Official UK procurement notice
Passenger Information System Maintenance & Support
Authority: ABELLIO EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£378,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 23 Sept 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to TRAINFX LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Maintenance and Support Services for the Passenger Information System on train units
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:23 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 09:36 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093130- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077822Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
The Rolling Stock Company (ROSCO) is responsible for the installation of the Passenger Information System at the time the train is built and the supplier is the original equipment manufacturer and owner of the IPR.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Failure to have a contract in place will present the risk of non-compliance with the National Rail Contract and passengers will not have access to live information affecting journeys
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 Oct 2026 → 19 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published26 days ago2 Oct 2026, 09:36 BST
- Standstill ends8 days ago19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2026- Transparency notice published23 Sept 2026, 09:23 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published2 Oct 2026, 09:36 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £378,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAINFX LIMITEDMaintenance and Support Serivces20 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: subject to the sole discretion of EMR and based on acceptable performance can the contract be extended by up to 12 months by providing to the Supplier at 90 days notice of intention to do so. | £378,000 | 23 Sept 2026standstill to 19 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TRAINFX LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender