Rail Data Marketplace award — Rail Delivery Group Limited

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 16:27.

Opportunity overview

The Rail Data Marketplace (RDM) provides the tools and frameworks to simplify rail data sets and open them up to a wider user base through a single-access platform. The RDM facilitates better ways of sharing transparent data and real-time information to passengers; improve data sharing across operational bodies; and improve access to data for public and private bodies. This will make information more transparent, and enable new customer focused products and services to greatly enhance passenger experience and door to door travel, as well as more effective movement of goods and reduced costs. The RDM is comprised of licencing, development work, and support and maintenance of this service through the provision of software and services which allow the publication and consumption of data assets (predominantly in the form of APIs) and supporting artefacts, along with the ability to license and monetise those assets and create a vibrant community of users.

Classification

CPV72260000 — Software-related services

Lots

The Rail Data Marketplace (RDM) provides the tools and frameworks to simplify rail data sets and open them up to a wider user base through a single-access platform. The RDM facilitates better ways of sharing transparent data and real-time information to passengers; improve data sharing across operational bodies; and improve access to data for public and private bodies. This will make information more transparent, and enable new customer focused products and services to greatly enhance passenger experience and door to door travel, as well as more effective movement of goods and reduced costs. The RDM is comprised of licencing, development work, and support and maintenance of this service through the provision of software and services which allow the publication and consumption of data assets (predominantly in the form of APIs) and supporting artefacts, along with the ability to license and monetise those assets and create a vibrant community of users.Value not stated

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: ocds-h6vhtk-02ff3a
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: services
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0025
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72260000
Description: Software-related services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: The Rail Data Marketplace (RDM) provides the tools and frameworks to simplify rail data sets and open them up to a wider user base through a single-access platform. The RDM facilitates better ways of sharing transparent data and real-time information to passengers; improve data sharing across operational bodies; and improve access to data for public and private bodies. This will make information more transparent, and enable new customer focused products and services to greatly enhance passenger experience and door to door travel, as well as more effective movement of goods and reduced costs. The RDM is comprised of licencing, development work, and support and maintenance of this service through the provision of software and services which allow the publication and consumption of data assets (predominantly in the form of APIs) and supporting artefacts, along with the ability to license and monetise those assets and create a vibrant community of users.
Has Options: Yes
Status: cancelled

Options

Description: The contract will have an initial term of two years, with the ability to extend for up to a further four years, either as whole or as increments.

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72260000
Description: Software-related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: RAIL DELIVERY GROUP LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-08176197

Identifier

Legal Name: RAIL DELIVERY GROUP LIMITED
Id: 08176197
Scheme: GB-COH

Address

Street Address: First Floor North
Locality: London
Region: UKI
Postal Code: EC4V3DS
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Samantha Stevens
Telephone: +44 7917506440
Email: sam.stevens@raildeliverygroup.com

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.raildeliverygroup.com ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CE_ACTIVITY
Id: RAILWAY_SERVICES
Description: Railway services

Organisation 2

Name: Rail Delivery Group
Id: GB-FTS-187429

Identifier

Legal Name: Rail Delivery Group

Address

Street Address: First Floor North Puddledock
Locality: London
Postal Code: EC4V 3DS
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone: +44 7917506440
Email: sam.stevens@raildeliverygroup.com

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 095294-2026-1
Status: active

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 095294-2026-1
Award ID: 095294-2026-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 12 May 2022, 00:00

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · UKI · EC4V3DS · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

095294-2026award, contract · 8 Oct 2026, 14:54

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Rail Delivery Group Limited published an award/contract notice for the Rail Data Marketplace, covering software-related services for a platform to publish, consume, license and monetise rail data assets. The record contains an active award and active contract with a stated signing date of 12 May 2022, but its only lot is marked cancelled and no supplier or contract value is published.

Published outcome signals

Notice publication8 October 2026Evidence: Process published_at and releaseHistory release_date: 2026-10-08T14:54:21+01:00.
Award record statusActiveEvidence: Award 095294-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract record statusActiveEvidence: Contract 095294-2026-1 has status 'active'.

83% approved-analysis confidence0 supplier records analysed6 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 095294-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ff3a
First published: 8 Oct 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 16:27
Notice versions reviewed: 1

View Find a Tender notice ↗

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

An active award and contract record are present for lot 1, while the same lot is marked cancelled. No awarded supplier is identified in the supplied data.

Market significance

The scope concerns a UK-wide rail-data platform supporting APIs, data licensing, monetisation, development, support and maintenance. The absence of a named supplier and financial data limits post-award market assessment.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice publication

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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Process published_at and releaseHistory release_date: 2026-10-08T14:54:21+01:00.

Award record status

98% confidence

Active

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Award 095294-2026-1 has status 'active'.

Contract record status

98% confidence

Active

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Contract 095294-2026-1 has status 'active'.

