Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Ticket Issuing Systems
Authority: ABELLIO EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTransport UK East Midlands Limited intends to Direct Award to Worldline for the provision of Ticket Issuing Systems (TIS) for ticket offices and onboard (mobile) operations, including associated software, installation, training, and maintenance.
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 30 Sept 2025, 13:58 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Oct 2025, 15:49 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069831- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a4ecFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
The incumbent has announced withdrawal from the UK rail ticketing market. This unforeseeable event, not attributable to Transport UK East Midlands Limited, leaves insufficient time to run and implement a competitive procedure before support ends.
To avoid interruption to ticket retailing and revenue protection, Transport UK East Midlands Limited will make a direct award to Worldline for the supply, installation and support of Ticket Office and Mobile (onboard) Ticket Issuing Systems.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Sept 2025- Transparency notice published30 Sept 2025, 13:58 BSTUK5
- Procurement termination notice published30 Oct 2025, 15:49 GMTUK12
- Contract signature expected31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldline IT Services UK Limited1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2032Extensions: Initial 48 month term with a 36-month optional extension at Transport UK East Midlands Limited's discretion. | £7,494,848 | 30 Oct 2025 | CancelledTransport UK East Midlands withdraws UK5 Transparency Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05a4ec (published 30 September 2025, 1:58pm) to correct an administrative/system error in the contact email address. A replacement notice with the correct email address and no other changes has been published under ocds-h6vhtk-05d754 on 30 October 2025, 3:42pm. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WORLDLINE IT SERVICES UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender