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title: "Bus Replacement Services Ginn Consultants (CGC)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0775bb"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Train Information Services Limited"
published: "2026-09-18"
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# Bus Replacement Services Ginn Consultants (CGC)

Buyer: Train Information Services Limited  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0775bb

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## Summary

Train Information Services Limited procured bus replacement services for use across distinct train operating company ecosystems. The requirement covers the software and related service capability needed to support bus replacement information, including integration with the Darwin rail information system and established bus service aggregator relationships. It is categorised as industry-specific software. The service is intended for train operating companies and their transport information arrangements, with additional train operating companies able to access or let the service as third parties. The buyer is a public authority operating in the utilities sector. This is a rail-sector information technology requirement rather than the provision of buses, driving services or general transport operations.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 18 September 2026 to Ginn Consultants. It used a direct award under the utilities regime, covering one lot. The award is active and the contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 29 September 2029. Its value is £452,100 excluding tax, or £542,520 including tax. The award was made directly because the supplier is an incumbent embedded in the relevant train operating company ecosystem, with existing Darwin integrations and aggregator relationships. The buyer judged that using another supplier could create incompatibility, substantial redevelopment and disproportionate technical and operational difficulty. The contract includes an option allowing additional train operating companies to let and access the service.

This award demonstrates established demand for specialist rail information software supporting bus replacement arrangements. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable experience of integrating with Darwin, working with train operating company systems and maintaining relationships with the bus service aggregators used by those operators. Technical interoperability and operational continuity are central: the buyer’s stated concern was that a new supplier could create incompatibility or require substantial redevelopment. Firms should therefore be able to show a mature, supportable product, relevant rail-sector delivery experience and the capacity to operate across distinct train operating company ecosystems. The procurement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, indicating that scale alone is not the defining barrier, but embedded technical and operational capability is.

## Notice

This is not a "sole source" in market terms. This paper recommends direct awards to the two incumbent suppliers, each serving distinct TOC ecosystems. Alternative suppliers exist in the market; however, no alternative supplier has been identified that can currently deliver using the existing Darwin integrations and aggregator relationships without causing incompatibility and disproportionate technical and operational difficulty or requiring substantial redevelopment, due to their embedded position within each TOC and the TOCs' bus service aggregators.

### Procurement Information

This is not a "sole source" in market terms. This paper recommends direct awards to the two incumbent suppliers, each serving distinct TOC ecosystems. Alternative suppliers exist in the market; however, no alternative supplier has been identified that can currently deliver using the existing Darwin integrations and aggregator relationships without causing incompatibility and disproportionate technical and operational difficulty or requiring substantial redevelopment, due to their embedded position within each TOC and the TOCs' bus service aggregators.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088831-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 29 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £452,100 |
| 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 | Train Information Services Limited |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | Central London |
| Postcode | EC4V 3DS |
| 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 | Ginn Consultants |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48100000 - Industry specific software package

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 15:46 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088831-2026
- 18 Sep 2026 at 15:45 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088828-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088831-2026
  18th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088828-2026
  18th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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