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MetroWest Firmware Upgrade

The West of England Combined Authority

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Key details

Contracting authority
The West of England Combined Authority
Public authority - sub-central government
Region
Bristol
Contract value
Not stated by buyer
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
8 September 2026

Procurement

Contract period
18 September 2026 - 31 May 2027
8 months
Procedure type
Direct award
CPV classifications
  • 45234115 Railway signalling works

What happened

The West of England Combined Authority awarded this contract to Network Rail Infrastructure Limited worth £676,665 on 30 Jul 2026. The contract runs until 31 May 2027.

Description

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 supplier

Supplier
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Companies House: 02904587
Award value
£676,665
Award date
30 July 2026

Contact

Address
70 Redcliff Street, Bristol, BS1 6AL

Identifiers

Buyer reference
UPN-00675
Notice ID
084816-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f445

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