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Metrolink Ticket Vending Machine Operation and maintenance Service Agreement

Transport for Greater Manchester · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 07:22.

Opportunity overview

Currently, 223 Ticket Vending Machines (TVM's) are installed on the Greater Manchester Metrolink Light Rail Network and enable customer ticket purchases in respect of both Metrolink (and multi-modal) travel products. Maintenance and Operational services for this estate of TVM's are provided by Scheidt and Bachmann Fare Collection Systems GMBH the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the TVM infrastructure supported by a back office and Payment Service Provider (PSP) service that is provided by the OEM supplier through (where applicable) an assortment of sub-contract arrangements. The secure compliant and resilient continued operation of the Metrolink Ticketing Vending Machines (TVM's) is of critical importance to TfGM, and requires robust operation and maintenance arrangements to be put in place to sustain the infrastructure during a period until the the end of April 2029 and potentially beyond during extension periods. This notice provides transparency around the reasons for this single source procurement of the Metrolink Ticket Vending Machine Operation and Maintenance Service Agreement. The Metrolink Ticket Vending Machine Operation and Maintenance Service shall include: • operation of a screen based user interface that will enable consumers to select ticketing products (in a number of different European languages) in respect of travel on the Greater Manchester Metrolink network and on other travel modes across Greater Manchester; • the facility to process consumer payments for the ticketing products that consumers have selected at a respective TVM including cash payments (in UK coinage and banknote currency) and Credit and Debit Card payments (processed as cardholder present Chip and PIN and contactless transactions); • a back-office service that will enable the processing of customer Credit and Debit Card payments in conjunction with TfGM's Merchant Acquirer service in accordance with card-scheme rules for cardholder present Chip and PIN and contactless transactions and compliance the payment Card Industries Data Security Standard (PCI DSS); • device management of the estate of TVM's to ensure that the infrastructure is operated to robust service levels of availability and incident management; and • cash collection services.

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.

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-06dd21
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Transport for Greater Manchester
Id
GB-PPON-PNJQ-2746-NWYT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNJQ-2746-NWYT

Address

Street Address
2 Piccadilly Place
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M1 3BG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD33

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Scheidt & Bachmann Fare Collection Systems GmbH
Id
GB-PPON-PQXD-9556-PTWP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQXD-9556-PTWP

Address

Street Address
Breite Straße 132
Locality
Mönchengladbach
Postal Code
41238
Country
DE
Country Name
Germany
Region
DE

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Metrolink Ticket Vending Machine Operation and Maintenance Service Agreement
Status
pending
Date
4 Aug 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
30144200
Description
Ticket-issuing machines
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
30144400
Description
Automatic fare collection
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
48810000
Description
Information systems
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
50000000
Description
Repair and maintenance services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
11,640,000
Amount
9,700,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PQXD-9556-PTWP
Name
Scheidt & Bachmann Fare Collection Systems GmbH

Standstill Period

Ends
17 Aug 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
29 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Mar 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The agreement includes the Option to extend the agreement for two successive twelve month terms beyond the initial term. The total estimated value of the Contract includes both the initial term and the two twelve month extension periods. The decision to exercise the Option for the extension periods will be determined by the parties following operation of the scheme during the initial period.

Options

Description
The agreement includes the Option to extend the agreement for two successive twelve month terms beyond the initial term. The total estimated value of the Contract includes both the initial term and the two twelve month extension periods. The decision to exercise the Option for the extension periods will be determined by the parties following operation of the scheme during the initial period.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
074494-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Aug 2026, 09:41
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
2 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M1 3BG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 074479-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 074494-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·