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TROO0487 IEP Escrow Verification Services

Department for Transport · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 08:57.

Opportunity overview

Under the IEP ECML contract, the Department, along with Agility Trains East (ATE) and Hitachi Rail Limited (HRL), were obliged to enter into an IP Escrow Agreement with NCC Group (NCC). As part of this Agreement, the cost of any verification works by NCC shall be borne by the Department. NCC are now commencing the works to verify the material deposited in escrow which can be rebuilt completely independently of HRL by the NCC technical team. Hence a Direct Award with NCC in order to provide payment and fulfil our obligations. The primary focus of the engagement with NCC is to validate that the source code, assets, and components deposited in escrow can be rebuilt independently simulating the steps that would need to be replicated in the event of supplier failure. By conducting this level of verification, the Department are ensuring that the escrow protection in place can be utilised for Business Continuity purposes. IEP (InterCity Express Programme) require the provision of services with NCC to validate that the source code, assets, and components deposited in escrow can be rebuilt independently simulating the steps that would need to be replicated in the event of supplier failure. By conducting this level of verification, the Department are ensuring that the escrow protection in place can be utilised for Business Continuity purposes. IEP understand that this service will be ongoing through-out the duration of the Master Availability and Reliability Agreement (MARA ) and Train Availability and Reliability Agreement (TARA) contracts and the life span of the current trains. IEP would like to consider the use of a different way to procure these services which last longer than a single year at a time after.

Awarded to

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NCC Services Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£398.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£478.5k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PRML-4727-PCRD
Location
Manchester, UKD33, M3 3AQ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
TROO0487
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Contracts held by the Department with Agility Trains East and Agility Trains West contain a binding joint obligation between the parties to maintain an independent Escrow for software code for essential onboard train systems. Ncc is specified in each of the two contracts. Failure to enact an Escrow in the event of supplier failure could represent significant service delivery risk.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Transport
Id
GB-PPON-PLTC-5358-LTWZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLTC-5358-LTWZ

Address

Street Address
Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
NCC Services Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PRML-4727-PCRD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRML-4727-PCRD

Address

Street Address
XYZ Building, 2 Hardman Boulevard
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M3 3AQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD33

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71356000
Description
Technical services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PRML-4727-PCRD
Name
NCC Services Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
TROO0487 Provision of IEP Escrow Verification Services
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
20 Apr 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Not suitable for this requirement

Period

Starts
20 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
19 Apr 2031, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
478,474.8
Amount
398,729
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
041763-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 May 2026, 10:08
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 022844-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 031470-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 031595-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 041763-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·