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Provision of Customer Information System (CIS) Support and Maintenance Services

FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED

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02 Jul 2025 at 09:51

Summary of the contracting process

The contracting process facilitated by First Greater Western Limited (GWR), a private utility company based in Wiltshire, involves a direct award for the "Provision of Customer Information System (CIS) Support and Maintenance Services." This procurement falls under the services category and operates within the UK regions including London, South East, South West, and Wales. The contract encompasses the necessary support and maintenance for the Customer Information System, aiming to ensure continuous operation and enhancement of train service information. The process, governed by a direct award under the Procurement Act 2023, allows for service continuity with the existing supplier, Worldline IT Services UK Limited. Key dates include the contract period from 14 July 2025 to 30 June 2027.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses involved in industry-specific software package development and maintenance, especially those with expertise in customer information systems in rail services. With a contract valued at £747,413, this offers a significant project for companies specialising in technical maintenance and system enhancements. Businesses with capabilities in developing complex software functionality would be well-suited to this contract, particularly if they can offer innovative solutions when the competitive market process is opened for future proposals. As the contract currently employs a direct award method, it reinforces the necessity for maintaining established relationships and possessing deep technical knowledge relevant to the sector.

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Notice Title

Provision of Customer Information System (CIS) Support and Maintenance Services

Notice Description

Worldline provide Customer Information System (CIS) Support and Maintenance Services: (a) provision of the Helpdesk; (b) provision of the Preventative Maintenance; (c) provision of the Corrective Maintenance; (d) provision of the Data Feeds; (e) provision of Reports; (f) retention of the Records;

Procurement Information

This is a transparency notice to inform the market that First Greater Western Limited (GWR) is entering into a direct award with the incumbent supplier, Worldline IT Services UK Limited, to provide support and maintenance services for its Customer Information Systems (CIS) across the GWR network. GWR seeks to rely on Schedule 5, paragraph 7 (Additional or repeat goods, services or works) of the Procurement Act 2023, for the purposes of this Direct Award. The direct award will provide service continuity to maintain train services information for our customers. The supplier has the specialist technical knowledge of this complex product which enables the safe operation of our train service. The supplier has developed the functionality of the software to GWR's requirements, and they are the only supplier who can provide security updates, patches, bug fixes and introduce additional functionality to our portfolio of CIS screen and Public Address systems. The contracting entity will be expecting to go out to market under a competitive process for proposals for a fully functional solution including development and implementation during the duration of this contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055755
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036683-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency 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

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

48100000 - Industry specific software package

72212100 - Industry specific software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£747,413 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Jul 20257 months ago
Contract Period
13 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@gwr.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WILTSHIRE
Postcode
SN1 1HL
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Swindon South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WORLDLINE IT SERVICES

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