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Provision of FOC driver and PIC services

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What the buyer wrote

An immediate requirement has been identified for the provision of cl80x including Automatic Train Protection (ATP) competent Freight Operating Company (FOC) Drivers who are trained to Great Western Railway (GWR) standards. The FOC Drivers are required over 17 days to provide driving services to GWR for the management and servicing of its rolling stock to/from off network locations as mitigations to planned perturbation. In addition to driving services, there is also a requirement for Person in Charge (PICs) to work with the Drivers and operate off network facilities/locations on behalf of GWR. To ensure GWR can deliver for its customers, the route learning for the FOC Drivers must commence n…

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GB Railfreight Limited£1.5mends (31 Mar 2026)

Details

What the buyer calls it
Provision of FOC driver and PIC services
How they are buying
Given to one supplier, no competitionNobody else was asked, and the buyer has to be able to justify that.
Work starts
31 Aug 2025
Work ends
31 Mar 2026
Where
in the South West

Who the buyer named

The buyer published a contact address on this notice.

procurement@gwr.com