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Published 15 Apr 2025, 16:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Educational Season Tickets - Rail

Official notice

Authority: Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAbove threshold
Planned pipeline value£2,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender · 2 value updates
Tender notice expected 1 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Jan 2032 · up to 31 Dec 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Educational Season Ticket Solution

CPV: Industry specific software package · Sale of travel tickets and package tours services · Tickets · Transport tickets

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrs
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 1 Jan 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2033 with extensions
Delivery: Wales
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Apr 2025, 16:35 BST
Last source update
23 May 2025, 09:25 BST
Authority reference
TFW0884.00
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-025555
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Industry specific software packageSale of travel tickets and package tours servicesTicketsTransport tickets
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050382 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 Apr 2025 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    15 Apr 2025, 16:35 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    23 May 2025, 09:25 BST
  3. Market engagement
    30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
    • The Authority is seeking to engage with the market to obtain information to inform various aspects of the requirement in terms of 1) potential routes to market e.g. use of an existing framework or run an independent competitive flexible competition. 2) Areas of the scope TfW may not have considered and potential solutions for delivery. 3) Understand any regulatory standards. 4) Obtain information of any specific contract terms TfW need to consider and that which would support industry suppliers in successful delivery. 5) Aid in risk identification with the procurement/ solution provision. 6) Timescales for delivery. 7) Indicative budget costs to support development of the Business Case.

    The Authority will hold an online market engagement session via Microsoft Teams on on the 6th June starting at 10:30am and concluding at 12:00pm. The Authority will deliver a presentation, answer questions and request feedback via a questionnaire. To register your interest in taking part, please email supplychain@tfw.wales by 30th May 2025.

    The Authority may hold further 1-to-1 sessions with suppliers, requesting demonstrations or issue further questionnaires, dependant upon the volume of responses.

  4. Tender notice expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 64 days
    1 Jan 2027

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Apr 2025, 16:35 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    6 May 2025, 16:30 BST
    UK2
  3. Published value updated to £750,000
    6 May 2025, 16:30 BST
    was £2,000,000
  4. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 09:25 BST
    UK1
  5. Published value updated to £2,000,000
    23 May 2025, 09:25 BST
    was £750,000
  6. Status changed to planned
    23 May 2025, 09:25 BST
Published amendments (1)

Additional information has been provided on the details of the engagement process. The value of the opportunity has been amended. The contract start date has been changed from the 01/01/27 to the 01/01/26. The due date for the market engagement period to end is estimated as the end of July 25. The initial supplier engagement date is the 6th June 25.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-COH: 12619906 3 Llys Cadwyn, Taff Street, Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 4THContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Transport for WalesContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations applyGB-COH: 09476013 Pontypridd, WalesContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure