--- title: "Station Gates and Platform Validators" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-146390" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-146390" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-146390.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-146390.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "TRANSPORT FOR WALES RAIL LIMITED (UTILITY BUYER)" published: "2024-11-28" --- # Station Gates and Platform Validators Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR WALES RAIL LIMITED (UTILITY BUYER) Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-kuma6s-146390 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-146390) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-146390.json) ## Summary Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) has announced a planning stage for the procurement of goods related to the replacement, support, and maintenance of train station ticket barriers and platform validators across Wales. This initiative, titled "Station Gates and Platform Validators," falls under the industry category of Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus, or bus services. Located in Rhondda Cynon Taf, the procurement notice aims to expand the TfW Metro and PAYG initiatives, with a future notice date of 1 January 2025. This tender represents a significant business growth opportunity, particularly for technology providers specialising in railway and urban transport solutions. Businesses capable of delivering comprehensive hardware and software solutions for ticketing infrastructure, remote gate monitoring, and management capabilities stand to benefit greatly. Companies well-versed in innovative transport technologies, data integrations, and operational efficiency can compete effectively in this tender, helping to standardise and enhance the railway infrastructure across Wales. ## Notice TfWRL has an upcoming opportunity for the replacement, support, and maintenance of train station ticket barriers and platform validators across Wales and support the expansion of the TfW Metro and PAYG initiatives. The purpose of this PIN notice is to alert the market to the upcoming opportunity and ensure that interested suppliers look out for the notice once published, and if interested can start to prepare and plan resources to support a bid. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Transport for Wales Rail Limited (TfWRL) are proud to support Welsh Government's vision of a high quality, safe, integrated, affordable and accessible transport network of which the people of Wales are proud. To that end, we have successfully piloted and implemented Metro Train and Bus Services and PAYG ticketless travel in parts of South Wales. TfWRL is seeking to expand these services and is seeking a single technology provider who can deliver the needed infrastructure in hardware and software Our core objectives are to: - Standardise the technology being used at all stations that require ticket gates and/or platform validators - Standardise the customers experience and staff operational requirements at all stations that require ticket gates and/or platform validators - Achieve a single back office process for all station based validation of ticket based journeys which currently includes Magstripe and PRT QR/Barcode paper tickets, QR/Barcode digital tickets, and Season tickets on ITSO smart card. - Ensure all ticketless journeys via PAYG are integrated into our existing 3rd party back office - Implement remote gate monitoring and management capabilities for staff to see and help passengers who are unable to pass through the gate. - Ensure that staff supporting customers at the gate line can open the gate safely and with speed and efficiency to avoid unnecessary queues and station overload. This includes remote web or app based services as well as physical gate based controls. - Provide a suite of essential operational reports, data integrations, and self-service style data extraction capabilities - Ensure all interactions with the gate to set up, monitor, maintain, and use the gate are captured and are auditable and that gate ticket process rules are configurable as needed - Provide appropriate solutions for stations with event based and seasonal swells - Enable the development by TfWRL and our partners, a system of connected interfaces through modern APIs for station help and remote gate line functions ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=146390 | | Notice type | OJEU - F4 - Prior Information Notice (Utilities) | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Jan 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | TRANSPORT FOR WALES RAIL LIMITED (UTILITY BUYER) | | Locality | RHONDDA CYNON TAF | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF37 4TH | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend | | Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf | | Electoral ward | Pontypridd Town | | Westminster constituency | Pontypridd | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 50 - Repair and maintenance services ### Codes - 30123100 - Ticket-validation machines - 50317000 - Maintenance and repair of ticket-validation machinery ## Release History - 28 Nov 2024 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F4 - Prior Information Notice (Utilities) - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=146390 ## Documents - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV494783 Station Gates and Platform Validators - TfWRL has an upcoming opportunity for the replacement, support, and maintenance of train station ticket barriers and platform validators across Wales and support the expansion of the TfW Metro and PAYG initiatives. The purpose of this PIN notice is to alert the market to the upcoming opportunity and ensure that interested suppliers look out for the notice once published, and if interested can start to prepare and plan resources to support a bid. ## Notice URLs - http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=146390 - http://www.tfwrail.wales - https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-146390 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-146390. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-146390.json.