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ScotRail Platform Validators - Software & Support

ScotRail Trains Limited · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 03:37.

Opportunity overview

ScotRail have a current contract in place for platform validator - maintenance, Support and Back-office Software for c700 validators across ScotRail stations. Validators are located at ScotRail stations and allow customers tap in and out to start and end their their journey via Smartcard and to load products that have been purchased online to Smartcards. This contract is for the maintenance, support and software for existing platform validators and will be extended for a period of 1 year to 31 March 2027.

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.

Vix Technology

Match pending…
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Mar 2026
Award ID
031896-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UK, G21 2QA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV50317000 — Maintenance and repair of ticket-validation machinery

Lots

  • ScotRail have a current contract in place for platform validator - maintenance, Support and Back-office Software for c700 validators across ScotRail stations. Validators are located at ScotRail stations and allow customers tap in and out to start and end their their journey via Smartcard and to load products that have been purchased online to Smartcards. This contract is for the maintenance, support and software for existing platform validators and will be extended for a period of 1 year to 31 March 2027.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-0615c9
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
On the basis of the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulation 86 1(b)(i)(ii) which states that the contract may be modified without a new procurement to provide for additional works, supplies or services by the original contractor, irrespective of their value, that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor (i)cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement. Vix are the original supplier of the platform validators and therefore there is an absence of competition for intellectual property, exclusive rights and technical reasons and there are no reasonable alternatives with the capabilities to support and maintain the existing platform validators. Vix own the IP and exclusive rights within the back-office software which is fundamental to the functionality of the validators. Vix are in the best position to carry out maintenance and repair activities on their own product including possessing the qualified skills and processes, as well as having access to replacement parts as required. Attempting to appoint another supplier to carry out these activities is likely to result in additional costs for ScotRail in funding upskilling and development of processes for a new supplier and their personnel and an additional layer of cost in sourcing replacement parts from Vix through another supplier.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0025
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
50317000
Description
Maintenance and repair of ticket-validation machinery

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
ScotRail have a current contract in place for platform validator - maintenance, Support and Back-office Software for c700 validators across ScotRail stations. Validators are located at ScotRail stations and allow customers tap in and out to start and end their their journey via Smartcard and to load products that have been purchased online to Smartcards. This contract is for the maintenance, support and software for existing platform validators and will be extended for a period of 1 year to 31 March 2027.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
50317000
Description
Maintenance and repair of ticket-validation machinery

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
ScotRail Trains Limited
Id
GB-FTS-55890

Identifier

Legal Name
ScotRail Trains Limited

Address

Street Address
Atrium Court, 50 Waterloo Street
Locality
Glasgow
Region
UKM
Postal Code
G2 6HQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CE_ACTIVITY
Id
RAILWAY_SERVICES
Description
Railway services
Organisation 2
Name
Vix Technology
Id
GB-FTS-109662

Identifier

Legal Name
Vix Technology

Address

Street Address
141-145 Charles Street
Locality
Glasgow
Region
UK
Postal Code
G21 2QA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Sheriff Court
Id
GB-FTS-10727

Identifier

Legal Name
Sheriff Court

Address

Locality
Glasgow
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
031896-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-109662
Name
Vix Technology

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
031896-2026-1
Award ID
031896-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
26 Mar 2026, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Glasgow · UKM · G2 6HQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 009627-2026award, contract ·
  2. 031896-2026award, contract ·