Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 28 Jul 2026, 12:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ticket Vending Machines · UK public procurement notice

Authority: C2C RAILWAY LIMITED (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£699,698published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to SIGMA S.p.A.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

support, maintenance, hosting and technical management of Ticket Vending Machine (TVM) estate across the network

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

30144200 Ticket-issuing machines

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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Jul 2026, 12:48 BST
Last source update: 1 Sept 2026, 14:49 BST
Authority reference: con_1296
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-082732
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
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)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d52d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: Current agreement expired before extension was signed - new contract is a continuation of maintenance services of installed Ticket Vending Machines. changing suppliers will be costly and time consuming at this stage.

Review and risk notes

Risks: c2c requirements may change as a result of their transition into Great British Railways (GBR) which is expected to have commenced Q3 2027

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2026

Transparency notice published
28 Jul 2026, 12:48 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
17 Aug 2026, 10:26 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
1 Sept 2026, 14:49 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £699,6981 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SIGMA S.p.A.c2c Ticket Vending Machines -Maintenance31 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2028Options: Unit options available for repairs	£699,698	30 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · SIGMA S.p.A.
Signed
1 Sept 2026
Value
£699,698
Period
1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
Status
active
Options
Parts for adhoc repairs and remote support
No agreed KPIs: Under £5million - and SLAs have been included

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

C2C RAILWAY LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 04659669 · GB-PPON: PCHL-2158-CTCQ Floor 7, Centennium House, 100 Lower Thames Street, London, London, EC3R 6DLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SIGMA S.p.A.Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PXCZ-7681-DHJL VIA DELL'IDUSTRIA, 19, MONTERUBBIANO, IT, 63825, ITContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender1 Sept 2026, 14:49 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Aug 2026, 10:26 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender28 Jul 2026, 12:48 BST