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title: "Transit Issuer Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fc27"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER"
published: "2025-06-10"
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# Transit Issuer Agreement

Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fc27

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## Summary

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has completed a direct award procurement process for the "Transit Issuer Agreement", focusing on integrating digital media and mobile devices to enhance its ticketing system. The procurement, facilitated by the single-source method, was awarded to Apple Distribution International Limited for exclusive service integration with Apple Wallet technology. Spanning key regions across the United Kingdom including UKC, UKD, and UKI, the contract runs from 17th April 2025 to 16th April 2030, with an option to extend for 18 months. This strategic move aligns with the objectives of the Bee Network and the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme, ensuring improved customer experiences via digital passes linked with TfGM's app. The services fall under the telecommunications industry category and are critical for advancing TfGM's travel schemes.

This tender offers significant business opportunities for technology firms specialising in digital media integration, particularly those with a focus on transit and telecommunications. Companies that provide complementary technologies or services enhancing mobile payments or developing digital identity solutions would find this project aligns with their growth strategies. As the contract necessitates exclusive rights to Apple's proprietary mobile application integration, businesses capable of providing such niche services are well positioned to benefit from similar opportunities in digital transformation initiatives within public transportation frameworks.

## Notice

The efficient and effective delivery of Ticketing with respect to concessionary and commercial travel schemes across the Bee Network is of critical importance to TfGM, with enablement of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme for the Elderly and Disabled, a regulatory requirement. Currently, customer participation in TfGM's concessionary or commercial travel schemes requires the application, processing and fulfilment and distribution of physical ITSO smart-cards directly to each customer. These may then be used by each customer to secure the benefits of the relevant travel scheme and their entitlement. TfGM anticipates that in future, customer preferences will require an option to include the use of digital media (including for example mobile devices: phones, watches and other wearables) in accessing concessionary and commercial travel scheme entitlement and benefits. Additionally, following the introduction of the Bee Network App in 2023, it has become evident that better integration between the Bee Network App and mobile device operating systems will be required to meet customer expectations and enhance their experience. Integration to mobile devices and implementation and delivery of a Digital Pass capability (enabled by ITSO) to enable customers to apply for commercial and concessionary passes and products, buy products, fulfil them directly to their mobile device and check journey history is therefore a key objective for TfGM and will require the establishment of contractual agreements between TfGM and those parties whose proprietary digital media wallets and platforms are required. This notice provides transparency around the reasons for this single source procurement of the Transit Issuer Agreement (with respect to the Apple mobile application and wallet), alongside the single source procurement of a Transit Platform Services Agreement (with respect to the ITSO on Mobile Platform and integration to Apple applications and wallet). The decision to enter into a new contract with Apple Distribution International Ltd with respect to the Transit Issuer Agreement is necessary for the following reasons: * only Apple Distribution International Ltd can facilitate integration with the Apple technology required to enable TfGM customers to access concessionary and commercial products using the Apple Wallet application.

### Procurement Information

Given that the Transit Issuer Agreement relates to services that will enable TfGM and the Transit Platform Service Provider to integrate to proprietary Apple mobile application and wallet, there is consequently only one economic operator that can provide the services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031348-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | 16 Apr 2025 - 16 Apr 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,950,000 |
| Contracts value | £1,950,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 3BG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Piccadilly |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | APPLE DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64200000 - Telecommunications services

## Release History

- 10 Jun 2025 at 15:15 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031348-2025
- 3 Apr 2025 at 15:40 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012929-2025
- 2 Apr 2025 at 14:28 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012585-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031348-2025
  10th June 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012929-2025
  3rd April 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012585-2025
  2nd April 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://apple.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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