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Third Line Support for Network Rail (High Speed)

NETWORK RAIL (HIGH SPEED) LIMITED · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 23:26.

Opportunity overview

Network Rail (High Speed) intends to award a contract for Third Line Support to Compagnie des Signaux. This is an ongoing contract which provides signalling and control systems on the HS1 route, including RCCS and associated proprietary platforms. Services include incident support, fault investigation and recovery, maintenance of development and support environments, diagnostics and repair of critical equipment, obsolescence monitoring, contract and service management, and system specific training. The services can only be delivered by the supplier as the sole owner of the system-level intellectual property.

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.

COMPAGNIE DES SIGNAUX

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£6.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 Jul 2026
Including VAT
£7.3m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PBJQ-7674-GQZH
Location
Les Ulis, FR, 91940, France

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
ocds-h6vhtk-067e86
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This approach aligns with the Direct Award Justification under Schedule 5, item 7 of the Procurement Act 2023. Schedule 5, item 7 stipulates that direct award is permitted if the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract: • (a) a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and • (b) the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance. Compagnie des Signaux is the sole supplier capable of providing comprehensive third line support for the HS1 signalling and control systems. No other supplier has access to the proprietary engineering environment or the safety critical software needed to diagnose faults, implement fixes or maintain system integrity. Alternative suppliers could only contribute to peripheral or unrelated areas (e.g., independent safety assessment or separate SCADA/power systems), but none can provide the required third line support for RCCS, confirming that a direct award is justified.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
The contract is awarded directly, with work instructed via purchase orders under the agreed terms without a further competitive selection process.

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NETWORK RAIL (HIGH SPEED) LIMITED
Id
GB-PPON-PPWG-4728-MXTL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPWG-4728-MXTL

Address

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

Contact

Name
Kamila Marks

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
COMPAGNIE DES SIGNAUX
Id
GB-PPON-PBJQ-7674-GQZH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBJQ-7674-GQZH

Address

Street Address
4 Avenue du Canada
Locality
Les Ulis
Postal Code
91940
Country
FR
Country Name
France
Region
FR

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72253200
Description
Systems support services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBJQ-7674-GQZH
Name
COMPAGNIE DES SIGNAUX

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
29 Jul 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
29 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Option to extend by 2 years (1+1)

Value

Including VAT
7,314,253.49
Amount
6,095,211.24
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-21228
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
078597-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Aug 2026, 14:55
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 032183-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 055988-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 078597-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·