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title: "SOROS Subscription Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e6fc"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED"
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# SOROS Subscription Agreement

Buyer: SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e6fc

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## Summary

South Western Railway Limited, a public undertaking, is engaging in a direct award procurement process for a "SOROS Subscription Agreement" with Danburykline Ltd. This contract involves providing SOROS on a Software as a Service (SaaS) basis, which includes several modules like Genius File Sharing Interface and Incident Management Module, essential for operational continuity and compliance. The procurement is within the services category, focusing on railway transport services and related software, and is part of the utility sector. The contract was awarded on 18th August 2026 and is set to commence on 29th August 2026, covering locations in the South East and South West regions of the UK.

This tender offers significant business growth potential, particularly for IT service providers in the railway industry. Companies specialising in SaaS platforms, particularly those related to railway operations and engineering support, stand to benefit from similar contracts. Given the direct award due to proprietary rights, other businesses might explore opportunities by diversifying their offerings to meet critical service needs in niche areas that align with business-critical and safety requirements for railway operations. The ability to integrate such services into existing systems seamlessly can be a key differentiator for potential competitors in future tender opportunities.

## Notice

Danburykline will provide SOROS on a Software as a Service (SaaS) basis, including the following modules and functionality: Genius File Sharing Interface Production Control Module Maintenance Planning Module Train Presentation Module Knowledge Base Module Exceptions Module Briefings Module Incident Management Module Engineering Change Module Knowledge Base Editor Competency Module SOROS is used as a tool in many Engineering Manual processes, which form part of the SWR Safety Management System and is deeply integrated into established ways of working. The use of SOROS is essential to maintaining operational continuity and compliance with SWRL's safety and engineering governance arrangements.

### Procurement Information

SOROS is a registered trademark of, registered with the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) and is a business-critical control and coordination application, that is used extensively by the SWR Fleet function, to support the maintenance of traction and rolling stock. It is embedded within key engineering processes and forms part of the SWR Safety Management System. Migration to an alternative supplier would require extensive reconfiguration of existing engineering processes, substantial rewriting of Engineering Manual documentation, migration and validation of legacy data, user retraining and the implementation of new system interfaces. Given the safety-critical nature of the processes supported by SOROS, these activities could create significant operational disruption and disproportionate technical risk. This would also result in significant cost, resource requirements and operational risk, including potential impacts on safety-critical activities. Given Danburykline own the IPR to SOROS, and the disproportionate operational, technical and safety risks associated with replacement, SWRL considers that the conditions for a direct award under Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 are met.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078735-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 28 Aug 2026 - 28 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £943,051 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 9LQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | Borough & Bankside |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DANBURYKLINE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 48140000 - Railway traffic control software package
- 48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package
- 60200000 - Railway transport services

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2026 at 17:48 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078735-2026
- 18 Aug 2026 at 17:16 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078734-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078735-2026
  18th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078734-2026
  18th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://danburykline.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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