{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05d2d2-2026-06-05T15:18:44+01:00", "date": "2026-06-05T15:18:44+01:00", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05d2d2", "initiationType": "tender", "parties": [ { "id": "GB-COH-07141122", "name": "DFT OPERATOR LIMITED", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "07141122" }, "additionalIdentifiers": [ { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PXPM-5448-GHBZ" } ], "address": { "streetAddress": "Waterloo General Office 2nd Floor", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "SE1 8SW", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI45" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "procurement@dftoperator.co.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "classifications": [ { "id": "publicUndertaking", "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "description": "Public undertaking" } ] } }, { "id": "GB-COH-04659712", "name": "LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "04659712" }, "additionalIdentifiers": [ { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PQZP-5496-ZTHY" } ], "address": { "streetAddress": "West Offices", "locality": "York", "postalCode": "YO1 6GA", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKE21" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "procurement@lner.co.uk" }, "roles": [ "procuringEntity" ], "roleDetails": "Evaluator" }, { "id": "GB-COH-03076444", "name": "NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "03076444" }, "additionalIdentifiers": [ { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PZCJ-2164-HJQZ" } ], "address": { "streetAddress": "George Stephenson House", "locality": "York", "postalCode": "YO1 6JT", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKE21" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "procurement@northernrailway.co.uk" }, "roles": [ "procuringEntity" ], "roleDetails": "Evaluator" }, { "id": "GB-COH-12544930", "name": "TRANSPENNINE TRAINS LIMITED", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "12544930" }, "additionalIdentifiers": [ { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PXNX-1214-CQYL" } ], "address": { "streetAddress": "7th Floor, Bridgewater House", "locality": "Manchester", "postalCode": "M1 6LT", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKD33" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "procurement.services@tpexpress.co.uk" }, "roles": [ "procuringEntity" ], "roleDetails": "Evaluator" }, { "id": "GB-COH-03266760", "name": "SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "03266760" }, "additionalIdentifiers": [ { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PQHL-7495-VCQT" } ], "address": { "streetAddress": "South Bank Central 4th Floor, 30 Stamford Street,", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "SE1 9LQ", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI44" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "ProcurementandContracts@swrailway.com" }, "roles": [ "procuringEntity" ], "roleDetails": "Evaluator" }, { "id": "GB-COH-02904587", "name": "NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "02904587" }, "additionalIdentifiers": [ { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PNZN-9524-VCQJ" } ], "address": { "streetAddress": "Waterloo General Office", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "SE1 8SW", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI45" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "rsc&pprocurementoperations@networkrail.co.uk" }, "roles": [ "procuringEntity" ], "roleDetails": "Evaluator" }, { "id": "GB-COH-12544897", "name": "GA TRAINS LIMITED", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "12544897" }, "additionalIdentifiers": [ { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PNZP-3886-PVCD" } ], "address": { "streetAddress": "One Stratford Place, Montfitchet Road", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "E20 1EJ", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI41" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "procurement@greateranglia.co.uk" }, "roles": [ "procuringEntity" ], "roleDetails": "Evaluator" } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-COH-07141122", "name": "DFT OPERATOR LIMITED" }, "planning": { "milestones": [ { "id": "engagement", "type": "engagement", "description": "1. Purpose of Engagement DFTO and contributing Train Operating Companies (TOC's) are conducting preliminary market engagement to inform the development of our procurement strategy for a forthcoming Revenue Management System Retender. This engagement aims to: * Inform suppliers of the high-level requirements and receive feedback on the feasibility of them. * Explain to suppliers the concept of the Project and how it aligns to strategic objectives of future GBR. * Shape supplier's expectations of how future tenders of this scale will be delivered. * Understand beyond the known suppliers who else could provide a Rail RMS. * Help to develop the Procurement Strategy for the future tender. * Promote transparency and attract a diverse supplier base. ________________________________________ 2. Format of Engagement The engagement will take place via: * In-person presentation: * Location: The Memoir Club, 12 Upper Woburn Place, London WC1H 0HX * Time / Date: 18 November 2025, 1000 - 1500. If required, DFTO may conduct follow up 1-1 meetings with parties who have expressed an interest prior to 7th of November. These meetings shall be held after the in-person presentation has taken place. The purpose of these shall be to capture any information not discussed during the workshop or to allow interested suppliers who couldn't attend the in-person workshop to discuss our requirements. Key information and outcomes following the Pre-Markets Engagement will be communicated to all parties who have expressed an interest in the engagement. This shall include the material questions and answers asked within the presentation session. ________________________________________ 3. Supplier Participation Interested suppliers are invited to express interest by 7 November 2025 via email to the Scott.Gordon@LNER.co.uk and Holly.Peters@dftoperator.co.uk . Please include: * Company Name * Contact Details of all attending including email address (Max 3x Personnel per Supplier) * Brief overview of relevant experience * Any specific areas of interest or questions If expressions of interest exceed capacity, selection will be based on relevance to scope and sector expertise, and representation across supplier types (including SMEs). All insights from the engagement will be shared equally with all potential bidders to ensure fairness and transparency. ________________________________________ 4. Supplier Questionnaire A short administrative questionnaire is included at the below link for suppliers to complete. The completion of the questionnaire alongside the email outlined in section 3 is the formal acknowledgement of attendance at the Pre-Markets Engagement Day. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=e1y4hXsF4ESUCwNWEB2p1X1v1ReixH9MsncEOnzxgFdURFJLMkhWRjZKNjhFTkhaSzkzU0YyRk9MRi4u ________________________________________ 5. Communication All shared materials, insights, and any material questions and answers throughout this process will be documented and made available to ensure that no supplier gains an unfair advantage. Supplier points of contacts are to ensure the email addresses of all those personnel who require access to documents are included in the supplier questionnaire. Any Project related questions should be directed to the Project team and not the associated Business Owners from each TOC.", "dueDate": "2025-11-07T23:59:59Z", "status": "scheduled" } ], "documents": [ { "id": "067965-2025", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067965-2025", "datePublished": "2025-10-23T16:47:52+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ] }, "tender": { "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05d2d2", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "Establishment of a Framework for the Provision of a Revenue Management System", "description": "DFTO is issuing this notice to establish a framework agreement with two (2) suppliers for the provision of a Revenue Management System. The system must be capable of optimising rail fares through advanced forecasting, dynamic pricing, business rules, and inventory management. It should leverage artificial intelligence, machine learning, and both historical and real-time data to dynamically align pricing with demand and maximise revenue generation. The solution must be scalable and modular, and capable of supporting a range of business operating models through a flexible combination of forecast-driven and rules-based revenue management approaches. It is anticipated that the aggregate value of call-off contracts awarded under the Framework Agreement will not exceed PS50 million (excluding VAT) over its duration.", "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "72000000", "description": "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support" } ], "relatedLot": "1", "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UK", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" } ] } ], "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2027-01-08T00:00:00Z", "endDate": "2031-01-07T23:59:59Z" }, "status": "active", "value": { "amountGross": 60000000, "amount": 50000000, "currency": "GBP" }, "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "quality", "name": "Technical Solution", "numbers": [ { "number": 55, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Social Value", "numbers": [ { "number": 10, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "cost", "name": "Commercial", "numbers": [ { "number": 35, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] } ] } } ], "status": "active", "value": { "amountGross": 60000000, "amount": 50000000, "currency": "GBP" }, "procurementMethod": "selective", "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure", "procedure": { "features": "DfT Operator Limited (\"DFTO\") is running this procurement to establish a Framework Agreement for the Provision of a Revenue Management System under the competitive flexible procedure pursuant to sections 19 and 20 of the Procurement Act 2023. This process consists of two stages, the Invitation to Participate (ITP) and the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN). Stage One - ITP: The PSQ and the conditions of participation within are designed to assess responses and down select the most suitable Candidates. Supplier selection shall focus on compliance, financial capacity, legal capacity, modern slavery, conflict of interest, security and data protection compliance and technical ability. The top five (5) scoring Candidates who pass all other conditions