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THRE0073 Market Application Readiness for European Train Control System (ETCS) for Network Rail

DfTc - Department for Transport · published 9 Jun 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release ID1c640ecd-fdee-45f0-bb0a-ac19d5818203-901220
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-26425457-9721-44cd-abbf-15f632f20d2d
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-163473
Release typeawardUpdate
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£3,000,000
award field
Tender value
£3,000,000
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
71356300
Technical support services
Delivery
British Oversea Territories
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Provision of specialist technical and commercial advice to support Network Rails oversight of the Industry Partnership Digital Railway (IPDR) programme. Network Rail requires the support of technical advisors who are highly capable, with the knowledge and ability to provide additional 'engine room' support to help them manage queries and clarifications on the national European Train Control System (ETCS) requirements, and to process the large number of existing clarifications and requirements refinement.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release9 Jun 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published26 Jan 2026
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published25 May 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published25 May 2028
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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OVE ARUP & Partners Ltd

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 9 Jun 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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