Scope
Description
The contract that is being direct awarded is for the Procurement of a testing service for payment gating at train stations.
Contract 1. Contract for Maintenance and Support of Test Back Office and Test Equipment for Rail Settlement Plan Limited
Supplier
Contract value
- £2,150,191.68 excluding VAT
- £2,580,230.01 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
15 February 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 15 February 2026 to 5 January 2030
- Possible extension to 5 January 2032
- 5 years, 10 months, 19 days
Description of possible extension:
Modifications to the service: Scope, time & value
Main procurement category
Services
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
Modifications to the service: Scope, time & value
CPV classifications
- 50412000 - Repair and maintenance services of testing apparatus
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Special regime
Utilities
Direct award justification
- Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
- Single supplier - technical reasons
- Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement
Cubic are the only supplier that can provide Testing, Support and Maintenance services for the hardware, as they are the supplier of the hardware therefore there is no alternative to this Supplier as the equipment must replicate the equipment Cubic have installed at the TOC stations (otherwise it invalidates the point of the Test facility) which were installed as the result of a competitive tender by the Train Operating Companies.
Supplier
Cubic Transportation Systems Limited
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJPP-2848-LRTL
AFC House
Salfords Redhill
RH1 5LA
United Kingdom
Email: Steve.Hitchcock@Cubic.com
Region: UKJ26 - East Surrey
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Rail Settlement Plan Ltd
- Companies House: 08176197
First Floor North, 1 Puddle Dock
London
EC4V 3DS
United Kingdom
Contact name: Luca Chard
Email: luca.chard@raildeliverygroup.co.uk
Website: https://www.raildeliverygroup.com/
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government