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title: "Ticket Protection"
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# Ticket Protection

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ticket-protection-ocds-h6vhtk-0594b8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED: "Ticket Protection". Published status: active. Concession Value: £3,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT. Published submission portal: tinyurl.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-north-eastern-railway-limited-coh-04659712)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 December 2025 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial and insurance services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ticket-protection-ocds-h6vhtk-0594b8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0594b8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ticket-protection-ocds-h6vhtk-0594b8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [tinyurl.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2FLNERFusionRegistration)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ticket-protection-ocds-h6vhtk-0594b8#participate

## Description
LNER is committed to not only revolutionising how we deliver rail services but also
enriching the end-to-end travel experience for our customers. Recognising the evolving
needs of travellers, we aim to integrate relevant travel essentials at every stage of the
journey, ensuring it feels effortless and tailored to individual needs.
LNER is exploring a new Ticket Protection product to give customers greater flexibility and
confidence when booking rail journeys. For a small fee, passengers would be able to
protect their ticket purchase and claim a refund if they are unable to travel due to eligible,
unforeseen events.
Project Overview
The goal is to offer a simple, customer-friendly add-on during the booking journey, giving
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passengers peace of mind and a fair refund option outside standard rail refund rules.
We are particularly interested in an MVP that can:
• Offer fixed-price protection for a limited number of ticket types.
• Provide refund fulfilment of this protection to customers.
• Be fully branded and configurable by LNER.
• Collect Data and relevant analytics on uptake and usage to inform future development
and customer behavior.
What We're Looking for in a Partner
• Provide an out-of-the-box or white-labelled solution that offers Ticket Protection
• Ability to deliver an FCA-regulated protection product.
• A straightforward, low-friction customer experience.
• Clear terms and conditions presented at purchase to customers.
• Integration with LNER's digital booking flow.
• A supplier who will handle underwriting, claims and customer contact.
• Integrate with our back-end fulfilment, CRM, and payment systems
• Provide configurable rules (e.g. protection applies to journeys up to X hours before
departure)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 66000000, 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £3,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/03/2026 to 01/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F076004-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-21T12:26:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T10:35:46.409Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0594b8