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title: "Provision of Maintenance and Support of Automatic Passenger Gate Systems"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0510de"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED"
published: "2025-05-12"
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# Provision of Maintenance and Support of Automatic Passenger Gate Systems

Buyer: SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0510de

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## Summary

The public procurement process under review involved a direct award contract for the "Provision of Maintenance and Support of Automatic Passenger Gate Systems," led by South Western Railway Limited from London, UK. This contract, completed on 12 May 2025, entails a three-year period with potential annual extensions up to another three years. It is a service-oriented project falling under the special regime of utilities, set in regions such as UKI, UKJ, and UKK. The procurement stage has moved from tender to award, with the contract period beginning 25 May 2025 and ending 24 May 2028, but possibly extending to 2031. Notably, the supplier involved is Cubic Transportation Systems Limited, headquartered in Salfords Redhill, UK. The procurement method was a direct award due to the intellectual property and technical capacities exclusive to the supplier.

This tender creates substantial opportunities for businesses involved in system and support services, repair and maintenance of plant, and software package and information systems, particularly those experienced in transport infrastructure support. It represents an ideal growth opportunity for companies looking to partner with public rail service providers and those specialising in automated systems. Businesses with capabilities in scaling operations, handling large contracts, and offering specialised technical solutions related to passenger gate systems would be well-suited to compete in such tenders, providing that they meet the direct requirements similar to those laid out for Cubic Transportation Systems due to the specificity and uniqueness of the contract's demands.

## Notice

Direct award of a 3 year contract with options to extend by a further 3 years in annual increments for Support Services including installation, commissioning, ongoing maintenance and operation of automatic passenger gate lines at South Western railway & Network Rail stations. The contract also contains a right to transfer or sub-let the contract to certain third parties and an obligation for the supplier to enter into a direct agreement with the Secretary of State in parallel to the contract. The direct agreement permits the Secretary of State to call for a New Contract in the event of the termination or expiry of the contracting authority's services agreement with the Secretary of State. The duration of the New Contract would typically be up to 3 years and the terms of the New Contract and the circumstances in which the direct agreement can be relied upon are all unambiguously set out in the direct agreement. In the event that either the contract is transferred or sub-let to a third party or a direct agreement is relied upon by the Secretary of State, it is considered that this would be a permitted modification provided for in the contract.

### Procurement Information

Cubic Transportation Systems was the Original Equipment Manufacturer for the automatic ticketing gatelines. No supplier other than Cubic Transportation Systems would be able to take on the performance risk and associated Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement obligations for the gatelines. There is therefore an absence of competition due to intellectual property, exclusive rights and technical reasons and there are therefore no reasonable alternatives to the supply provided by Cubic Transportation Systems.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020518-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award 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 | 12 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 24 May 2025 - 24 May 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £49,400,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED |
| 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 | CUBIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 45259000 - Repair and maintenance of plant
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72250000 - System and support services

## Release History

- 12 May 2025 at 13:31 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020518-2025
- 12 May 2025 at 12:27 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020462-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020518-2025
  12th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020462-2025
  12th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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