Contract signing date

99% confidence

12 May 2022

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Contract 095294-2026-1 dateSigned: 2022-05-12T00:00:00+01:00.

Lot status

99% confidence

Cancelled

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Tender lot 1 and supplied lot record both state status 'cancelled'.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

Unknown

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Award 095294-2026-1 has no value amount or currency; process-level value fields are null.

Lot value

99% confidence

Unknown

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Lot 1 value amount, currency and value basis are null.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

12 May 2022

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Contract dateSigned is 2022-05-12T00:00:00+01:00.

Notice published

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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Published timestamp is 2026-10-08T14:54:21+01:00.

Contract start

99% confidence

Unknown

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Process contract_start_at is null and no contract period is supplied.

Contract end

99% confidence

Unknown

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Process contract_end_at is null and no contract period is supplied.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Rail Data Marketplace platform and related software services

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The description covers licensing, development, support and maintenance for software and services enabling publication and consumption of data assets, predominantly APIs, plus licensing, monetisation and user-community functions.

Intended outcomes

97% confidence

Wider access to rail data, real-time passenger information, operational data sharing and data-enabled products and services

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Stated in the process and lot descriptions.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 72260000 — Software-related services

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Tender classification and supplied classification record.

Delivery geography

98% confidence

United Kingdom

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Item 1 delivery address region is UK.

Lot coverage

99% confidence

Lot 1

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Award 095294-2026-1 is related to lot 1.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Selective

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Process procurement_method is 'selective'.

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails state this procedure.

Competition information

99% confidence

Unknown

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No bid count, bidder identities, evaluation results or award rationale is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

96% confidence

Two years

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Lot 1 options description states that the contract will have an initial term of two years.

Extension provision

96% confidence

Up to a further four years, in whole or increments

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Lot 1 options description states this extension ability.

Maximum stated term if all extensions are used

95% confidence

Up to six years

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Calculated from the explicitly stated two-year initial term plus up to four further years of extensions.

Pricing and payment terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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No pricing, payment or performance terms are supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Addressable capability

97% confidence

The stated requirement combines API/data-platform delivery with data licensing, monetisation, development, service support and maintenance.

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Process description explicitly lists these functions.

Commercial scale

99% confidence

Unknown

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No contract, award or lot value has been published in the supplied data.

Supplier outcome

99% confidence

Not assessable from the supplied notice

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No supplier, evaluation outcome, bid information or award rationale is published.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

83%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-02ff3a
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

RAIL DELIVERY GROUP LIMITED

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Buyer party legalName is RAIL DELIVERY GROUP LIMITED, Companies House number 08176197.

Buyer location

98% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists First Floor North, London, EC4V3DS, United Kingdom.

Buyer sector activity

97% confidence

Railway services

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Buyer party classification is TED_CE_ACTIVITY RAILWAY_SERVICES.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Published supplier information

99% confidence

No supplier is identified

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The supplied suppliers array is empty and no supplier party is included in the notice data.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Renewal timing

99% confidence

Unknown

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No explicit contract end date is supplied, so a renewal estimate cannot be calculated.

Extension outlook

96% confidence

Extensions are permitted up to four years beyond the stated initial two-year term

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Lot 1 options description.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Conflicting award and lot lifecycle signals

99% confidence

The award and contract are marked active, but the only related lot is marked cancelled.

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Award and contract 095294-2026-1 are 'active'; lot 1 is 'cancelled'.

Supplier disclosure

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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No supplier records or supplier parties are supplied.

Financial disclosure

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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All supplied process, award and lot value fields are null.

Chronology anomaly

99% confidence

The stated contract signing date predates the notice publication date by more than four years.

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dateSigned is 12 May 2022; publication date is 8 October 2026.

Contract period disclosure

98% confidence

Start and end dates are not supplied; the initial term and extension provision are stated only in the lot options text.

View supporting evidence

contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; lot options describe a two-year term and up to four further years.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The only related lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract records are marked active; the supplied data does not resolve this lifecycle conflict.
No awarded supplier is published, so supplier identity and the recipient of the award cannot be reported.
No award, lot or contract value or currency is published.
The contract signing date of 12 May 2022 predates the 8 October 2026 notice publication date; the supplied data does not explain the chronology.
Contract start and end dates are not published, preventing a renewal timing estimate.
Bid count, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, award rationale, pricing, service levels and individual allocation details are not supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Rail Data Marketplace contract?

No awarded supplier is identified in the supplied notice data.

What does the Rail Data Marketplace cover?

It covers a rail-data platform for publishing and consuming data assets, predominantly APIs, with licensing, monetisation, development, support and maintenance services.

What is the contract value?

No award, lot or contract value is supplied.

What is the stated contract term?

The lot options text states an initial two-year term with extensions of up to a further four years. Contract start and end dates are not supplied.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Rail Data Marketplace

Opportunity overview

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Lots and requirements

Options

Items and delivery

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Award information

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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