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title: "Rail Trespass Prevention - Market Engagement"
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# Rail Trespass Prevention - Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rail-trespass-prevention-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-05ee8d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Trains Limited: "Rail Trespass Prevention - Market Engagement". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Trains Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-trains-limited-GB-PPON-PZCJ-2164-HJQZ)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Surveillance and security systems and devices
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rail-trespass-prevention-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-05ee8d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ee8d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rail-trespass-prevention-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-05ee8d#tl-md)

## Description
Background 
For authorised persons, station platforms can act as essential access points to the network allowing Network Rail and contractors to walk safely to signalling equipment and other line side assets. Unfortunately, they can also act as access points for unauthorised people who use platform ends as a means to trespass. 
Trespass on UK railways from April 2023 - March 2024 resulted in 908,000 delay minutes across over 1900 incidents, directly impacting our customers , representing a 15% increase on the previous year. Those who trespass are putting themselves and others at risk; in the same period, there were 10 deaths on mainline rail as a result of trespass. 
Trespassers come from a range of demographics, but are primarily young people between 12 and 20 years old, and adult males.
Traditional means of keeping unauthorised persons from walking off the platform end include the use of gates and anti-trespass panels (sometimes known as "witches' hats"). They present a physical barrier that can be easily bypassed. They are also expensive to install and maintain due to the required safety regulations when working on or near the line, and for planning and materials. 
In staffed stations, the presence of staff can act as a deterrent; however, these staff are often busy with other critical and safety-critical duties.  In addition, a significant number of UK rail stations are unstaffed; there is no human presence to deter or prevent trespass. 
The Challenge
Northern are keen to understand what solutions there are in the market that will improve how we can:
•	Detect and prevent unauthorised persons from accessing the rail network via station platform ends without the need for expensive physical barriers.
•	Avoid, or remove, the need for operator staff intervention when trespass is detected.
Solutions will need to: 
•	Be compliant to any relevant safety regulations.
•	Be compliant with data and information security regulations.
•	Ensure access is still available for authorised persons

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 35120000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 30/04/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F079636-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-04T10:55:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T05:57:26.772Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05ee8d