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# Ticket Retailing & Validation Solutions

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ticket-retailing-validation-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-059648). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Trains Ltd: "Ticket Retailing & Validation Solutions". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £30,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Trains Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-trains-ltd-GB-PPON-PZCJ-2164-HJQZ)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £30,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Maintenance and repair of ticket-issuing machinery, Maintenance and repair of ticket-validation machinery, Ticket-issuing machines, Ticket-validation machines
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ticket-retailing-validation-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-059648#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059648`

## 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-retailing-validation-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-059648#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ticket-retailing-validation-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-059648#participate

## Description
Northern Trains Limited has a requirement to replace its existing Ticket Retailing & Validation solution by December 2026 due to the incumbent supplier's withdrawal from the UK rail ticketing market.
Northern are therefore looking to engage the supply market to understand the solutions available.
Northern Trains Limited Invitation to Tender is for the provision of a technology solution that satisfies two main outcomes for Northern:
•Suitable replacement of the on-train and ticket office solution to maintain and safeguard ticket retailing and validation provision
•Deliver on NTL's dependency into the PAYG programme for EMV
A successfully delivered solution must meet 11 significant requirements:
1)Complete Ticket Issuing System (TIS) for All Devices
2)Architecture Description of All Components
3)Full Range of Retailing Options Available Day One
4)RDG Accreditation and Compliance
5)Adherence to Project Delivery Timelines
6)Customer Payment Type Acceptance
7)Support for ITSO PAYG Smartcards
8)TfGM cEMV PAYG Capability
9)Customer Travel Options and Fare Types
10)End-of-Shift Accounting Functionality
11)Ticket Inspection and Validation Functionality

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 30123100, 30144200, 50316000, 50317000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £30,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/03/2026 to 30/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Ticket Retailing & Validation Solutions (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Worldline IT Services UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-178646`
  - Value: £29,167,795 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 05/03/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Ticket Retailing & Validation Solutions (active)
  - Signed Value: £29,167,795
  - Signed Date: 27/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078223-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-28T15:43:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:57:08.677Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-059648