Rail Settlement Plan Limited (RSP) is a company owned by the UK franchised Train Operating Companies (TOCs). RSP provides and manages on behalf of TOCs a number of shared services, ranging from the provision of ticket stock to the allocation of industry revenue.

RSP and the TOCs, are currently working with the Department for Transport (DfT) to provide a “smart ticketing” infrastructure at stations operated by TOCs and Network Rail in the South East of England, which shall be ITSO certifiable.

RSP and the TOCs in conjunction with the DfT are currently defining the geographical area to be covered by the services and also the potential infrastructure requirements i.e. communications and power and such details and their potential implications, if known, will be included in any subsequent tender documentation. It is estimated that up to 350 stations may require passenger validators, totalling about 1 000 units. Aspects of the negotiation process are intended to highlight the solutions to dealing with remote stations.

The chosen supplier or suppliers should be able to deliver ITSO certifiable “Smart Ticketing” validation equipment and associated support services. The technical infrastructure requirements may require differing equipment solutions (see each Lot description, if applicable). This may require the issue of more than one contract to facilitate the implementation of the project but this will only become clear during the negotiation phase of the tendering process where the individual tenderers specific capabilities and solutions can be assessed against the overall project objectives. As such RSP reserves the right to offer more than one contract, under Lots if necessary, to facilitate the best VFM technical solution where communications and power requirements currently available at the stations potentially have a direct impact on the solution required.

This project is subject to and conditional upon DfT funding.