Award

Barcode Scalability Enhancements

  • Rail Settlement Plan Ltd

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-034692

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055282 (view related notices)

Published 24 June 2025, 12:16pm



Scope

Description

The enhancements will improve the performance of the gateline barcode scanner solution, including reducing incorrect rejections of customers tickets, improving information provided both to staff and customers and improving reporting of barcode scans.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £1,200,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

7 July 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 8 July 2025 to 31 December 2025
  • 5 months, 24 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 63711000 - Support services for railway transport

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

Cubic is the original developer and sole owner of the intellectual property rights (IPR) associated with its barcode software solution first created in 2010, which is deployed onto Cubic's own ticket barrier product line used extensively across the UK. The scope of the barcode scalability project constitutes a new product release that builds upon and enhances the existing solution.


Supplier

Cubic Transportation Systems Ltd

  • Companies House: 01381707

Honeycrock Lane

Salfords

RH1 5LA

United Kingdom

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

1 Puddle Dock

London

EC4V 3DS

United Kingdom

Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government