Global · 2026-02-20

£1.2M

GWR - Class 387 Driver Advisory System (DAS)

TTG TECHNOLOGY (EUROPE) LIMITED · 2026-02-13

£1.1M

Removal and refit Class 175 Windscreens

PSV GLASS & GLAZING LIMITED · 2026-01-16

GWR - Local Area Network (LAN) Services

IP-PERFORMANCE LTD · 2026-01-12

£2.4M

GWR Supply, Delivery and Installation Furniture for GWR Estates

Gresham Office Furniture Limited · 2025-12-17

£2.0M

GWR Manned Guarding Security Services - West Region

UNIVERSAL SUPPORT SERVICES GROUP (USSG) LTD · 2025-12-09

£500K

GWR - Train Driver Simulator Enhancement Project

Transurb Simulations · 2025-11-27

£2.9M

Laira Depot Enabling works: Class 175

EMEG GROUP LIMITED · 2025-11-21

£3.2M

GWR - Mobile Shore Supplies for Class 802 trains

EMEG GROUP LIMITED · 2025-11-14

£601K

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GWR - Train Planning System

Deadline: 2026-08-28

£3.0M

The Provision of Ticketless Travel Surveys

GWR Supply of Water Coolers - Drinking Water at Stations, Offices and Depots

£450K

Provision of Railway Estates Management Services: Retail, Commercial and Occupations

The Provision of Environmental Monitoring, Oil Sampling and Asbestos Inspections

RFI - TRAIN OPERATIONS OPTIMISATION AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SUITE

Fixed Access Platforms at Laira Depot

£240K

Supply of Freight Operating Company services to Great Western Rail for Passenger Diversions, Depot Strategy and Test Trains

£16.0M

GWR - Train Planning System

Catering and Logistic Services for Great Western Railways

Catering and Logistic Services for Great Western Railways

Catering and Logistic Services for Great Western Railways

CCTV Supply and Install for Class 165 & 166

Defibrillation Device Supply, Install and Maintenance

GWR - HRMS & Payroll Systems

GWR - Decarbonisation Additive

GWR - Decarbonisation Additive

Hire of Site and Pedestrian Management Equipment

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Laira Depot Enabling works: Class 175

Expires: 2027-03-27

£3.2M

GWR supply and Installation of Balises

Expires: 2027-03-31

£2.5M

GWR - Customer Experience Training (GEMS3)

Expires: 2027-03-31

£683K

Provision of Customer Information System (CIS) Support and Maintenance Services

Expires: 2027-06-30

£747K

Market analysis

Bidding into FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

78%

Top-5 supplier share

29d

Avg response window

28d

Median response window

29mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED

How much does FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED spend on procurement?

FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED awarded 32 contracts totalling £84.9M between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 28 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £4.0M.

Who are FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED by total award value are DHL SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED, ADECCO UK LIMITED, AMARO GROUP LTD. The top five suppliers together hold 78% of contract value.

What does FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED buy from suppliers?

FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED's procurement is concentrated in catering services, road equipment, supply services of personnel including temporary staff, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED contracts?

FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED tenders?

FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED typically gives suppliers a median of 28 days to respond (average 29 days). Standard contract duration is around 29 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-08-01

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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