Transit Payment Service Providers (TPSP), Closed Loop cEMV Token Providers, and Handheld Revenue Inspection Devices, for public transport services

What the buyer is asking for

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

How this is scored

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• 60%qualityQualityEach Framework Lot will be assessed based on responses to the Quality/Technical Proforma which is included within the main Tender document. The grading details of the Quality Assessment will also be included within the Tender, with total percentage value for Quality identified on a per Lot basis. When a Purchaser from the Framework undertakes a Supplier Assessment, they will have the option to apply their own weighting approach to the Framework Quality Assessment scores.
• 30%costPrice inclduing ongoing costsEach Framework Lot contains a Pricing Proforma which is included within the main Tender document. These will be used by a Purchaser to identify the unit price for individual item(s) / services they wish to procure as well as any ongoing software and maintenance costs (as applicable). The structure of the Pricing Proforma(s) is to enable a fair like-for-like comparison between Suppliers by the Purchaser, reducing the need for a Further-Competition. When a Purchaser from the Framework undertakes a Supplier Assessment, they will have the option to apply their own weighting approach to the Framework Pricing Scores.
• 10%qualitySocial ValueEach Framework Lot will be assessed based on responses to the Social Value Proforma which is included within the main Tender document. The grading details of the Social Value Assessment will also be included within the Tender, with total percentage value for Social Value identified on a per Lot basis. When a Purchaser from the Framework undertakes a Supplier Assessment, they will have the option to apply their own weighting approach to the Social Value Scores.

What you must already have

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• economic

  Lot 1: Transit Payment Service Providers Lot 2: Closed Loop cEMV Token Provision Lot 3: Revenue Inspection Devices As detailed within the Procurement Specific Questionnaire

• technical

  Lot 1: Transit Payment Service Providers Lot 2: Closed Loop cEMV Token Provision Lot 3: Revenue Inspection Devices As detailed within the Technical Requirements document of each Lot within the ITT.

3 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Transit Payment Service Providers (TPSP)£20m

  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 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

• Closed Loop cEMV Token Providers£20m

  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 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 p

• Revenue Inspection Devices£20m

  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 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

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   7 Oct 2026, 17:09 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 28 days

   5 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 53 days

   30 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 75 days

   21 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice7 Oct 2026, 17:09 BST094952-2026

Documents

• The attached file summarises the main organisations and bodies who would be eligible to use the Framework to call-off Orders. The list is not exclusive.