Official UK procurement notice
Road User Charging Outstation Spares, Repairs and Firmware
Authority: Transport for London (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe awarded contract is for the provision of Spares, Repairs and Firmware to monitor, maintain and update Outstation equipment which supports the Road User Charging programme.
Outstation equipment is used within the Road User Charging
system to capture all moving vehicles at specific camera locations across the estate. The provider will be required by Transport for London to provide firmware and software maintenance, updates, fixes and repairs, as well as the provision of hardware items required for the maintenance and support of the existing cameras across the estate.
Further, the provider will provide Original Equipment Manufacturer level maintenance and support services for outstation assets. They include:
-Firmware/software updates to maintain outstation performance and security;
-Ongoing access to a repair facility for legacy outstation hardware; and
-Access to bespoke spare parts not available on the open market.
This is planned to continue until all cameras are removed and replaced at their end of life, within the term of the to-be-awarded, Detection and Enforcement Infrastructure contract
which has been published under Notice Identifier: 2025/S 000-070268.
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
- Standard
- 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
- 17 Feb 2026, 15:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Jun 2026, 08:56 BST
- Authority reference
WS2834643630- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052113- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06566bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
(1) Direct Award - Conditions met
The Outstation Spares, Repairs and Firmware Contract is a direct award under section 41 and Schedule 5 Procurement Act 2023.
This is on the basis that only Yunex can supply the services required due to the following conditions being met:
Schedule 5, Paragraph 5
(a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required; and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
Schedule 5, Paragraph 6
(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required; and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
(2) Direct Award - Justifications
A direct award to Yunex is justified for technical reasons.
The current Detection and Enforcement Infrastructure contract, which is separate to this agreement and is provided by Yunex includes Original Equipment Manufacturer-level maintenance and support services for existing Outstation assets which are proprietary to Yunex. This contract is planned to continue until all cameras are removed and replaced at their end of life, within the term of the to-be-awarded, Detection and Enforcement Infrastructure contract which has been published under Notice Identifier: 2025/S 000-070268.
They include:
-Firmware/software updates to maintain outstation performance and security;
-Ongoing access to a repair facility for legacy outstation hardware; and
-Access to bespoke spare parts not available on the open market.
No other supplier can provide these service elements for bespoke Yunex cameras.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
6 Mar 2026 → 3 Jun 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends229 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published141 days ago3 Jun 2026, 08:56 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published17 Feb 2026, 15:58 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published25 Feb 2026, 18:26 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected7 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Jun 2026, 08:56 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yunex LimitedVCSEOutstation Spares, Repairs and Firmware20 Sept 2028 – 20 Sept 2038 | £24,000,000 | 25 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Yunex LimitedVCSE
- Signed
- 10 Mar 2026
- Value
- £24,000,000
- Period
- 20 Sept 2028 – 20 Sept 2038
- Status
- active
4 agreed KPIs: Delivery of software updates according to schedule · Testing of all software updates · Performance against triage time …
- Delivery of software updates according to schedule
- Testing of all software updates
- Performance against triage time
- Performance against repair time
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- YUNEX LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices 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