Official UK procurement notice
Rail Data Marketplace Modification
Authority: RAIL DELIVERY GROUP LIMITED·Consortium: 2 public authorities
The Rail Data Marketplace (RDM) provides the tools and frameworks to simplify rail data sets and open them up to a wider user base through a single-access platform. The RDM facilitates better ways of sharing transparent data and real-time information to passengers; improve data sharing across operational bodies; and improve access to data for public and private bodies.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Rail Data Marketplace (RDM) provides the tools and frameworks to simplify rail data sets and open them up to a wider user base through a single-access platform. The RDM facilitates better ways of sharing transparent data and real-time information to passengers; improve data sharing across operational bodies; and improve access to data for public and private bodies. This will make information more transparent, and enable new customer focused products and services to greatly enhance passenger experience and door to door travel, as well as more effective movement of goods and reduced costs.
The RDM is comprised of licencing, development work, and support and maintenance of this service through the provision of software and services which allow the publication and consumption of data assets (predominantly in the form of APIs) and supporting artefacts, along with the ability to license and monetise those assets and create a vibrant community of users.
CPV: Software-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Shortlisting
- See documents
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services | £6,725,449 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Contract 095294-2026-1 · supplier not published
- Signed
- 12 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 106473-2026-CORP-001261-1 · Tata Consultancy Services
- Signed
- 12 May 2022
- Value
- £6,725,449
- Status
- active
- Change The proposed modification looks to extends the maximum potential duration of the contract from 6 years to 8.75 years. Importantly, this does not represent a commitment to extend, but rather provides RDG with the flexibility to extend the contract incrementally on a year-by-year basis. Regulation 88(1)(e) permits contract modifications without a new procurement where the modification is not substantial within the meaning of Regulation 88(7). The evidence demonstrates that: • The modification does not alter the outcome of the original competition; • The economic balance of the contract remains unchanged; • The scope and nature of services remain materially identical; • The modification relates to duration only, not contractual substance. Accordingly, the proposed extension constitutes a non-substantial modification and falls within the scope of Regulation 88(1)(e)., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The Rail Data Marketplace was procured as an off-the-shelf solution requiring significant customisation to meet RDG's specific technical and operational requirements. The existing customised solution cannot be transferred to another supplier. A replacement supplier would therefore need to configure and substantially customise its own software to meet the same requirements, resulting in significant duplication of development effort and cost, as well as a lengthy implementation and transition period. The modification extends the potential contract duration only, with no material change to the scope, services, operating model or pricing mechanism. Continuing with the incumbent maintains continuity of the established, customised platform and avoids the significant inconvenience, technical risk, service disruption, additional time and duplication of costs that would arise from transitioning to a new contractor.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 9 Dec 2021, 12:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2026, 08:48 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106473- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ff3aFind a Tender
Publisher note: It was identified that, following the award of the contract in 2022, the Contract Award Notice (CAN) was not published as required under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016. This was an administrative oversight and the CAN is now being published retrospectively to ensure that the procurement record is complete and transparent. The information contained within the CAN reflects the position at the time of the original contract award. The retrospective publication does not alter the original award date or any of the underlying contractual arrangements.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Jan 2022, 23:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
Timeline
16 Jan 2022 → 10 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Submission deadline16 Jan 2022, 23:00 GMT
- Notice published1h ago10 Nov 2026, 08:48 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2026- Status changed to complete8 Oct 2026, 14:54 BST
- Buyer details updated8 Oct 2026, 14:54 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Tata Consultancy ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria