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    ContractsTicket Vending Machine Operation and Maintenance Services for Greater Manchester Metrolink
    Awarded contract

    Ticket Vending Machine Operation and Maintenance Services for Greater Manchester Metrolink

    Awarded
    £9.7m
    Published 6 Aug 2026

    Operate and maintain 223 ticket vending machines for Greater Manchester Metrolink, including payment processing, back-office services, and cash collection through April 2029.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North WestPublished 6 Aug 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £9.7m
    Published 6 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £9,700,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Transport & Logistics
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • SB
      Scheidt & Bachmann Fare Collection Systems GmbH
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    6 August 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This is a single-source procurement opportunity to provide comprehensive operation and maintenance services for 223 Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) across the Greater Manchester Metrolink Light Rail Network until April 2029, with potential extensions beyond. The service contract will cover device operation and user interface management, payment processing (cash, chip and PIN, and contactless cards), back-office payment services with PCI DSS compliance, infrastructure monitoring and incident management, and cash collection. The TVMs enable customers to purchase single and multi-modal travel tickets in multiple European languages. This is a critical service requiring robust operational arrangements and secure, compliant systems to maintain service continuity and reliability across the Metrolink network. The current service provider is Scheidt and Bachmann Fare Collection Systems GMBH, the original equipment manufacturer.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 1 prior award here — too little to read.

    In this category, TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER has awarded 1 contract to 1 supplier.

    Who wins here
    1. Scheidt & Bachmann Fare Collection Systems GmbH1× · 100%

    Across this category, the most active winners are Sharp Business UK PLC, XMA LIMITED, DELL CORPORATION LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06dd21

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