within the PSQ, including conditions of participation will be shortlisted to participate in the ITN Stage. Where the 5th and 6th Candidates achieve the same score, the 6th Candidate will also be shortlisted to participate in the ITN Stage. Additionally, where the scores of the 5th, 6th and 7th Candidates are identical, the 7th Candidate will also be shortlisted to participate in the ITN Stage and so forth. Stage Two- ITN: The ITN stage shall evaluate suppliers technical solution (quality) submission, social value commitments and pricing submission. Negotiation may be made on technical, pricing and contract, with further details to be found within the ITP and ITN Part 1- instructions. Best and Final Offers shall be assessed utilising a comprehensive evaluation process to determine the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). Additional information: Where used throughout this notice, the meaning of Train Operating Companies includes all and any of those train operating companies who, currently or in the future, provide services for the carriage of passengers by railway: a) under a franchise agreement with the Secretary of State within the meaning of section 23(3) of the Railways Act 1993 or b) under, or secured under, the Secretary of State's duty in section 30(1) of the Railways Act 1993; or c) in accordance with legislation which supersedes or amends the powers referred to in a) and b), including where such powers are transferred from the Secretary of State to another body. A list of some of the current providers of services for the carriage of passengers by railway under these provisions can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-register-of-rail-passenger-contracts. Novation or Assignment: The Framework Agreement may be novated or assigned by DFTO to Train Operating Companies, or any successor parent company to DFTO or to a Train Operating Company, following a corporate restructuring or similar circumstance." }, "aboveThreshold": true, "techniques": { "hasFrameworkAgreement": true, "frameworkAgreement": { "maximumParticipants": 2, "method": "withReopeningCompetition", "type": "open", "buyerCategories": "Contracting Authorities: The Contracting Authorities (as more particularly defined below) are permitted to use the framework via subsequent call-offs in accordance with section 1(3)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023. However, DFTO is responsible for the conduct of the procurement throughout and all correspondence and communication from suppliers is to be solely with DFTO. In addition to DFTO, the Contracting Authorities who may call-off under this framework are Train Operating Companies, GBR (once set up) and the SoS, each of them is referred to as a Buyer (and collectively they are the Buyers).", "description": "Buyers may award a Call-Off Contract under the Framework through a further competition, or a simplified further competition. In each case, the Buyer will provide a specification for its requirements, and the Call-Off Contract terms and conditions will be in the form provided for in the Framework (with such refinement and alignment to its specification as the Buyer may require). Where the Buyer opts to run a further competition, it will invite both Framework suppliers and, as part of that invitation, will confirm the response requirements, submission timings and award criteria and weightings (including sub-criteria and sub-weightings). The award criteria will include both commercial and technical criteria and will be set by reference to one or more of the award criteria and / or sub-criteria against which tenders were assessed in awarding the Framework. Where the Buyer opts to run a simplified further competition, it will invite both Framework suppliers and, as part of that invitation, will confirm the response requirements and the submission timings. The award criteria will be either wholly commercial (100%) or wholly technical (100%), which the Buyer will confirm in the invitation, along with any sub-criteria and sub-weightings, which will be set by reference to one or more of the sub-criteria against which tenders were assessed in awarding the Framework." } }, "submissionMethodDetails": "To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8T7APBVD7Y", "submissionTerms": { "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed", "languages": [ "en" ] }, "expressionOfInterestDeadline": "2026-07-02T12:00:00+01:00", "awardPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-12-18T23:59:59Z" }, "documents": [ { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" }, { "id": "L-1", "documentType": "biddingDocuments", "description": "The Invitation to Participate procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge. These documents provide guidance on submitting a response and outline the scope and requirements of the subsequent Invitation to Negotiate stage. To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8T7APBVD7Y If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0800 923 9236 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com.", "url": "https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8T7APBVD7Y" }, { "id": "053440-2026", "documentType": "tenderNotice", "noticeType": "UK4", "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053440-2026", "datePublished": "2026-06-05T15:18:44+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ] }, "language": "en" }