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Ticketing Machine Procurement

  • Southeastern Railway (SE Trains Limited)

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-031939

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0547b7

Published 12 June 2025, 2:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Southeastern Railway (SE Trains Limited)

4 More London Riverside

London

SE1 2AU

Email

becky.bowers@southeasternrailway.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7772769040

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

Railway Transport Services

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Railway Transport Services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Ticketing Machine Procurement

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50316000 - Maintenance and repair of ticket-issuing machinery

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Please note this is a Voluntary Transparency Notice and this contract variation is not yet signed (meaning the ‘Award of Contract’ section and the ‘Date of conclusion of the contract / concession award decision’ of 05/06/25 are not valid). This notice informs bidders of a change of scope in procurement notice 2024/S 000-041499 from awarding a framework agreement that subsidiaries of DfT Operator Limited (as defined legally at the time of our original notice) could call-off, to a framework agreement which can be used by subsidiaries of DfT Operator Limited or operators under a National Rail Contract awarded by the DfT. The Contracting Authority intends to execute this variation subject to (i) receiving no notice during the 10-day standstill period of any intention to challenge the award process; (ii) successful completion of the Ticketing Machine Procurement process and associated required approvals. The Contracting Authority will observe the 10-day standstill from the date this notice.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £410,161,928

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Ticketing Machine Procurement: Ticket Vending Machines

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50316000 - Maintenance and repair of ticket-issuing machinery

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 1 is for Ticket Vending Machines.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Ticketing Machine Procurement: Ticket Office Machines

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50316000 - Maintenance and repair of ticket-issuing machinery

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 2 is for Ticket Office Machines.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Ticketing Machine Procurement: Mobile Ticket Issuing Systems

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50316000 - Maintenance and repair of ticket-issuing machinery

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 3 is for Mobile Ticket Issuing Systems.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority

Explanation:

The change outlined in this notice consists of correcting the scope of the procurement from awarding a framework agreement that subsidiaries of DfT Operator Limited (as defined legally at the time) could call-off, to a framework agreement which can be used by subsidiaries of DfT Operator Limited or operators under a National Rail Contract awarded by the DfT. This is lawful as the change meets the requirements of Chapter 4, Regulation 88 of the Utilities Contract Regulation 2016. That is to say, the change meets the requirements of Regulation 88 (1) (c) parts (i) and (ii), which states that (i) 'the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent utility could not have foreseen' and (ii) 'the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract'. The requirements of (i) are satisfied as The Customer (Southeastern) has been made aware of an incumbent supplier's intention to exit the market, which is a genuinely unforeseen event which limits the ability of the Customer to re-run the procurement, and introduces a need to widen the scope and allow for future subsidiaries of DfT Operator Limited to make use of the framework agreement (including subsidiaries who do not yet hold subsidiary legal status). The impact of this unforeseen event is the cause of the need to change the entities that can call off against the framework.

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

N/A

Title

N/A

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 June 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

N/A

N/A

NW1 1AA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

N/A

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £410,161,928

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £410,161,928


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=947767769 GO Reference: GO-2025612-PRO-30978144

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England & Wales

7 The Rolls Building, Fetter Lane

London

EC4A 1NL

Country

United Kingdom