Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract award notice
Published 15 Jun 2026, 12:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Online Retailing WebTIS Services

Official notice

Authority: ABELLIO EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£3,420,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 29 Jun 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Trainline.com Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of internet retailing services for the purchase of rail tickets

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure 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
15 Jun 2026, 12:54 BST
Last source update
29 Jun 2026, 16:32 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060911
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b4f0 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

2 year extension of existing contract

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

29 Jun 2026 → 9 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published120 days ago
    29 Jun 2026, 16:32 BST
  2. Standstill ends110 days ago
    9 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jun 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    15 Jun 2026, 12:54 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    29 Jun 2026, 16:32 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,420,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Trainline.com Limited27 Jul 2026 – 26 Jul 2028£3,420,00029 Jun 2026standstill to 9 Jul 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 09860485 · GB-PPON: PYJP-8287-BJGL 2nd Floor St Andrew's House, London, London, EC4A 3AGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • TRAINLINE.COM LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03846791GB-PPON: PPMC-4279-ZMRD 120 Holborn, London, London, EC1N 2TDContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender