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NRHS CP4 Control Systems (EMMIS & RCCS) Renewals

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 02:42.

Opportunity overview

Network Rail (High Speed) Limited (NRHS) intends to award two associated contracts to Compagnie des Signaux (CSEE) for the renewal of the: • Electrical Maintenance Management Information System (EMMIS); and • Rail Control and Communication System (RCCS) The procurement has an estimated aggregate value of £5,500,000 (ex VAT) and comprises: • Professional Services Contract – covering development of detailed scope, surveys, investigations, systems engineering, design development, programme definition, risk assessment and production of delivery requirements £500,000 (ex VAT) • Delivery Contract – covering the supply, installation, integration, testing, commissioning and handback of the EMMIS and RCCS renewals £5,000,000 (ex VAT) Both contracts are intended to be awarded to CSEE and are covered by this Transparency Notice. The EMMIS and RCCS systems are operationally critical systems deployed across the HS1 route and support the safe operation, monitoring and control of railway infrastructure. The Contract includes: EMMIS • Renewal of obsolete field equipment; • Renewal of RTUs, DIOMs, servers and operator workstations; • Migration of operational functionality from existing infrastructure; • Cyber security enhancements; • Testing, integration, commissioning and support arrangements. RCCS • Renewal of servers and operator workstations; • Migration of operational and training environments; • Renewal of hardware and software components approaching end-of-life; • Integration with associated control systems and operational interfaces; • Testing, commissioning, training and documentation.

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
Published award value
£5.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
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-06c96c
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 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. Schedule 5, item 5 stipulates that direct award is permitted if the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract: • (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and • (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. NRHS considers that the conditions for a direct award are satisfied because the works, services and supplies can only be supplied by CSEE due to technical reasons and the protection of exclusive rights. In particular: • CSEE designed, developed and implemented the existing EMMIS and RCCS solutions deployed on HS1. • The systems contain proprietary software, interfaces, communications protocols and technical architecture owned and controlled by CSEE. • Critical system functionality and safety-related integrations rely upon intellectual property and technical knowledge held exclusively by CSEE. • Replacement by an alternative supplier would require substantial redesign, revalidation, testing and assurance activities that would create significant operational and safety risks and would not deliver value for money. • Market engagement undertaken confirmed the absence of a viable alternative supplier capable of delivering the required outcomes within the required timescales, operational constraints and budget. Accordingly, NRHS considers that competition is absent for technical reasons and that only CSEE can deliver the required scope.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Special regime

utilities

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
Richard Connolly

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45234115
Description
Railway signalling works
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
42961000
Description
Command and control system

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
6,600,000
Amount
5,500,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

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

Contract period

Starts
10 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2029, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
065557-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Jul 2026, 12:05
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
31 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 065557-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·