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Transit Payment Service Providers (TPSP), Closed Loop cEMV Token Providers, and Handheld Revenue Inspection Devices, for public transport services

SOUTH WEST SMART APPLICATIONS LIMITED · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 16:57.

Opportunity overview

Smart Applications Management Limited (SAM) is the trading name of South West Smart Applications Limited, a Membership based central purchasing body, which owns and runs the National Mobilities Procurement Hub for its Members. This Framework is for the procurement of Suppliers providing Transit Payment Services, Closed Loop cEMV Token Services, and Revenue Inspection Devices for public transport services. The Framework has 3 Lots: Lot 1: Transit Payment Service Providers (TPSP) This Framework Lot is to provide Transit Payment Service Provider (TPSP) services for integration with an existing Account Based Ticketing (ABT) ticketing solution to enable the acceptance of Contactless EMV for travel. The Transit Payment Service provides the necessary capabilities to interface with Contactless EMV enabled validation devices to accept validation transactions (otherwise known as "Taps") including: • The protection of sensitive cardholder data in transit and rest (specifically via encryption and tokenisation) • Processing of Taps in accordance with the card scheme transit guidance (enabling aggregation, debt recovery and liability sharing) • Interfaces with ABT Fares engines to facilitate the calculation of fares and charges • Interfaces with Acquirers to perform authorisation and settlement of travel and inspection charges Lot 2: Closed Loop cEMV Token Providers This Framework Lot is to provide secure closed-loop cEMV Account Based Token media capabilities, enabling the issuance, management, and acceptance of physical travel media based on cEMV technology, and digital equivalents loaded into mobile wallets that can be integrated with transport authority cEMV PAYG solutions. The closed-loop cEMV Transit Token capability provides the necessary features to manage cEMV token media issuance and lifecycle operations, including: • Secure generation, cryptographic key injection, and personalization scripting for physical cards, and provisioning and management of digital cards provisioned to mobile wallets • Integration with administrative web tools and back-office APIs to support batch ordering, inventory management, and postal fulfilment • Support for physical card personalization, verification and quality assurance prior to dispatch • Comprehensive lifecycle management capabilities supporting activation, suspension, replacement, and secure blocking of compromised or lost credentials • Native interoperability with the ABT Back Offices to maintain mapping of physical or digital cEMV cards with ABT Token accounts to enable Tap processing, charging and balance management. Lot 3: Handheld Revenue Inspection Devices This framework lot provides handheld Revenue Inspection Devices (RIDs) for passenger transport services. RIDs are vital tools used by Revenue Protection officers to enable them to determine if passengers have paid for their travel (when inspecting pre-purchased ticket products or smartcards) or have validated their PAYG travel media correctly, indicating that they intend to pay for their travel. The Framework Lot RIDs support the following: • Inspection of a range of travel media including multi-format 2D Barcodes, Contactless EMV and ITSO Smart Cards. • Multiple models of Contactless EMV inspection, including Immediate, Deferred and Hybrid • Integration with back-office services including eTVD, ITSO HOPS, ABT Back offices and Transit Payment Service Providers (TPSPs) as required for the travel media and inspection models in operation

Classification

  • CPV30144200 — Ticket-issuing machines
  • CPV30144400 — Automatic fare collection
  • CPV30233300 — Smart card readers
  • CPV34943000 — Train-monitoring system
  • CPV34980000 — Transport tickets
  • CPV38520000 — Scanners
  • CPV48217000 — Transaction-processing software package
  • CPV66170000 — Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
  • CPV72212100 — Industry specific software development services

Lots

  • Transit Payment Service Providers (TPSP)£20m
  • Closed Loop cEMV Token Providers£20m
  • Revenue Inspection Devices£20m

Documents and notices

  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • The above file details the organisations eligible to use the NMPH. The list is not exclusive.Open source ↗
  • The Technical Requirements and Full Copy of the Invitation to Tender is available from: procurement@nationalmobilitiesprocurementhub.co.ukOpen source ↗

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
Framework 9: SAM009
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Full submission details are outlined within the Invitation to Tender with updates via: https://www.nationalmobilitiesprocurementhub.co.uk/latest Final Tenders will need to be sent electronically by email to: procurement@nationalmobilitiesprocurementhub.co.uk
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Description
SAM applies a Management Fee to call off Orders from the Framework. The standard fee is 3% with Bidders including the fee within their Pricing Matrix Proformas. Where the fee is different, this is clearly outlined within the Framework documentation and Pricing Matrix.
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-078331

Type

win

Relative Value

Proportion
0.03
Monetary Value
award

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Is Open Framework Scheme
Yes
Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Type
open
Buyer Categories
Scottish Local Authorities Scottish Government & Executive Agencies Transport Scotland Scottish Regional Transport Partnerships Unitary Authorities in Wales Welsh Government & Executive Agencies Transport for Wales Welsh Transport Partnerships Wales Transport Commissions Metropolitan District Councils in England Unitary Authorities in England County Councils in England Mayoral Authorities in England Combined Authorities in England City Regions in England London Borough Councils Other Transport Bodies Transport for London Department for Transport District Borough and City Councils Councils in Northern Ireland All Transport Bodies in Northern Ireland Translink Any other Public Sector body in the UK with an interest in Transport or any UK transport operator All Rail TOCs in the UK Rail Delivery Group acting through ATOC Ltd and working in conjunction with partners Any Member of SAM at the time of use Also see Documents Section for more detailed breakdown.
Description
When SAM or a SAM Member wishes to undertake an Award Without Competition call off from the Framework, the Buyers requirements are compared against all Framework Lot Suppliers available who could meet the Buyers requirements, to identify the most advantageous supplier. The Buyer has the right to apply their own percentage weightings for each of the Quality/Technical, Financial and Social Value award criteria in line with the bandings detailed within the Tender. A Buyer also has the option to run through SAM a competitive selection procedure (CSP) as appropriate.
Open Framework Scheme End Date
4 Jan 2035, 23:59

Buyer Location Restrictions

Entry 1

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

UK
Entry 2

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

GG
Entry 3

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

IM
Entry 4

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

JE

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
30 Nov 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
5 Nov 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
21 Dec 2026, 23:59

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
14 Oct 2028, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Transit Payment Service Providers (TPSP)
Description
Lot 1: Transit Payment Service Providers This Framework Lot provides Transit Payment Service Provider (TPSP) services for integration with an existing Account Based Ticketing (ABT) ticketing solution to enable the acceptance of Contactless EMV for travel. The Transit Payment Service provides the necessary capabilities to interface with Contactless EMV enabled validation devices to accept validation transactions (otherwise known as "Taps") including: • The protection of sensitive cardholder data in transit and rest (specifically via encryption and tokenisation) • Processing of Taps in accordance with the card scheme transit guidance (enabling aggregation, debt recovery and liability sharing) • Interfaces with ABT Fares engines to facilitate the calculation of fares and charges • Interfaces with Acquirers to perform authorisation and settlement of travel and inspection charges
Status
active
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
24,000,000
Amount
20,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality / Technical
Description
The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Social Value
Description
The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As detailed within the Procurement Specific Questionnaire
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As detailed within the Technical Requirements document of each Lot within the ITT.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
5 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
4 Jan 2035, 23:59

Options

Description
Contract locations, contract dates and options are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Closed Loop cEMV Token Providers
Description
Lot 2: Closed Loop cEMV Token Providers This Framework Lot provides secure closed-loop cEMV Account Based Token media capabilities, enabling the issuance, management, and acceptance of physical travel media based on cEMV technology, and digital equivalents loaded into mobile wallets that can be integrated with transport authority cEMV PAYG solutions. The closed-loop cEMV Transit Token capability provides the necessary features to manage cEMV token media issuance and lifecycle operations, including: • Secure generation, cryptographic key injection, and personalization scripting for physical cards, and provisioning and management of digital cards provisioned to mobile wallets • Integration with administrative web tools and back-office APIs to support batch ordering, inventory management, and postal fulfilment • Support for physical card personalization, verification and quality assurance prior to dispatch • Comprehensive lifecycle management capabilities supporting activation, suspension, replacement, and secure blocking of compromised or lost credentials • Native interoperability with the ABT Back Offices to maintain mapping of physical or digital cEMV cards with ABT Token accounts to enable Tap processing, charging and balance management
Status
active
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
24,000,000
Amount
20,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality / Technical
Description
The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Social Value
Description
The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As detailed within the Procurement Specific Questionnaire
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As detailed within the Technical Requirements document of each Lot within the ITT.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
5 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
4 Jan 2035, 23:59

Options

Description
Contract locations, contract dates and options are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Revenue Inspection Devices
Description
Lot 3: Revenue Inspection Devices This framework lot provides handheld Revenue Inspection Devices (RIDs) for passenger transport services. RIDs are vital tools used by Revenue Protection officers to enable them to determine if passengers have paid for their travel (when inspecting pre-purchased ticket products or smartcards) or have validated their PAYG travel media correctly, indicating that they intend to pay for their travel. The Framework Lot RIDs support the following: • Inspection of a range of travel media including multi-format 2D Barcodes, Contactless EMV and ITSO Smart Cards. • Multiple models of Contactless EMV inspection, including Immediate, Deferred and Hybrid • Integration with back-office services including eTVD, ITSO HOPS, ABT Back offices and Transit Payment Service Providers (TPSPs) as required for the travel media and inspection models in operation
Status
active
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
24,000,000
Amount
20,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality / Technical
Description
The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Social Value
Description
The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As detailed within the Procurement Specific Questionnaire
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As detailed within the Technical Requirements document of each Lot within the ITT.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
5 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
4 Jan 2035, 23:59

Options

Description
Contract locations, contract dates and options are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
30144400
Description
Automatic fare collection
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
34980000
Description
Transport tickets
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
48217000
Description
Transaction-processing software package
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
66170000
Description
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212100
Description
Industry specific software development services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
GG
Country
GG
Country Name
Guernsey
Entry 3
Region
IM
Country
IM
Country Name
Isle of Man
Entry 4
Region
JE
Country
JE
Country Name
Jersey
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
30144400
Description
Automatic fare collection
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
34980000
Description
Transport tickets
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
48217000
Description
Transaction-processing software package
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
66170000
Description
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212100
Description
Industry specific software development services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
GG
Country
GG
Country Name
Guernsey
Entry 3
Region
IM
Country
IM
Country Name
Isle of Man
Entry 4
Region
JE
Country
JE
Country Name
Jersey
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

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
30233300
Description
Smart card readers
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
34943000
Description
Train-monitoring system
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
34980000
Description
Transport tickets
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
38520000
Description
Scanners

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
GG
Country
GG
Country Name
Guernsey
Entry 3
Region
IM
Country
IM
Country Name
Isle of Man
Entry 4
Region
JE
Country
JE
Country Name
Jersey

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Document Type
technicalSpecifications
Description
The Technical Requirements and Full Copy of the Invitation to Tender is available from: procurement@nationalmobilitiesprocurementhub.co.uk
Entry 3
Id
A-24140
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
The above file details the organisations eligible to use the NMPH. The list is not exclusive.
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 4
Id
097599-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
15 Oct 2026, 15:40
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
SOUTH WEST SMART APPLICATIONS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-07205882

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07205882

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXRH-2169-YCGM

Address

Street Address
14 High Cross
Locality
Truro
Postal Code
TR1 2AJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK30

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Truro · UKK30 · TR1 2AJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · GG · Guernsey
  • Delivery location · IM · Isle of Man
  • Delivery location · JE · Jersey
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 094952-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 097599-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·

PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS

ProcuraAxis Analysis

Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Opportunity intelligence at a glance

Open-procedure framework for public-transport payment, token-media and handheld revenue-inspection solutions across three lots: transit payment services, closed-loop cEMV token media, and handheld revenue inspection devices.

Who this may suit

Relevant to providers of transit payment processing, contactless/cEMV token media and mobile-wallet capabilities, or handheld ticket and smartcard inspection devices with the stated integration capabilities.

Key points identified

  • Lot 1 functional capabilitiesProtect cardholder data; process contactless EMV validation transactions; interface with ABT fares engines and acquirers.Evidence: Lot 1 requires “protection of sensitive cardholder data... via encryption and tokenisation”, “Processing of Taps”, interfaces with “ABT Fares engines” and “Acquirers”.
  • Lot 2 token-media capabilitiesSupport physical cEMV media and digital mobile-wallet equivalents, including issuance, lifecycle operations, cryptographic key injection, personalisation and ABT interoperability.Evidence: Lot 2 describes “secure closed-loop cEMV Account Based Token media capabilities” and the listed issuance, management, personalisation and ABT-back-office functions.
  • Lot 3 inspection capabilitiesProvide handheld devices capable of inspecting 2D barcodes, Contactless EMV and ITSO Smart Cards, with stated inspection models and integrations.Evidence: Lot 3 states that RIDs support “multi-format 2D Barcodes, Contactless EMV and ITSO Smart Cards”, Immediate/Deferred/Hybrid inspection, and named back-office integrations.
94% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
097599-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078331
First published
7 Oct 2026
Last checked
15 Oct 2026, 16:57
Notice versions reviewed
2
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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
15 Oct 2026
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