---
title: "Rail Operations Software"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ed72"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ed72.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED"
published: "2026-09-09"
---

# Rail Operations Software

Buyer: TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ed72

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## Summary

Transport UK East Midlands Limited procured rail operations software, together with hosting and support services, for its railway operations. The requirement is a service focused on supporting software used in rail operations rather than supplying physical equipment or construction works. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The buyer is a private utility operating in the transport sector. The published scope identifies software support services as the relevant business activity, so suppliers with experience providing, hosting and supporting operational rail software would be most closely aligned. The procurement covers one requirement and is directed at maintaining the software capability needed by the buyer’s rail operations.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Worldline IT Services UK Limited. The award date was 9 September 2026. It was a direct award, justified on the basis that the supplier possesses the relevant intellectual property rights. The awarded value is £3,398,180 excluding VAT, or £4,077,816 including VAT. The contract period runs from 23 September 2026 to 22 September 2029, with an option to extend by up to two consecutive one-year periods, giving a maximum extent date of 22 September 2031. The award is above the relevant threshold. A standstill period ends on 22 September 2026, with signature scheduled for 23 September 2026.

This award indicates sustained demand from Transport UK East Midlands Limited for specialist rail operations software and the associated hosting and support capability. A future competitor would need to demonstrate ownership of, or legally secure access to, the intellectual property underpinning the required software, since intellectual property rights were the stated basis for the direct award. Credibility would also depend on the ability to host and support operational software reliably for a rail operator, maintain service continuity, and provide technically capable support over a multi-year arrangement. The scale of the requirement suits established software providers with the financial strength, infrastructure and specialist delivery capacity to support a large transport organisation.

## Notice

The provision of a number of rail operation software and hosting and support

### Procurement Information

The supplier possesses the Intellectual Property Rights

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085176-2026 |
| 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 | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 23 Sep 2026 - 22 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,398,180 |
| 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 | TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WORLDLINE IT SERVICES UK LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72261000 - Software support services

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2026 at 09:17 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085176-2026
- 27 Aug 2026 at 11:50 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081700-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085176-2026
  9th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081700-2026
  27th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.magellangroup.eu/

## Provenance

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