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Published 3 Sept 2025, 15:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Visual Disruption Maps · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Rail Delivery Group (Public body)

ServicesDirect awardAbove thresholdUtilities
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Contract value (direct award)£2,800,000≈ £933k / year · £3,360,000 inc. VAT
Award in standstill 21 Apr 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to DB Cargo (UK) Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 28 Jun 2029 · starts 29 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Contract Award Notice is being published to recognise the Direct Award to the Supplier to continue delivery of Disruption Map Videos on behalf of the rail industry. A transparency notice was issued after the Request for Information (RFI) was issued where one response was received that addressed the requirements in the RFI. A variation to the current contract issued for the contract.

The charges for all Visual Disruption Map activities is:

30 Jun 2026 to 30 Sep 2026, £235,000

01 Oct 2026 to 31 30 Sep 2027, £945,000

01 Oct 2027 to 30 Sep 2028, £975,000

CPV: Support services for railway transport

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrs
Contract period: 29 Jun 2026 – 28 Jun 2029 (3 yrs)
63711000 Support services for railway transport

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
3 Sept 2025, 15:49 BST
Last source update
28 Apr 2026, 12:51 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038538
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Support services for railway transport
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05936f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

This is a change to a contract originally directly awarded pre-PA23 not under public procurement regulations and where the supplier shall continue to provide Visual distruption map services as a continuing service.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 Sept 2025 → 29 Jun 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 15:49 BST
  2. Market engagement379 days ago
    7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    Rail Delivery Group (RDG) would like Service Providers to express their interest in premarket engagement before 5pm on 11th September 2025 by sending a confirmation message via the contact email.

    Please include the following detail in your message: -

    • Quoting Reference - Premarket engagement Visual Disruption Maps RFI
    • Full name
    • Company/organisation name
    • Contact details (E-mail and phone number)

    In return we will send you the RFI document pack for completion.

    This Notice is for information only.

    The information contained in this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the requirements, the estimated value, the service classification of this requirement and the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding and RDG reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time. The publication of this notice in no way obliges RDG to commence any competitive tender process. RDG is not and shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in participating in this premarket engagement exercise.

  3. Next notice expected235 days ago
    28 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Latest notice published177 days ago
    28 Apr 2026, 12:51 BST
  5. Standstill ends166 days ago
    8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts115 days ago
    29 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 15:49 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 09:12 BST
    UK2
  3. Transparency notice published
    2 Mar 2026, 10:21 GMT
    UK5
  4. Status changed to complete
    2 Mar 2026, 10:21 GMT
  5. Procurement method changed
    2 Mar 2026, 10:21 GMT
  6. Contract award notice published
    28 Apr 2026, 12:51 BST
    UK6
  7. Contract signature expected
    25 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

Participation contact details have been changed

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-09: 1 release · 3 Sept 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DB Cargo (UK) Ltd30 Jun 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 29 Sept 2030Extensions: Term extension if required at buyer discretion. · Options: Provision and supply of additional functionality and features as offered within the supplier's service subject to further change.£1,000,00021 Apr 2026standstill to 8 May 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

TRAIN INFORMATION SERVICES Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 08176197 First Floor North, 1 Puddle Dock, London, London, EC1A 4HDContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DB Cargo (UK) LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQXZ-7776-RRTH Lakeside Business Park, Carolina Way, Doncaster, Yorkshire & Humber, DN4 5PNContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure