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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement for the Provision of an Online Ticket Issuing System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fad9"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED"
published: "2025-03-31"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement for the Provision of an Online Ticket Issuing System

Buyer: TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fad9

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## Summary

TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement for the provision of an Online Ticket Issuing System (WebTiS). This engagement aims to gather insights on capabilities, capacities, innovations, and commercial models in the WebTiS market, aiding in the development of a potential future procurement strategy. Classified under the private utility category, this procurement process is in the planning stage with a key date for registration of interest set for 25th April 2025. The engagement invites participation from ongoing as well as potential suppliers through an online tendering platform, with detailed specification documents available. The procurement spans multiple regions across the United Kingdom, predominantly in the transportation sector.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in point of sale software packages, online retailing, software hosting, management and support services, and customer support. The extended contract period aims to ensure stability and long-term collaboration, potentially starting August 2026 and lasting until August 2029. Firms capable of delivering robust, innovative web-based ticketing solutions, particularly those with experience in utilities and high-volume online retailing, are well-suited to compete for this opportunity and contribute to enhancing EMR's online sales channels.

## Notice

EMR is running a Preliminary Market Engagement exercise to better understand the capabilities, capacity, innovations, and commercial models available in the Online Ticket Issuing System ("WebTiS") market. The insights gathered will help inform our thinking and support the development of a potential future procurement strategy, should we proceed to tender. Online retailing is an essential sales channel for EMR's business, accounting for a significant share of their ticket sales and revenue. The current online retailing capability is provided under a contract for WebTIS Services that covers the provision of all software, hosting, management and support services and customer support.

### Planning Information

To register your interest for this work and ot access the detailed specification documents please visit - http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/ok5CP
All responses will be dealt with via our online tendering platform

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012079-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 25 Apr 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2026 - 1 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC4A 3AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Castle Baynard |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48110000 - Point of sale (POS) software package

## Release History

- 31 Mar 2025 at 15:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012079-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012079-2025
  31st March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/ok5CP
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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