Provision of Ticketing Retailing Equipment and Support Services at station locations.

Description

Extension to the current agreement for the Provision of Ticketing Retailing Equipment 'STARdesktop' and Support Services at station locations from 1st April 2026 until December 2026. Lot 1: Extension to the current agreement for the Provision of Ticketing Retailing Equipment and Support Services at station locations from 1st April 2026 until December 2026. This includes over 200 STARdesktop devices across 159 ticket offices for the issuing of tickets, railcards, reservations, staff discounts and journey planning information to customers of the railway On the 12th March 2025 the current service provider published a notification of the End of Service Life (EOSL) for STARdesktop and confirmed that this system will no longer be supported for operational for use beyond the end of 2026. Ticket retailing is critical activity for Northern Trains, and other Train Operating Companies (TOC's), and continuity in support activities until December 2026 will allow time for NTL to approach the market to source a replacement onboard train ticket retailing solution.