Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Ticket Issuing Systems
Authority: TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Industrial machinery (42)+1 more Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+6 more
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submission deadline Not published
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.
Duration: Initial 48 months with a 36-month optional extension at Transport UK East Midlands Limited's discretion.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
30144200 Ticket-issuing machines34980000 Transport tickets42991230 Ticket printers50316000 Maintenance and repair of ticket-issuing machinery
Procedure 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Sept 2025, 13:41 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2025, 13:41 BST
- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a39f
- 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.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldline IT Services UK Limited1 Nov 2025 — 31 Oct 2029 | £7,494,848 | 30 Sept 2025 | CancelledMistake in Transparency Notice - new Notice to be issued. |
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025- Contract signature expected27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published30 Sept 2025, 13:41 BSTUK12
- Status changed30 Sept 2025, 13:41 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Sept 2025, 13:41 BST
- Buyer details updated30 Sept 2025, 13:41 BST
- Transparency notice published26 Sept 2025, 17:47 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WORLDLINE IT SERVICES UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender