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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

Open Closes in 45 days

Key facts

Closing date
Monday 30 November 2026, 12:00 (UK time) Closes in 45 days
Buyer's estimated value
£60,000,000 (excl. VAT) The buyer's own estimate, not income to you. For a framework this usually covers the whole agreement, not a single contract.
Clarification questions deadline
5 November 2026, 12:00
Contract period
5 Jan 2027 to 4 Jan 2035
Procedure
Open procedure
Notice type
Tender notice (UK4)
Suitable for SMEs (per buyer)
Yes
Arrangement
Framework agreement

Decision brief

Taken from the buyer's published notice (shown as written, shortened where long). Tenderpatch has not added to or interpreted it. Always read the official documents before bidding.

How bids will be scored

Lot 1

  • Quality / Technical 60% : The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.
  • Price 30% : The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.
  • Social Value 10% : The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.

Lot 2

  • Quality / Technical 60% : The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.
  • Price 30% : The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.
  • Social Value 10% : The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.

Lot 3

  • Quality / Technical 60% : The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.
  • Price 30% : The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.
  • Social Value 10% : The Award Criteria are identified in the Tender documentation.
Conditions of participation (what you must show)

economic As detailed within the Procurement Specific Questionnaire

technical As detailed within the Technical Requirements document of each Lot within the ITT.

Contract length and extensions
5 Jan 2027 to 4 Jan 2035. Options: Contract locations, contract dates and options are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
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 Open www.nationalmobilitiesprocurementhub.co.uk ↗ Electronic submission: allowed.
Restrictions and fees
Participation fee: 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 cl…
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Framework
An agreement that sets terms for work the buyer may order later, often from several suppliers. The value shown usually covers the whole agreement, not one job.
Open for bids / closing date
You must submit by the closing date and time, normally through the buyer's own online portal. Late bids are normally refused.
Clarification questions
A deadline for asking the buyer questions about the tender. It is earlier than the closing date.
Conditions of participation
What the buyer asks suppliers to show before they can be considered, such as experience, insurance or accreditations.
Bids are scored on
How the buyer will compare bids, usually a split between price and quality. A 60/40 split in favour of quality means the cheapest bid will not necessarily win.
Lots
A tender can be split into parts. You can often bid for only the lots that suit you.
Area (ITL)
The buyer names an official statistical area for where the work is, not a street address. Check the tender documents for the actual sites.
UK4 and other notice codes
Official codes for the type of notice. A "tender notice" means bids are being invited.

General explanations written by Tenderpatch, not part of this notice.

Description

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

Lots (3)

  1. Lot 1: Transit Payment Service Providers (TPSP)

    Value: £20,000,000 (excl. VAT)

    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 validatio...

  2. Lot 2: Closed Loop cEMV Token Providers

    Value: £20,000,000 (excl. VAT)

    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 p...

  3. Lot 3: Revenue Inspection Devices

    Value: £20,000,000 (excl. VAT)

    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...