Official UK procurement notice
RVS TIS Integration pilot
Authority: Rail Delivery Group (Public body)
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£475,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 4 Jun 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Trainline.com Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contract Award Notice is being published to recognise the Direct Award to the Supplier to install the developed central validation solution and pilot the solution.
The Supplier hosts the Central ticketing information system which powers ticket issuing systems
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
- 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
- 9 Jun 2026, 10:45 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2026, 10:49 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054142- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b091Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Trainline is the only supplier that can update their own Ticket vending machines, the contract is being directly awarded under PA23 regulations.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 Jun 2026 → 19 Jun 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published135 days ago9 Jun 2026, 10:49 BST
- Standstill ends124 days ago19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published9 Jun 2026, 10:45 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published9 Jun 2026, 10:49 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £475,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trainline.com Limited22 Jun 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027Extensions: Term extension if required at buyer discretion. · Options: Provision and supply of additional functionality and features as offered within the supplier's service subject to further change. | £475,000 | 4 Jun 2026standstill to 19 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Trainline.com 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