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Published 27 Feb 2025, 11:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DPAYG Trials · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Rail Delivery Group (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdUtilities
Published estimate£1,200,000≈ £1.2m / year · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Apr 2025awarded 16 May 2025
Awarded to Trainline.com Limited +4 more4 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 31 May 2026 · up to 31 May 2027 with extensions · starts 14 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of technical suppliers to support the potential development of

Digital PAYG trials on rail during 2025 and 2026.

CPV: Automatic fare collection · Railway transport services · Transport tickets

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£1,200,000
Contract period: 14 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2026 (1 yr) · up to 31 May 2027 with extensionsValue: £1,200,000 exc. VAT · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Potential extension of Trial if needed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 75%
  • Commercial: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Commercial: Pricing and other commercial related factors
  • Technical: Functional, Service and Support related factors
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Feb 2025, 11:49 GMT
Last source update
4 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 11 May 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007374
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV)
Automatic fare collectionRailway transport servicesTransport tickets
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e84f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
2 Apr 2025, 16:00 BST
Clarification deadline
24 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Feb 2025 → 4 Mar 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Feb 2025, 11:49 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    24 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    2 Apr 2025, 16:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    11 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    16 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Contract starts
    14 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published236 days ago
    4 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT

Notice history

10 events · 8 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Feb 2025, 11:49 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Jun 2025, 10:29 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    3 Jun 2025, 10:29 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    28 Aug 2025, 14:58 BST
    UK7
  6. Contract details notice published
    28 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
    UK7
  7. Contract details notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 18:28 BST
    UK7
  8. Contract details notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 18:49 BST
    UK7
  9. Contract termination notice published
    3 Mar 2026, 11:26 GMT
    UK11
  10. Contract termination notice published
    4 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
    UK11
Routine re-releases (8)
  • 2025-08: 3 releases · 28 Aug 2025, 29 Aug 2025
  • 2025-06: 1 release · 3 Jun 2025
  • 2025-02: 1 release · 27 Feb 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £358,8003 awards inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 4latest 1 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Trainline.com Limited17 Jun 2025 – 15 Jun 2026 · up to 15 Jun 2027Extensions: 12 months · Options: Minor changes to scope if required—16 May 2025Awarded
ECR Solutions Limited, iBlocks Limitedjoint award17 Jun 2025 – 15 Jun 2026 · up to 15 Jun 2027Extensions: 12 month extension · Options: Minor changes£178,800 inc. VAT16 May 2025Awarded
ECR Solutions Limited, Tracsis plcjoint award17 Jun 2025 – 15 Jun 2026 · up to 16 Jun 2027Extensions: 12 month extension · Options: Minor modifications£120,000 inc. VAT16 May 2025Awarded
FAIRTIQ AG17 Jun 2025 – 15 Jun 2026 · up to 16 Jun 2027Extensions: 12 months · Options: minors modificaions£60,000 inc. VAT16 May 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 2 · ECR Solutions Limited, iBlocks Limited

    Signed
    1 Aug 2025
    Value
    £200,000
    Period
    1 Aug 2025 – 26 Jun 2026 · up to 26 Jun 2027 with extensions
    Status
    terminated
    Extensions
    Trial extension term of upto 12 months
    Options
    Minor changes to scope if required.
    Final value
    £20,100
    Termination
    mutuallyAgreed
    1 agreed KPI: Availability
    • Availability
  • Contract 4 · FAIRTIQ AG

    Signed
    31 Jul 2025
    Value
    £210,000
    Period
    31 Jul 2025 – 24 Jul 2026 · up to 24 Jul 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Trial extension term of upto 12 months
    Options
    Minor changes to scope if required.
    1 agreed KPI: Availability
    • Availability
  • Contract 3 · ECR Solutions Limited, Tracsis plc

    Signed
    24 Jul 2025
    Value
    £290,996
    Period
    24 Jul 2025 – 21 Aug 2026 · up to 21 Aug 2027 with extensions
    Status
    terminated, This notice corrects the earlier notice number 2026/S 000-018845 stating that Contract 2 between ATOC Limited and Tracsis Rail Technology & Services Limited is terminated. This is incorrect and notice number 2026/S 000-018845 should be disregarded. Contract 3 between ATOC Limited and ECR Solutions Limited is terminated as stated in this new notice.
    Extensions
    Trial extension term of upto 12 months
    Options
    Minor changes to scope if required.
    Final value
    £20,100
    Termination
    mutuallyAgreed
    1 agreed KPI: Availability
    • Availability
  • Contract 1 · Trainline.com Limited

    Signed
    18 Jun 2025
    Value
    —
    Period
    18 Jun 2025 – 18 Mar 2026 · up to 18 Mar 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Trial extension term of upto 12 months
    Options
    Minor changes to scope if required.
    1 agreed KPI: Availability
    • Availability

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Rail Delivery Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 08176197 First Floor North, 1 Puddle Dock, London, London, EC4V 3DSContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

8 commercial parties on the notice
  • ECR / HoponAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMWP-6349-WXPY Church House, Kings Langley, East of England, WD4 8JPContact email
  • ECR Solutions LimitedAwarded supplier Church House, Church Lane,, Kings Langley, East of England, WD4 8JPContact email
  • FAIRTIQ AGAwarded supplier Aarbergergasse 29, Bern, CH, 3011, CHContact email
  • FairtiqAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMPV-4626-PCWV Innovation Centre, Gallows Hill, Warwick, CH, CV34 6UW, CHContact email
  • TracsisAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYVQ-8793-VRCD Nexus, Discovery Way, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS2 3AAContact email
  • Tracsis Rail Technology & Services LimitedAwarded supplier Nexus, Discovery Way,, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS2 3AAContact email
  • Trainline LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPMC-4279-ZMRD 120 Holborn, London, London, EC1N2TDContact email
  • Trainline.com LimitedAwarded supplier 3rd floor, 120 Holborn,, London, London, EC1N 2TDContact email

Official documents & specifications (15)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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