Concessionary Travel Cards · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Awarded value£544,210published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Euclid Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Concessionary Travel Card Management System, (HOPS) and card production in order to deliver the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS)/ Kent Travel Savers schemes. Contract awarded using the West Midlands Combined Authority Smartcard Framework.

CPV: Software-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Direct Award of 2 year contract via the West Midlands Contracting Authority - Smart Customer and Transportation Processing Services Framework (Lot 1).

Delivery: South East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 26 Mar 2026, 11:41 GMT
Last source update: 26 Mar 2026, 11:41 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-027831
Classification (CPV): Software-related services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0674e6 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This was a direct award via a framework.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £544,2101 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Euclid LimitedSME	£544,210 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Concessionary Travel Cards · Euclid LimitedSME
Signed
26 Feb 2026
Value
£544,210
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Maidstone, South East, ME141XQContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Court of JusticeReview body Strand, London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Euclid LimitedAwarded supplier Euclid House, Parklands Business Park , Forrest Road,, Denmead, Hants, South East, PO7 6XP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.