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Published 12 May 2026, 16:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SR0558 Driver Advisory System

Official notice

Authority: ScotRail Trains Limited

GoodsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 30 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of Driver Advisory System covering SRT fleet. We invite suppliers to complete this PQQ and ITN for this software solution.

CPV: Drivers and system software package · Industry specific software package · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This is a 'negotiated procedure with prior call for competition' in which both your…Renewal

This is a 'negotiated procedure with prior call for competition' in which both your response to the PQQ and your Initial Tender are to be completed simultaneously and both are to be submitted at the latest by 12:00 on 30th June 2026. As such, please ignore section 'IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates' in this notice and the dates provided there. The timescales outlined within the 'Invitation to Request to Participate and Invitation to Negotiate (ITN): Driver Advisory System’ contained within the WAX Digital portal should be adhered to.

To participate you must submit an electronic PQQ and ITN via the ScotRail Wax Sourcing System by the deadline. The system can be accessed here

scotrail.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/T… ↗

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Option to extend for 5 periods of 12 months subject to internal approvals being granted.Second stage: up to 20 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70
  • Price: 30
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 May 2026, 16:27 BST
Last source update
12 May 2026, 16:27 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043609
Classification (CPV)
Drivers and system software packageIndustry specific software packageSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0696f9 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This is a 'negotiated procedure with prior call for competition' in which both your response to the PQQ and your Initial Tender are to be completed simultaneously and both are to be submitted at the latest by 12:00 on 30 June 2026. As such, please ignore section 'IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates' in this notice and the dates provided there. The timescales outlined within the 'Invitation to Negotiate (ITN): Unexplained Delay Software Solution' contained within the WAX Digital portal should be adhered to. To participate you must submit an electronic PQQ and ITN via the ScotRail Wax Sourcing System by the deadline. The system can be accessed here https://scotrail.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ListEvents.aspx (SC Ref:831772)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
30 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 May 2026 → 30 Jun 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published162 days ago
    12 May 2026, 16:27 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected113 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline113 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ScotRail Trains Limited

Contracting authorityRailway services Atrium Court, 50 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 6HQContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.