Official UK procurement notice
ITSO membership 2026 - 2027
Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£98,001published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to ITSO Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionITSO Ltd is a member owned organisation that is licenced by the Secretary of State to use and maintain the national technical standard for smartcard-based ticketing and provide the necessary services and systems to support the use of smartcards across all modes of public transport.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 17 Mar 2026, 15:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2026, 16:28 GMT
- Authority reference
RRSG0007- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024260- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066c7fFind a Tender
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2026- Contract award notice published17 Mar 2026, 15:10 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published17 Mar 2026, 15:42 GMTUK7
- Contract details notice published17 Mar 2026, 16:26 GMTUK7
- Contract details notice published17 Mar 2026, 16:28 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 17 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £98,0011 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITSO LimitedSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £98,001 | 17 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
ITSO membership 2026 - 2027 · ITSO LimitedSME
- Signed
- 16 Mar 2026
- Value
- £98,001
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
- Change Redacted Award Letter
- Change Redacted Award Letter
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ITSO LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract Redacted Award Letter
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender