Official UK procurement notice
Rail Operating system and Software support
Authority: GA TRAINS LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe following is the list of software modules ("Licensed Software") that are installed, licensed and supported by the Supplier under this Agreement:
- Customer Information Systems (CIS) Level 2 Service
- CORPUS
- GEMINI
- Integrale Control - for Stock
- Mainframe Connectivity Services
- P2
- Rail Ops Hub
- Release Management
- TDDS
- Train Miles
- Voyagerplan
- Integrale Diagramming
- 3rd Party Interfaces
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 26 Sept 2025, 14:22 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Sept 2025, 14:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060219- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a34aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The suite of Worldline systems directly interface with several other operational systems (including Network Rail systems) and are all necessary for the provision of the passenger rail services from Day 1.
The Core Systems can only currently be provided by Worldline and there are no reasonable alternative systems available. Replacement of the Core Systems would require an industry change and take years to implement. Whilst the Additional Systems could be provided by an alternative supplier if separated, they are highly intertwined with the Core Systems and have complex interfaces. In any event the scoping, procurement and implementation timescales to replace the Additional Systems would be between 30-42 months,
There are therefore significant technical reasons why only Worldline can supply the required services and competition is absent for the 36 months contract.
There are therefore no known reasonable alternative suppliers to the rail industry that could at this time provide all the systems that are required.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
26 Sept 2025 → 7 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published390 days ago26 Sept 2025, 14:48 BST
- Standstill ends379 days ago7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025- Transparency notice published26 Sept 2025, 14:22 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published26 Sept 2025, 14:48 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldline IT Services UK Limited13 Oct 2025 – 12 Oct 2028 | £2,014,593 | 26 Sept 2025standstill to 7 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WORLDLINE IT SERVICES UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender