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Scope

Reference

SR41046

Description

Service Scope

Network Rail (NR) is issuing a Tender Notice for acquiring services related to Monitoring of the Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) in Great Britain.

The procurement scope includes designing, building, operating, and maintaining specialised sensor technologies for capturing, processing, storing, and transmitting output data. Separate from the core fleet requirements, OLE monitoring has been identified as an area where it is most effective to gather data from in-service passenger trains, with successful trials having been undertaken. The primary benefit of this approach is the frequency of data collection, which can provide alerts for emerging defects, allowing a quick response to prevent dewirements and the associated significant train service disruption.

New Technology and Innovation

Network Rail is agnostic to the method of data collection, and is keen to promote new technology and innovation. For this dynamic OLE project, the solutions provided to meets the requirements must be a demonstrably proven solution.

Scope and Specification Documents

Technical Requirements Specification are available in Network Rail's Bravo Platform to help the market understand whether they can meet NRs requirements. Please be aware NR reserves the right to issue updated versions of this document to Participants as and when the need arises, in order to reflect the current stage of the Competitive Flexible Procedure, together with any changes to the Procurement or any new information.

The requirement will be met through a single stage competitive flexible procedure, comprising multiple parallel contracts across two lots. The scope covers roof mounted OLE monitoring and forward facing video systems, including supply, installation, operation, maintenance and secure data provision, with requirements fixed at contract acceptance and future innovation addressed separately.

• Lot 1 - Roof-Mounted Pantograph/OLE Monitoring

• Lot 2 - Forward-Facing Video and Analytics

The Specification of Requirement documents are available in Network Rail's Bravo Platform.

The routes under consideration for OLE In-service monitoring are (but not limited to):

Scotrail routes served by class 380s, class 385s and class 334 (class 334 forward-facing visual analytics only)

Suburban and Regional West Midlands electrified routes served by class 730s

OLE fitted London Overground Routes

NorthernRail routes served by class 331 & class 323

GTR routes served by class 700, class 717 & class 379

EMR routes that will be served by class 810s

Crewe to Liverpool

Norwich to Ipswich

Competitive Flexible Procedure

Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) to shortlist up to five suppliers per lot (or six where the 6th ranked supplier is within 2% of the 5th ranked score).

Single‑stage ITT (including eAuction), with award of up to three contracts in each lot.

Deployment across fleets will be commissioned incrementally through in contract RFQs

No. Lots & Suppliers

Lot 1-Roof‑Mounted OLE systems - instrumented pantograph and roof mounted video/measurement solutions and related analytics

Lot 2-Forward‑Facing Video OLE Monitoring - FFV and related analytics

The contract term will be four years, with a break clause exercisable after the third anniversary of the start date.

Network Rail reserves the right, acting reasonably and in good faith, to amend, update and/or refine any applicable documentation associated with this procurement exercise.

Total value (estimated)

• £25,000,000 excluding VAT
• £30,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

• 18 December 2026 to 17 December 2030
• 4 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

• 71631470 - Railway-track inspection services
• 71700000 - Monitoring and control services
• 34600000 - Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
• 34631000 - Parts of locomotives or rolling stock
• 72228000 - Hardware integration consultancy services
• 72300000 - Data services
• 50220000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
• 71311230 - Railway engineering services
• 63711100 - Train monitoring services
• 34620000 - Rolling stock
• 72222300 - Information technology services

Contract locations

• UK - United Kingdom

Lot 1. Lot 1-Roof‑Mounted OLE systems

Description

Lot 1-Roof‑Mounted OLE systems - instrumented pantograph and roof mounted video/measurement solutions and related analytics (Please refer to the Specification of Requirement / Lot 1 Requirement document available in the Bravo Platform)

Lot value (estimated)

• £16,000,000 excluding VAT
• £19,200,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Lot 2. Lot 2-Forward‑Facing Video OLE Monitoring

Description

Lot 2-Forward‑Facing Video OLE Monitoring - FFV and related analytics

Lot value (estimated)

• £9,000,000 excluding VAT
• £10,800,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

Participation

Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation

Lot 1. Lot 1-Roof‑Mounted OLE systems

Lot 2. Lot 2-Forward‑Facing Video OLE Monitoring

Network Rail is using a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) which sets out its Conditions of Participation for this Procurement.

Candidates must confirm they have the legal capacity to perform the contract under the laws of England and Wales, are registered on the Central Digital Platform (CDP), and are not subject to mandatory exclusion grounds or listed on the debarment list. Candidates must also confirm compliance with UK data protection law (UK GDPR) by contract award.

All entities who are relied upon to meet the criteria are required to provide their own up-to-date core information on the Central Digital Platform (CDP).

Financial Capacity

Candidates must demonstrate that they have the financial capacity to perform the contract by meeting the minimum requirements set out in detail within the ITP document.

Please refer to the Instructions to Participants for full details.

Technical ability conditions of participation

Lot 1. Lot 1-Roof‑Mounted OLE systems

Lot 2. Lot 2-Forward‑Facing Video OLE Monitoring

Please refer to the Instructions to Participants (ITP) document for full instructions and guidance.

Particular suitability

Lot 1. Lot 1-Roof‑Mounted OLE systems

Lot 2. Lot 2-Forward‑Facing Video OLE Monitoring

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

24 July 2026, 12:00pm

Submission type

Requests to participate

Deadline for requests to participate

10 August 2026, 12:00pm

Electronic auction will be used

Yes

Submission address and any special instructions

Submission must be through the Bravo Portal (details included in the ITP document)

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Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Suppliers to be invited to tender

Lot 1. Lot 1-Roof‑Mounted OLE systems

Lot 2. Lot 2-Forward‑Facing Video OLE Monitoring

5 to 6 suppliers per lot

Selection criteria:

per lot

Award decision date (estimated)

11 December 2026

Award criteria

Other information

Description of risks to contract performance

Note the submission timescales relate to the PSQ / PQQ timescales.

PSQ / PQQ response deadline - 10.08.2026 at 12:00

The indicative date for the ITT publish is the 25.09.2026. However, this is an indicative date only and may change.

Applicable trade agreements

• Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
• Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Special regime

Utilities

Competitive flexible procedure description

This procurement will be conducted under the Procurement Act 2023 using the Competitive Flexible Procedure.

The procedure will consist of the following stages:

Participation Stage

Interested suppliers must complete a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) to demonstrate compliance with the conditions of participation, including financial standing, technical capability, and relevant experience. Responses will be assessed against published criteria, and a shortlist of up to five suppliers (plus 1 further candidate if the sixth-ranked supplier is within 2% of the fifth-ranked supplier) will be invited to the Tender Stage.

Tender Stage

Shortlisted suppliers will be invited to submit a tender. Single stage ITT (including eAuction), with award of up to three contracts in each lot.

No. Lots & Suppliers

Lot 1-Roof Mounted OLE systems - instrumented pantograph and roof mounted video/measurement solutions and related analytics

Lot 2-Forward Facing Video OLE Monitoring - FFV and related analytics

The contract term will be four years, with a break clause exercisable after the third anniversary of the start date.

Following contract award, there will be in contract RFQs - Deployment across fleets will be commissioned incrementally through in contract RFQs.

Network Rail reserves the right, acting reasonably and in good faith, to amend, update and/or refine any applicable documentation associated with this procurement exercise.

Please see the Instruction to Participants (ITP) document which will be released at the Participation Stage for further details of these activities.

Contracting authority

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNZN-9524-VCQJ

Waterloo General Office

London

SE1 8SW

United Kingdom

Email: RSBusinessServiceSupport [at] networkrail.co.uk

Website: /

Region: UKI45 - Lambeth

Organisation type: Public authority - central government