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Published 10 Mar 2025, 15:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Station Information and Security Systems (SISS) Design

Official notice

Authority: CHILTERN RAIL LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable
Published estimate£700,000≈ £700k / year · £840,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Apr 2025awarded 7 Aug 2025
Award (standstill) to GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
Contract term 1 yrends 20 May 2026 · up to 20 May 2027 with extensions · starts 21 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Professional services to design Station Information and Security Systems (SISS) across 37 stations, 4 depots and Banbury ICC control centre.

  • How the procedure runs: Chiltern Railways Company Ltd (CRCL) will shortlist suitably qualified suppliers off the dynamic market RISQs using PSA Criteria (AND): B.C.2.4.3: CCTV Surveillance Systems / Supply,B.C.2.5: CIS / Design,H.E.3.1: IT Infrastructure Services - Enterprise Operations / Design Other Suitably shortlisted suppliers off RISQs will be invited to tender using CRCLs e-tendering portal Market Dojo. The award criteria used for appointment will be: Final Adjusted Weightings (100%) Category Weighting Technical 70% Commercial 30% CRCL is seeking to appoint a single supplier.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£700,000
Contract period: 21 May 2025 – 20 May 2026 (1 yr) · up to 20 May 2027 with extensionsValue: £700,000 exc. VAT · £840,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: CRCL reserves the right to exercise the contract extension at its sole discretion

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%
  • Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical
  • Commercial
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
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Mar 2025, 15:10 GMT
Last source update
14 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 21 May 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008561
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSecurity, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eb18 Find a Tender
How it runs

Chiltern Railways Company Ltd (CRCL) will shortlist suitably qualified suppliers off the dynamic market RISQs using PSA Criteria (AND): B.C.2.4.3: CCTV Surveillance Systems / Supply,B.C.2.5: CIS / Design,H.E.3.1: IT Infrastructure Services - Enterprise Operations / Design Other

Suitably shortlisted suppliers off RISQs will be invited to tender using CRCLs e-tendering portal Market Dojo.

The award criteria used for appointment will be:

Final Adjusted Weightings (100%)

Category Weighting

Technical 70%

Commercial 30%

CRCL is seeking to appoint a single supplier.

Related procedures1
  • Call-off under framework RISQS

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission not allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
14 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Mar 2025 → 26 Aug 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Mar 2025, 15:10 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    21 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    21 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    7 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published
    14 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
  7. Standstill ends
    26 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Mar 2025, 15:10 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    14 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    14 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    14 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
  5. Contract signature expected
    27 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £939,9801 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS UK LIMITED1 Sept 2025 – 31 Oct 2026£939,980 inc. VAT7 Aug 2025standstill to 26 Aug 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 03007939 · GB-PPON: PNPV-7838-DRMN 1 Admiral Way, Sunderland, North East, SR3 3XPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HITACHI RAIL GTS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03132438GB-PPON: PZJZ-4459-WXGL Quadrant House 4 Thomas More Square, London, London, E1W 1YWContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender