Notice Information
Notice Title
Retail Ticketing Solution (RTS)
Notice Description
Contract details notice for the award of the new Retail Ticketing Solution (RTS).
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: - EMV PAYG Capability - Carry Bags for Storage (If not fixed assets or lockable mobile assets) - Magnetic stripe card read / write machine for ticket sales and exchanges - Basic Price Display Units (PDUs) - Removal / Recycle / Disposal Per Set (incumbent hardware) - Carry Bags and Belts for mobile devices - Carry Bags for Storage (If not fixed assets or lockable mobile assets)
Renewal: Option to extend for up to three (3) periods of twelve(12) months each.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05221d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028871-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
48 - Software package and information systems
50 - Repair and maintenance services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
30123100 - Ticket-validation machines
30144200 - Ticket-issuing machines
34900000 - Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts
34980000 - Transport tickets
48110000 - Point of sale (POS) software package
50316000 - Maintenance and repair of ticket-issuing machinery
50317000 - Maintenance and repair of ticket-validation machinery
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £7,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £7,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £6,727,252 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £6,827,251 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Mar 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 26 Nov 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 11 Mar 2026 - 1 Mar 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-07-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TRANSPORT FOR WALES RAIL LIMITED (UTILITY BUYER)
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PONTYPRIDD
- Postcode
- CF37 4TH
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Electoral Ward
- Pontypridd Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Pontypridd
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028871-2026
30th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085006-2025
19th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080352-2025
5th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078263-2025
28th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031629-2025
11th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026201-2025
23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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