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Provision of Circuits-Openreach Network in Advance-National

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:41.

Opportunity overview

Replacement of BT Megastream point-to-point (P2P) services for the Operational Railway. Network Rail has identified an Openreach product called “Network in Advance” which will enable Network Rail to develop a transformation plan to transition any risk and costs exposure with its P2P Connectivity estate by migrating Megastream services to allow third party telecoms service providers to deliver an end to end alternative to Megastream e.g. Optical connect Wide Area Network (WAN) services.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

OPENREACH LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£2.2m
Awarded
1 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 10690039
Location
london, UKI31, EC3V 0AT, United Kingdom

OPENREACH LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£2.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 Jul 2025
Including VAT
£2.6m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 10690039
Location
london, UKI31, EC3V 0AT, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
Not used
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This award is compliant with the New Procurement Act 2023 under section 41 chapter 3 referencing Sch. 5 para. 3.a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNZN-9524-VCQJ
Name
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI45
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8SW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Waterloo General Office

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PNZN-9524-VCQJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Kalpana Bhatt
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-10690039
Name
OPENREACH LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
london
Postal Code
EC3V 0AT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
6 Gracechurch Street

Control

Description
BT group PLC

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
10690039
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
2 Jul 2025, 00:00
Title
Provision of Circuits-Openreach Network in Advance-National
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Value

Amount
2,200,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,640,000

Renewal

Description
For additional services related to the original contract award

Documents

Entry 1
Id
034285-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
23 Jun 2025, 10:25
Entry 2
Id
037867-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
7 Jul 2025, 14:45

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10690039
Name
OPENREACH LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
21 Jul 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
21 Jul 2028, 23:59
Starts
22 Jul 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
21 Jul 2029, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
17 Jul 2025, 23:59

Additional Procurement Categories

works
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10690039
Name
OPENREACH LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Status
active
Award ID
2
Date Signed
18 Jul 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
2,200,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,640,000

Period

Ends
24 Jul 2028, 23:59
Starts
24 Jul 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
23 Jul 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
For additional services related to the original contract award

Documents

Entry 1
Id
048704-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
14 Aug 2025, 11:54

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE1 8SW · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055171-2025-08-14T11:54:16+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·