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Mobile and Station Ticketing & Revenue Protection and Support

London North Eastern Railway Limited · Public undertaking

In brief

London North Eastern Railway Limited has announced plans to buy office supplies and IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 January 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for office supplies contracts across the UK (from 187 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is undertaking pre-market engagement to understand which suppliers can provide and support an integrated ticketing and revenue protection ecosystem across onboard and station environments. The anticipated scope includes: • Onboard mobile ticketing and revenue protection software for Train Managers and Revenue Protection Officers, including eTicket validation, ticket issuing, offline payment validation and revenue protection workflows. • Station ticketing capability, including fixed ticketing positions and mobile station-based ticketing for Travel Centres and other station environments. • Frontline hardware estate and accessories, including handheld…Read the full description
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is undertaking pre-market engagement to understand which suppliers can provide and support an integrated ticketing and revenue protection ecosystem across onboard and station environments. The anticipated scope includes: • Onboard mobile ticketing and revenue protection software for Train Managers and Revenue Protection Officers, including eTicket validation, ticket issuing, offline payment validation and revenue protection workflows. • Station ticketing capability, including fixed ticketing positions and mobile station-based ticketing for Travel Centres and other station environments. • Frontline hardware estate and accessories, including handheld devices, scanners, payment devices, printers, charging equipment, docking stations, peripherals and associated lifecycle management. • Integration between onboard equipment, ticket scan data and revenue protection applications, including the data needed to support Unpaid Fare Notices, Travel Irregularity Notices, reporting, audit trails and exception management. • Integrated payment processing services capable of supporting secure online and offline transactions, reconciliation, refunds, disputes and commission handling where applicable. • Implementation, transition, support and maintenance services, including service desk, incident management, device management, software updates, cybersecurity, reporting and continuous improvement. The purpose of this engagement is to understand market capability, delivery models, potential lotting, dependencies, risks, commercial models and innovation opportunities before any procurement route is finalised. The Electronic Ticket Validation Database (eTVD), Enterprise Reservation Systems and the separate Hitachi/onboard train-light data software development requirement are outside the scope of this market engagement and will be considered separately."

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 084149-2026

Last time this was bought

Supply, Installation, Maintenance and Support of Smart Ticketing Machines v2 Reference number

Won by
Not stated
Awarded
1 December 2025
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Bids
4

Matched on London North Eastern Railway Limited, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

  1. Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Concession

    Cornwall CouncilSouth WestOffice supplies and equipment, Construction

    Closing soon14 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £92.8mestimated
  2. 50_27 Office Filing, Presentation and Storage Products

    Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOUK-widePrinting, Office supplies and equipment

    Closing soon14 hours left10 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £7.33mframework ceiling
  3. 161_27 Artist Grounds’, Brushes, Art Pads and Painting Tools

    Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOUK-wideFurniture, Office supplies and equipment

    Closing soon2 days left6 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £6.67mframework ceiling
  4. TWBC - Payment Kiosk

    Tunbridge Wells Borough CouncilSouth EastOffice supplies and equipment, IT services and software

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  5. Postal Vote Printing for Elections

    Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilYorkshire and the HumberPostal and courier, Printing

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £165kestimated

From notice 084149-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 4 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.