Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bce-dbc9-71b4-8a27-b225c9aa667a/ticket-retailing-validation-solutions [Skip to main content](#main-content) awardedGBopen procedure # Ticket Retailing & Validation Solutions [Northern Trains Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/northern-trains-limited) Estimated value £30,000,000 Published 28 Aug 2026 Deadline Closed 12 Jan 2026 ## Who can bid - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Northern Trains Limited has a requirement to replace its existing Ticket Retailing & Validation solution by December 2026 due to the incumbent supplier's withdrawal from the UK rail ticketing market. Northern are therefore looking to engage the supply market to understand the solutions available. Northern Trains Limited Invitation to Tender is for the provision of a technology solution that satisfies two main outcomes for Northern: •Suitable replacement of the on-train and ticket office solution to maintain and safeguard ticket retailing and validation provision •Deliver on NTL's dependency into the PAYG programme for EMV A successfully delivered solution must meet 11 significant requirements: 1)Complete Ticket Issuing System (TIS) for All Devices 2)Architecture Description of All Components 3)Full Range of Retailing Options Available Day One 4)RDG Accreditation and Compliance 5)Adherence to Project Delivery Timelines 6)Customer Payment Type Acceptance 7)Support for ITSO PAYG Smartcards 8)TfGM cEMV PAYG Capability 9)Customer Travel Options and Fare Types 10)End-of-Shift Accounting Functionality 11)Ticket Inspection and Validation Functionality ## CPV classification Ticket-validation machinesTicket-issuing machinesMaintenance and repair of ticket-issuing machineryMaintenance and repair of ticket-validation machinery Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-059648-2026-08-28T16:43:42+01:00 [View official notice ](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-059648-2026-08-28T16:43:42+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileNorthern Trains Limited: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/northern-trains-limited)[SectorMore Office & computing equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/office-computing-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture – Afdrukapparatur en Printmanagement Software Aloysius Stichting Aloysius Stichting Onderwijs Jeugdzorg Stafbureau 44 days left 30 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-198f-7350-9be3-1676b2080611/netherlands-office-machinery-equipment-and-supplies-except-computers-printer)[Personal computers – Pensionsversicherungsanstalt - IT-Endgeräte für den Arbeitsplatz samt zugehöriger Dienstleistungen (Rahmenvereinbarung) Pensionsversicherungsanstalt 38 days left 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0f96-7111-85de-b12eeee5057e/austria-personal-computers-pensionsversicherungsanstalt-it-endgerate-fur-d)[Display screens – Furnizare, montare și punere în functiune ecrane led și platformă de management afișare conținut aferente tabelei electronice pentru obiectivul Arena Naţională Municipiul Bucuresti 37 days left 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0eb0-73aa-bedf-27d58b7aedab/romania-display-screens-furnizare-montare-si-punere-in-functiune-ecrane-led)[Computer equipment and supplies – Dobava računalniške opreme SPLOŠNA BOLNIŠNICA DR. FRANCA DERGANCA Nova Gorica 31 days left 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fca6-72cf-8224-cf6d19ff54a4/slovenia-computer-equipment-and-supplies-dobava-racunalniske-opreme)[Computer equipment and supplies – Zakup sprzętu komputerowego z oprogramowaniem Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne 16 days left 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0272-7075-8fc0-3fe8319e2575/poland-computer-equipment-and-supplies-zakup-sprzetu-komputerowego-z-oprogra)[Graphic accelerator cards – Lieferung, Montage und Inbetriebnahme von 2 GPU-basierten KI-Hochleistungssystemen - PR1272001 - 3150 - I Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft - Einkauf B12 9 days left 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-1a59-71c8-9ddc-7e9ae22b6d7e/germany-graphic-accelerator-cards-lieferung-montage-und-inbetriebnahme-von)