Train Planning and Rostering System Replacement - Market Engagement

Chiltern Railways is conducting preliminary market engagement to explore the potential replacement of its Train Planning and front-line staff Rostering systems. This engagement seeks supplier feedback on the company's draft technical and operational requirements to ensure they are clear, complete, and achievable in the current market. Suppliers are invited to identify any requirements that should be amended, clarified, added, or removed. Chiltern Railways is also requesting non-binding, indicative five-year pricing from interested suppliers, including details of pricing models, key cost components, underlying assumptions, and factors that may significantly impact total cost of ownership. This information will support Chiltern Railways' internal budget planning and help shape the scope for any future formal procurement. Please note: this market engagement does not constitute a formal tender, call for competition, or a binding commitment by Chiltern Railways to proceed with procurement.