Award

Contract for the Provision of Rail Warrants

  • Staffordshire County Council

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Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-085182

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05fb02

Published 19 December 2025, 7:47pm



Scope

Description

This contract relates to the provision of rail warrants which are issued to service users. The provision of rail warrants is essential as travel warrants are still widely used and provide an efficient and flexible facility for use with families.

Purchasing rail travel for vulnerable people etc, where the usual account options would not be suitable

£60,000 per annum, £240,000 over 4 years and does not attract VAT.


Contract 1. Contract for the Provision of Rail Warrants

Supplier

Contract value

  • £240,000 excluding VAT
  • £288,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

14 January 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 15 January 2026 to 31 December 2027
  • Possible extension to 31 December 2029
  • 3 years, 11 months, 17 days

Description of possible extension:

Three x 12 month options to extend until 31/12/2029

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 63711000 - Support services for railway transport

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

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

There are no other suppliers that provide this service, the nominated supplier is a division of Rail Delivery Group. The supplier will only supply to a restricted number of organisations, of which SCC is one, for purchasing rail travel for vulnerable people etc, where the usual account options would not be suitable


Supplier

RAIL DELIVERY GROUP LIMITED

  • Companies House: 08176197

First Floor North, 1 Puddle Dock

London

EC4V 3DS

United Kingdom

Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. Contract for the Provision of Rail Warrants


Contracting authority

Staffordshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZDG-2995-QQMD

1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street,

Stafford

ST16 2DH

United Kingdom

Region: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government