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Revenue Protection Enforcement System (RPES)
Transpennine Trains Limited · Public undertaking
In brief
Transpennine Trains Limited has announced plans to buy 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 estimated value is £10,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 3 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 October 2027.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 6 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Consolidated procurement of a Revenue Protection Enforcement System supporting enforcement, investigation, civil recovery and criminal prosecution across Department for Transport Operators (DFTO) Train Operating Company (TOCs). The solution is intended to replace the fragmented existing operator landscape and provide a consistent, lawful and auditable end-to-end process. Currently we expect to have multiple lots for this requirement.
Where used throughout this notice, the meaning of Train Operating Companies includes all and any of those train operating companies who, currently or in the future, provide services for the carriage of passengers by railway:
a)under a franchise agreement with the Secretary of State within the meaning of section 23(3) of the Railways Act 1993 or
b)under, or secured under, the Secretary of State’s duty in section 30(1) of the Railways Act 1993; or
c)in accordance with legislation which supersedes or amends the powers referred to in a) and b), including where such powers are transferred from the Secretary of State to another body.
The list of current providers of services for the carriage of passengers by railway under these provisions can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-register-of-rail-passenger-contracts.
Access code to register for the opportunity is R83EVRWSZ2.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 099387-2026
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 103278-2026
About the buyer
Transpennine Trains LimitedLast 12 months
Procurements
32Awards
16Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Plinc Limited1 contract
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From notice 099387-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 21 October 2026, last updated 30 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 30 October 2026.