Official UK procurement notice
Timetable Advisory System · UK public procurement notice
Authority: LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTimetable Advisory System
Licences for a software application used by train drivers that assists train drivers in improving performance and maintaining accurate schedules
The contract is for 584 licences, and a true up/down validation to confirm usage will be carried out in the 12th month of each contract year.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 8 Jul 2026, 16:06 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 12:39 BST
- Authority reference
LNER10248- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089120- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c6bbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
- Published justification
The contract is for the provision of licences for a system that is well-embedded within the organisation, and for which no alternative exists. The supplier owns the intellectual property.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Jul 2026 → 21 Sept 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends93 days ago20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published30 days ago21 Sept 2026, 12:39 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published8 Jul 2026, 16:06 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published8 Jul 2026, 16:18 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Sept 2026, 12:39 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AtkinsRéalis UK Ltd, SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit Limitedjoint award1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: the contract allows for one 12 months extension at the same price per licence provided that notice is given no later than 31/05/2028. · Options: Amount of licences may vary during the lifetime of the contract depending on number of train drivers in service and true numbers will be reconciled in the 12th month of each contract year. | £387,332 | 8 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · AtkinsRéalis UK Ltd, SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit Limited
- Signed
- 30 Jul 2026
- Value
- £387,332
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- the contract allows for one 12 months extension at the same price per licence provided that notice is given no later than 31/05/2028.
- Options
- Amount of licences may vary during the lifetime of the contract depending on number of train drivers in service and true numbers will be reconciled in the 12th month of each contract year
No agreed KPIs: Below KPI threshold
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- AtkinsRéalisAwarded supplier
- AtkinsRéalis Rail & Transit LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender