Advanced Messaging Module · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited (TSGN) (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£446,700published award · inc. VAT

Award in standstill 13 Nov 2026no call for competition

Award (standstill) to JFRail Consulting Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Pilot and prototype of advanced messaging module to enable customer to request targeted information for GTR services, such as disruption details, service times and general queries relating to Southern, Gatwick Express, Thameslink and Great Northern services.

Open work like this

This notice no longer takes bids · live search, filters set

Open tenders from Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited (TSGN)Search filtered to this authority Open tenders in IT Services & SoftwareSearch filtered to CPV 72

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £446,7001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
JFRail Consulting Limited26 Nov 2026 – 29 Feb 2028Options: Capability for developments throughout the term to enable a better customer experience, based on learnings from usage and trends.	£446,700 inc. VAT	13 Nov 2026standstill to 24 Nov 2026	Standstill

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: 13 Nov 2026, 09:20 GMT
Last source update: 13 Nov 2026, 09:27 GMT
Authority reference: GTR1344
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-107822
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07bb2f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Prototypes Development
Published justification: This is a prototype and development project to determine customer uptake and whether a full solution would be a viable option for GTR going forward. Following go-live and an initial 12 week review period, a tender will be published to the market for a long term solution and contract, if deemed successful.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

13 Nov 2026 → 24 Nov 2026 · 2 dates

Notice published3h ago
13 Nov 2026, 09:27 GMT
Today
13 Nov 2026
Standstill endsin 11 days
24 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2026

Transparency notice published
13 Nov 2026, 09:20 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
13 Nov 2026, 09:27 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
25 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited (TSGN)

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PBTL-7556-PTRN 1st Floor Monument Place, 24 Monument Street, London, London, EC3R8AJContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

JFRail Consulting LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13055757 27 Station Hill, Suffolk, East of England, IP31 3QUContact 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 Tender13 Nov 2026, 09:27 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender13 Nov 2026, 09:20 GMT