Official UK procurement notice
Support & Maintenance of Passenger Information System
Authority: TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£378,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to TRAINFX LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Maintenance and Support Services for the Passenger Information System on train units
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:23 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:23 BST
- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077822
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
- The Rolling Stock Company (ROSCO) is responsible for the installation of the Passenger Information System at the time the train is built and the supplier is the original equipment manufacturer and owner of the IPR.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
- Failure to have a contract in place will present the risk of non-compliance with the National Rail Contract and passengers will not have access to live information affecting journeys
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £378,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAINFX LIMITEDSMEMaintenance and Support Serivces23 Sept 2026 — 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: subject to the sole discretion of EMR and based on acceptable performance can the contract be extended by up to 12 months by providing to the Supplier at 90 days notice of intention to do so. | £378,000 | — | Standstill |
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Transparency notice published23 Sept 2026, 09:23 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TRAINFX LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender