Award

Stansted Express AirRail e-commerce retailing including consumer and trade.

  • GA TRAINS LIMITED

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-061514

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a64c (view related notices)

Published 1 October 2025, 8:24pm



Scope

Description

A service that supports GA Trains limited with Stansted Express AirRail e-commerce retailing including consumer and trade.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £1,782,000 excluding VAT
  • £2,138,400 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

7 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 16 October 2025 to 15 October 2028
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Some minor development work is expected on the website and e-commerce platform across the term of the contract for maintenance, security and commercial reasons.

CPV classifications

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Contract locations

  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Special regime

Utilities

Direct award justification

  • Single supplier - technical reasons
  • Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement

Bespoke technical solution for ticket retailing linked into ticketing machines at Stansted Airport with numerous technical interfaces with other systems. Any change of supplier would take significant time to openly procure and mobilise with a need to develop a bespoke software and hardware solution.


Supplier

RE: INTERNET SYSTEMS LIMITED

  • Companies House: 03444568
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTHR-8837-YXGH

21 Marina Court Castle Street

Hull

HU1 1TJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKE11 - Kingston upon Hull, City of

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

GA TRAINS LIMITED

  • Companies House: 12544897
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNZP-3886-PVCD

Great Minster House 4th Floor, Public Ownership Programme Team

London

SW1P 4DR

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)