Planning

Educational Season Tickets - Rail

  • Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-015356

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050382

Published 15 April 2025, 4:35pm

Last edited 6 May 2025, 4:30pm

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Scope

Reference

TFW0884.00

Description

TfW's Travel Management Service run an Education Season Ticket scheme, this offers additional discounts to Schools and Colleges for bulk buying season tickets for their pupils. Processing these season tickets is currently done manually by the TMS team, and is a very labour intensive process. We are seeking input from the market, as to potential solutions to enable TfW to deliver the educational season ticket service.

There is currently envisaged 3 main requirements - 1. A Ordering Portal for submissions, either by the schools or directly from pupils/ parents. 2. Creation of a photo ID card (digital preferred) 3. Creation & distribution of the season ticket (Digital tickets preferred).

TfW is open to receiving potential solutions as to how this may be delivered, either directly or through a third-party.

Total value (estimated)

  • £2,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £2,400,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 January 2027 to 1 January 2032
  • Possible extension to 2 January 2034
  • 7 years, 2 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 63512000 - Sale of travel tickets and package tours services
  • 34980000 - Transport tickets
  • 48100000 - Industry specific software package

Contract locations

  • UKL - Wales

Engagement

Engagement deadline

4 June 2025

Engagement process description

Market engagement session to be held via Microsoft Teams, including; TfW presented slide deck, Q&A slide, feedback questionnaire.

Opportunity for Supplier 1 to 1 Microsoft Teams sessions


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 September 2025


Contracting authority

Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)

  • Companies House: 12619906

3 Llys Cadwyn

Pontypridd

CF37 4TH

United Kingdom

Contact name: Curtis Jordan

Email: supplychain@tfw.wales

Website: http://www.tfw.wales

Region: UKL15 - Central Valleys

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales