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MetroWest Firmware Upgrade

The West of England Combined Authority · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 08:36.

Opportunity overview

Network Rail to deliver essential firmware and platform upgrades to the Smartlock Support Server systems, which currently operate on obsolete and unsupported Windows platforms. These ageing installations present growing risks to reliability, safety assurance, cybersecurity compliance, and long‑term supportability, and cannot accommodate the new signalling functionality required for services in 2028.

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.

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£676.7k
Awarded
29 Jul 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02904587
Location
London, UKI45, SE1 8SW, 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
UPN-00675
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The West of England Combined Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PGWR-9284-XMRY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGWR-9284-XMRY

Address

Street Address
70 Redcliff Street
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 6AL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK11

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Id
GB-COH-02904587

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02904587

Address

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

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
MetroWest Firmware Upgrade
Status
active
Date
30 Jul 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
No

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45234115
Description
Railway signalling works

Value

Including VAT
811,986
Amount
676,665
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02904587
Name
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited

Contract period

Starts
18 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 May 2027, 23:59

Related lots

1

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Clarification: This procurement is below the applicable procurement threshold and did not require publication of a UK05 or UK06 notice. The notices were published in error. This amendment has been issued to record and correct the error. The notices are retained to preserve the audit trail and ensure transparency of the process.
Id
084816-2026

Documents

Entry 1
Id
084816-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Sept 2026, 11:52
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
18 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS1 6AL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 084763-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 084767-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 084791-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 084816-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·