Official UK procurement notice
Rail Companion Software · UK public procurement notice
Authority: LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSoftware system that is used to provide safety critical staff with safety critical and safety related information to them and logs acknowledgement of receipt.
It provides them with constant access to all critical information they need whilst undertaking safety critical duties.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 14 Jul 2026, 10:36 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Authority reference
LNER10259- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089077- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ca7aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
- Published justification
The system has been in use for a number of years, and following market research no system that covers all of the same functionality could be identified.
A change of system would at this point result in disproportionate technical difficulties including loss of currently available functionality.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Jul 2026 → 21 Sept 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends92 days ago24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published33 days ago21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published14 Jul 2026, 10:36 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published14 Jul 2026, 17:32 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atkins LimitedRail Companion1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: Option to extend for 1 further period of 12 months at same cost | £572,917 | 14 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Atkins Limited
- Signed
- 29 Jul 2026
- Value
- £572,917
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend for 1 further period of 12 months at same per user price, provided 3 months' notice is given prior to the expiry of the initial term
- Options
- The contract may be varied in accordance with the agreed variation process to allow provision of additional licences for users. The user count will be reviewed on each anniversary to "true up or true down" the actual numbers of users.
No agreed KPIs: Below KPI threshold, however minimum service levels have been agreed and will be monitored.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender