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Provision of Support and Maintenance of Automatic Passenger Gate Systems
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED: "Provision of Support and Maintenance of Automatic Passenger Gate Systems". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
17Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
esso petroleum company limitedTop vendor: 67.6% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 30 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| esso petroleum company limited | 2 wins | £39,000,000 |
| WORLDLINE IT SERVICES UK LIMITED | 1 win | £7,576,432 |
| CUBIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LIMITED | 1 win | £6,726,140 |
| ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED | 1 win | £1,808,400 |
| HITACHI RAIL GTS UK LIMITED | 1 win | £534,199 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityTRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published31 Jul 2026, 15:23 BST | Last source update31 Jul 2026, 15:23 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d388 | ||
What is being bought
Provision of support and maintenance of Automatic Passenger Gate Systems across East Midlands Railway's stations.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
31 Jul 2026, 15:23 BST - Status changed to complete
24 Jul 2026, 15:37 BST - Official notice release published
24 Jul 2026, 15:37 BST - Buyer information updated
24 Jul 2026, 15:37 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
31 Jul 2026, 15:23 BST - Award active
31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £6,726,140
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Cubic Transportation Systems Limited £6,726,140 · 31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED
Contracting authority GB-COH-09860485Award and contract changes
Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThis direct award is justified under Section 41 and Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 (Protection of intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights) and Schedule 5, Paragraph 6 (Absence of competition for technical reasons).
1. Single Supplier due to IP and Technical Restrictions (Para 5(a) & Para 6(a)):
Support and Maintenance of the Automatic Passenger Gate Systems can only be delivered by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Cubic Transportation Systems, due to the proprietary nature of the system architecture, including supplier-specific hardware, core software and technical systems.
The OEM has confirmed that the core software, technical systems and core components of the gateline equipment are proprietary to Cubic and protected by intellectual property rights. The OEM has confirmed that:
- Access to Cubic diagnostic software or fault management systems is not available to third-party maintenance providers;
- Maintenance manuals or technical documentation for Cubic gateline equipment are not provided to third-party maintenance providers;
- Hardware or calibrated spare parts are not provided to third-party maintenance providers; and
- No formal certification or accreditation scheme exists that would allow a non-Cubic engineer to maintain the Cubic-supplied equipment.
As such, EMR is not aware of any alternative supplier capable of delivering the requirement that possesses the necessary legal rights, technical documentation, software access, spare parts and technical capability to maintain the existing systems.
2. Absence of Reasonable Alternatives (Para 5(b) & Para 6(b)):
The existing gateline infrastructure is operational and has not reached end-of-life. A competitive tender for maintenance only is not feasible because access to the proprietary software, diagnostic systems, technical documentation, calibrated spare parts and maintenance accreditation required to support the assets is restricted to the OEM. Sourcing an alternative supplier would require a full removal and replacement of the live asset base across stations. Full system replacement would result in substantial duplication of cost, significant technical and operational complexity, and disproportionate disruption to live station operations.
Replacing functional, non-obsolete assets solely to facilitate a competitive maintenance procurement would not represent a reasonable alternative. Competition is therefore absent, and a direct award to the OEM is justified under Schedule 5, Paragraphs 5 and 6. |