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Railcard Validation Service - TVM Software update

awarded

Rail Settlement Plan Ltd · GB-COH-08176197

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Value
£521k
Published
10 Nov 2026
Deadline
—
Type
award
63711000 · Supporting & auxiliary transport servicesLondon

Description

Rail Settlement Plan Ltd have developed a central railcard validation service (“RVS”) that validates railcards at the point of ticket sale. The scope of work under this Agreement shall be for Scheidt & Bachmann (S&B) to upgrade FareGo Data (FGD) and the new application for TVMs by means of software only based on their specification for their machines, to enable interaction and integration with RVS

Key facts

Procedure
Direct award
Lots
1
Contract period
17 Nov 2026 → 16 Nov 2027
Value incl. VAT
£625k
Category
services

Awarded suppliers

Ground given for limiting competition

The buyer’s own stated reason for awarding without open competition, as published. Their assertion, not a finding.

singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRightssingleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Scheidt & Bachmann is the only supplier that can update their own Ticket vending machines, the contract is being directly awarded under PA23 regulations.

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Provenance

Source
Find a Tender
Notice id
106889-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b908
First seen
10 Nov 2026
Last updated
10 Nov 2026

Licence Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Find a Tender.

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