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ICT14483 Framework for Oystercard Supply

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Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:07.

Opportunity overview

Establishment of a framework for the supply of contactless smartcards for the TfL ticketing and fare collection system.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Austria Card

No match
Shared contract value
£17.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Oct 2025
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
065523-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
FN 98272v
Location
Vienna, AT, Austria
Shared contract value
£17.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Oct 2025
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
065523-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01599791
Location
Kingston Upon Hull, UK, United Kingdom
Shared contract value
£17.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Oct 2025
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
065523-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
FN 3111013y
Location
Kematen in Tirol, AT, Austria

Paragon ID (UK) Limited

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£17.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Oct 2025
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
065523-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04891375
Location
Hull, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV30162000 — Smart cards

Lots

  • The Oystercard (the "Card") was launched in 2003. The current demand is around 6.5m - 8.5m cards per year comprising of 16 variants. The Cards enable TfL to collect a significant proportion of its 5 000 000 000 GBP plus revenue from customers using TfL services and some concessionary services. There are a number of variants printed with different artwork to meet the needs of different users of cards. The version of the cards currently in use is the MIFARE DESFire EV1 or EV3 cards. Introduced by TfL in 2010, the DESFire card is a multiprocessor card with 2 000 bytes of memory and utilises 112 bit keys in AES mode (and there are also some 4 000 bytes of memory variants of this card in use). The framework agreement resulting from this procurement will last for four (4) years with the option to extend for up to 2 years. The forecasted value of these orders is between 6 000 000 GBP and 9 000 000 GBP per annum at current levels of demand although this demand may vary. In order to maintain service continuity, agility and provide competition, it is expected that at least three suppliers will be selected for the Framework Agreement. A maximum of 4 suppliers is intended, as this should be sufficient to meet business requirements and generate the appropriate level of competition for call-offs. All cards supplied will be required to comply with the TfL Card Specification and Artwork which will form a schedule to the contract. Cards will be required in 15 different variants physically compliant with ISO 7810 ID-1 as follows: - 14 variants with 2k NXP MIFARE DESFire EV1 or EV3 memory chips, of which 1 variant is plain white and the other 13 variants are printed on both sides with artwork, - 1 variant with 4k NXP MIFARE DESFire EV1 or EV3 memory chips, mostly plain white with minimal artwork printed on one side. Out of scope: The services of enablement, fulfilment and personalisation are not included in the scope of this procurement. TfL will enable the supplied Cards onto the TfL Revenue Collection System and will fulfil customer orders by loading specific travel products and entitlements where required, and will personalise cards for individual users where required.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-04b41a
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
17 Dec 2025, 16:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
4

Expected award period

Starts
17 Dec 2025, 16:00

Tender Period

Ends
17 Dec 2024, 16:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
30162000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Smart cards

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Ends
18 Aug 2025, 23:59

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
The Oystercard (the "Card") was launched in 2003. The current demand is around 6.5m - 8.5m cards per year comprising of 16 variants. The Cards enable TfL to collect a significant proportion of its 5 000 000 000 GBP plus revenue from customers using TfL services and some concessionary services. There are a number of variants printed with different artwork to meet the needs of different users of cards. The version of the cards currently in use is the MIFARE DESFire EV1 or EV3 cards. Introduced by TfL in 2010, the DESFire card is a multiprocessor card with 2 000 bytes of memory and utilises 112 bit keys in AES mode (and there are also some 4 000 bytes of memory variants of this card in use). The framework agreement resulting from this procurement will last for four (4) years with the option to extend for up to 2 years. The forecasted value of these orders is between 6 000 000 GBP and 9 000 000 GBP per annum at current levels of demand although this demand may vary. In order to maintain service continuity, agility and provide competition, it is expected that at least three suppliers will be selected for the Framework Agreement. A maximum of 4 suppliers is intended, as this should be sufficient to meet business requirements and generate the appropriate level of competition for call-offs. All cards supplied will be required to comply with the TfL Card Specification and Artwork which will form a schedule to the contract. Cards will be required in 15 different variants physically compliant with ISO 7810 ID-1 as follows: - 14 variants with 2k NXP MIFARE DESFire EV1 or EV3 memory chips, of which 1 variant is plain white and the other 13 variants are printed on both sides with artwork, - 1 variant with 4k NXP MIFARE DESFire EV1 or EV3 memory chips, mostly plain white with minimal artwork printed on one side. Out of scope: The services of enablement, fulfilment and personalisation are not included in the scope of this procurement. TfL will enable the supplied Cards onto the TfL Revenue Collection System and will fulfil customer orders by loading specific travel products and entitlements where required, and will personalise cards for individual users where required.

Options

Description
An initial contract term of four years, with the option to extend for a further two years on a one year plus one year basis.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical Questions
Type
quality
Description
30
Criterion 2
Name
Responsible Procurement
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
60

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Electronic Catalogue Policy
required

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Entry 2
Region
UKI

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
30162000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Smart cards

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-06745516
Name
Transport for London

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
LONDON
Postal Code
E201JN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 Endeavour Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Transport

Identifier

Id
06745516
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Transport for London

Contact

Name
Shima Harji
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-17506
Name
Transport for London

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
E201JN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 Endeavour Square

Identifier

Legal Name
Transport for London
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-150216
Name
Transport for London

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Postal Code
E201JN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 Endeavour Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Transport

Identifier

Id
PHMT-6197-NWNZ
Legal Name
Transport for London
Scheme Entered
Central Digital Platform UK

Contact

Name
Shima Harji
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-163913
Name
Austria Card

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
AT
Locality
Vienna
Country Name
Austria

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
FN 98272v
Legal Name
Austria Card
Scheme Entered
Commercial Court Vienna (Handelsgericht Wien)
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-163914
Name
Exceet Card Group

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
AT
Locality
Kematen in Tirol
Country Name
Austria

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
FN 3111013y
Legal Name
Exceet Card Group
Scheme Entered
Commercial Court Vienna (Handelsgericht Wien)
Organisation 6
Id
GB-COH-04891375
Name
Paragon ID (UK) Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Hull
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
04891375
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Paragon ID (UK) Limited
Organisation 7
Id
GB-COH-01599791
Name
ESP Systex Holdings Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Kingston Upon Hull
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
01599791
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
ESP Systex Holdings Limited
Organisation 8
Id
GB-FTS-6187
Name
Transport for London

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Transport for London

Award information

Award 1
Id
065523-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-163913
Name
Austria Card
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-163914
Name
Exceet Card Group
Supplier 3
Id
GB-COH-04891375
Name
Paragon ID (UK) Limited
Supplier 4
Id
GB-COH-01599791
Name
ESP Systex Holdings Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
065523-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
065523-2025-1
Date Signed
14 Oct 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
17,761,800
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI · E201JN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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