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title: "Expanding Pay As You Go on Rail in the South East"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-030027"
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# Expanding Pay As You Go on Rail in the South East

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030027

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## Summary

The Department for Transport (DfT) is finalising the procurement process for a project titled "Expanding Pay As You Go on Rail in the South East". This initiative falls under the goods category, specifically within the transport tickets industry, and is set to enhance ticketing systems across approximately 233 railway stations in the South East of England by implementing an EMV-based contactless payment system. The contracting authority signed the contract on 9 December 2021, with the aim of completing the majority of the project by May 2024 and finalising all extensions by the end of the same year. This limited procurement process involved negotiations without publication of a contract notice due to the technical specificity of the requirement.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in payment technologies, rail transport solutions, and systems integration. Companies that can provide technical solutions to support the seamless integration of this payment system with existing infrastructure will be particularly well-suited to compete. The contract involves collaboration with Transport Trading Limited (TTL), a large supplier that will be subcontracting aspects of the validation equipment to other providers, thus opening avenues for further partnerships and project involvement in the public transport sector.

## Notice

The Rail Group's Passenger Services Directorate within the Department for Transport ("DfT") is planning the expansion of Pay As You Go (PAYG) rail ticketing in the South East of England, following publication of the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail. Following a consultation held in 2019, the DfT settled on an expanded geography that will see circa 233 new stations converting to a new EMV based contactless payment system. The Government's timetable for implementation requires the majority of the extension stations to be delivered by May 2024, with extension of PAYG to all stations completed by the end of 2024. The contactless payment system will also need to seamlessly integrate with the existing Transport Trading Limited ("TTL")/TOC CPAY area in order to allow passengers to travel to/from London using a single tap in/tap out with their bank card. TTL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London ("TfL"). The project therefore requires a technical solution that can be deployed and integrated successfully within the existing operating environment to achieve the DfT's required objectives. The DfT is publishing this transparency notice to inform suppliers of its intention to grant funding to TTL for the delivery of a new EMV-based contactless payment system across circa 233 stations in the South East of England. TTL will deliver the required PAYG solution, subcontracting the provision of on-station validation equipment to Cubic Transportation Systems Limited ("Cubic"), a provider of PAYG services to TfL under the existing Revenue Collection Contract. Entry into the contract will take place following a period of at least 30 days from the date of publication of this notice.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Rail Group's Passenger Services Directorate within the Department for Transport ("DfT") is planning the expansion of Pay As You Go (PAYG) rail ticketing in the South East of England, following publication of the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail. Following a consultation held in 2019, the DfT settled on an expanded geography that will see circa 233 new stations converting to a new EMV based contactless payment system. The Government's timetable for implementation requires the majority of the extension stations to be delivered by May 2024, with extension of PAYG to all stations completed by the end of 2024. The contactless payment system will also need to seamlessly integrate with the existing Transport Trading Limited ("TTL")/TOC CPAY area in order to allow passengers to travel to/from London using a single tap in/tap out with their bank card. TTL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London ("TfL"). The project therefore requires a technical solution that can be deployed and integrated successfully within the existing operating environment to achieve the DfT's required objectives. The DfT is publishing this transparency notice to inform suppliers of its intention to grant funding to TTL for the delivery of a new EMV-based contactless payment system across circa 233 stations in the South East of England. TTL will deliver the required PAYG solution, subcontracting the provision of on-station validation equipment to Cubic Transportation Systems Limited ("Cubic"), a provider of PAYG services to TfL under the existing Revenue Collection Contract. Entry into the contract will take place following a period of at least 30 days from the date of publication of this notice.

### Procurement Information

The Department for Transport (DfT) held a market engagement day with potential suppliers of the required PAYG solution on 7 September 2021 and followed this up with a questionnaire to potential suppliers. The DfT reviewed responses to the questionnaire and has concluded that there is an absence of competition for technical reasons. The potential options for delivery of the required PAYG solution proposed by respondents to the questionnaire did not in the DfT's judgment constitute alternative, effective methods of delivering the required PAYG solution in a way that would meet the DfT's objectives (as outlined above, including timeframe for delivery, seamless integration, risk transfer and/or delivery itself).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030896-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £68,100,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Vincent Square |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TRANSPORT TRADING LIMITED (TTL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 34980000 - Transport tickets
- 60210000 - Public transport services by railways

## Release History

- 10 Dec 2021 at 22:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030896-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.dft.gov.uk

## Provenance

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