Ticket Retailing & Validation Solutions

Title

Ticket Retailing & Validation Solutions

Stage

award, contract

Buyer

NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED

Buyer id

GB-COH-03076444

Status

complete

Category

not on file

CPV

not on file

CPV in words

not on file

Estimated value

not on file

Currency

not on file

Released

2026-08-28T16:43:42+01:00

Tenders close

not on file

Contract starts

not on file

Contract ends

not on file

Procedure

Open procedure

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

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-059648

• NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED (company), by buyer id · uk companies house, read 2026-10-04
• WORLDLINE IT SERVICES UK LIMITED (company), by the party id in the notice · uk companies house, read 2026-10-04

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Find a Tender (UK above-threshold notices) (UK Cabinet Office, Find a Tender Service), pages.json, sha256 3fa091d38652, published 2026-10-04

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