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Upgrade of Automatic Ticket Gates with EMV Readers, associated software and integration services.

NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:02.

Opportunity overview

Upgrade of Automatic Ticket Gates (ATGs) with EMV (Europay, Mastercard and Visa) readers and associated software. This will allow integration into the into the Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) Bee Network (Phase 1). The contract will upgrade existing ATG equipment and software to allow payment transactions to integrate into the TfGM Account-Based Ticketing (ABT) scheme. The activities will include as minimum: • Software development. • Upgrade of payment readers to accept contactless EMV physical and virtual cards on devices alongside existing fare media • Deployment of a supplier middle office. • Integration from the supplier middle office to the TfGM Secure Middle Office (SMO). • PCI certification. • Supply & Install of EMV readers. • Commissioning of devices for use at various stations on the operating networks of Northern Trains Limited 'NTL', TransPenine Trains Limited 'TPT', and First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Limited 'Avanti'.

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.

CUBIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.6m
Awarded
26 Jun 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 01381707
Location
Salfords Redhill, UKJ26, RH1 5LA, 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
ocds-h6vhtk-055580
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The supplies and services can only be supplied only by the particular supplier because the supplier owns the copyright and the IPR in the relevant software and equipment. The absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

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
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-03076444
Name
NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE21
Country
GB
Locality
York
Postal Code
YO1 6JT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
George Stephenson House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
03076444
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PZCJ-2164-HJQZ
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-01381707
Name
CUBIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ26
Country
GB
Locality
Salfords Redhill
Postal Code
RH1 5LA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Afc House

Details

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

Identifier

Id
01381707
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PJPP-2848-LRTL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
27 Jun 2025, 00:00
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
30123100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ticket-validation machines

Value

Amount
1,592,485.01
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,910,982

Documents

Entry 1
Id
035934-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
28 Jun 2025, 17:06
Entry 2
Id
035935-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
28 Jun 2025, 17:29

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01381707
Name
CUBIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
10 Jul 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2026, 23:59
Starts
10 Jul 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
9 Jul 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · York · UKE21 · YO1 6JT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055580-2025-06-28T17:29:59+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·