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Routeing Guide Development

RAIL SETTLEMENT PLAN

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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23 Feb 2026 at 15:00

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10 Jul 2025 at 12:27

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17 Jun 2025 at 16:00

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process, titled "Routeing Guide Development," was initiated by Rail Settlement Plan, a sub-central government public authority located in London. This project falls under the railway transport services industry category and involves developing the Routeing Guide to modernise its platform. The contract was awarded to iBlocks Ltd, a large company based in Leeds, following a direct procurement method. The rationale for this method was the necessary compatibility with the supplier’s software. The procurement stage of this process is complete, with key dates including the contract signing on 15th July 2025 and the publication of the contract notice on 23rd February 2026.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in the railway transport services sector, particularly those capable of providing specialised technological development. Organisations like iBlocks Ltd are ideally positioned to benefit due to their ability to develop, upgrade, and fix software specific to the industry. By aligning with projects such as the Routeing Guide, businesses can enhance their portfolio and establish themselves as critical service providers in the industry, especially regarding the modernisation of industry-specific software platforms.

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Notice Title

Routeing Guide Development

Notice Description

The Routeing Guide (RG) is a critical industry reference system that defines the valid travel routes between origin and destination stations. It ensures consistency in journey planning, ticketing, and revenue allocation. It requires development to remove out of date software, remove security risks and modernise the platform.

Procurement Information

The justification applys because only the contracting supplier can provide development, upgrades and fixes to its own software. Using any other supplier would be incompatible and they would not be able to perform the required tasks. Any incompatibility between existing systems and services could also result in time consuming and complex redesign and modification which could be unacceptable in the circumstances, for example, resulting in significant cost and/or delay to an important service.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054e98
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016150-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

60200000 - Railway transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£793,807 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£793,807 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Feb 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jun 202510 months ago
Contract Period
15 Jul 2025 - 17 Jul 2025 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
RAIL SETTLEMENT PLAN
Additional Buyers

RAIL DELIVERY GROUP LIMITED

Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC4V 3DS
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
City of London
Electoral Ward
Castle Baynard
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

IBLOCKS

TRACSIS RAIL TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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