Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 19 Jan 2026, 11:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Rail Operating system and Software support

Official notice

Authority: SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£1,805,387published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Worldline IT Services UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a platform to allow stock and crew rostering and train planning for delivery of the train service. Direct award for an interim period to allow continuity of service whilst a partial replacement system is implemented and the remainder is tendered.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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: 19 Jan 2026, 11:44 GMT
Last source update: 13 Mar 2026, 16:08 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-023177
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060888 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: A Direct Award to SWRLs incumbent service provider of a business critical system, to ensure compliant contract mechanism based on the original FRH Affiliate Framework.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

28 Jan 2026 → 13 Mar 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends264 days ago
28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice published221 days ago
13 Mar 2026, 16:08 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jan 2026

Transparency notice published
19 Jan 2026, 11:44 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
19 Jan 2026, 12:01 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
13 Mar 2026, 16:08 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,805,3871 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Worldline IT Services UK Limited1 Feb 2026 – 31 Aug 2027	£1,805,387	19 Jan 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Worldline IT Services UK Limited
Signed
30 Jan 2026
Value
£1,805,387
Period
30 Jan 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The parties may extend the Term of the Agreement beyond the Initial Term through Variation Schedule on mutually agreed term.
No agreed KPIs: The contract value is below £5m but is does include performance SLAs.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 03266760 · GB-PPON: PQHL-7495-VCQT South Bank Central 4th Floor, 30 Stamford Street,, London, London, SE1 9LQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

WORLDLINE IT SERVICES UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08514184GB-PPON: PZDC-4647-GCGJ Beeston Business Park, 1 Technology Drive, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG9 1LAContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Mar 2026, 16:08 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Jan 2026, 12:01 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender19 Jan 2026, 11:44 GMT