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NoWcard Concessionary Travel System (Managed Service)

Lancashire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Lancashire County Council was looking for suppliers for IT and software work. Bidding has closed and no award has been published yet.

The estimated value is £1,200,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 90 months with extensions, starting 1 October 2026.

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

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What the notice says

NoWcard is a transport smart card pass, most commonly for the elderly or disabled, available for use in Cumberland, Westmorland & Furness, Lancashire County Council (LCC), Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool administrative areas. It is administered by LCC on behalf of all NoWcard members with the smart card recording journey details and verifies eligibility for the concessionary travel. LCC wish to engage a managed service provider to supply and maintain an ITSO (Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation) compliant NoWcard system, which is composed of the following components; 1. Asset Management System - Host Operator Processing System (AMS - HOPS) 2. ITSO Secure Application Module (ISAM) management 3. Cardholder and Card Management System (CMS) - English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) and Commercial Schemes 4. On-line application (web portal) - integration of ENCTS and existing commercial CMS 5. Print and Dispatch

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 061964-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 042091-2026

About the buyer

Lancashire County CouncilLast 12 months

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From notice 061964-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 3 October 2025, last updated 7 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.