Official UK procurement notice
421018.95 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement description31,537m 650V signalling power cable is required for the WDWES 24/25 CS WOODBOROUGH CABLES renewal project, sponsored by the Wales & Western Fixed Plant RAM. This project is to renew aging signalling power cable, supplying signalling assets in the area, to improve resilience and avoid a drop in the operational reliability and safety of the line. The cable will be installed along the Up and Down Westbury lines, from Lavington to Newbury.
CPV: Railway engineering services · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #131,537m 650V signalling power cableAwarded
31,537m 650V signalling power cable. Additional information: 421018.95
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Apr 2026, 11:38 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2026, 11:38 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038460- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068c7cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons; Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
Schedule 5 paragraph 6 (a) and (b) apply:
(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prysmian Cables & Systems Ltd, Telecom DivisionWDWES 24/25 CS WOODBOROUGH CABLES | £421,018 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
WDWES 24/25 CS WOODBOROUGH CABLES · Prysmian Cables & Systems Ltd, Telecom Division
- Signed
- 28 Apr 2026
- Value
- £421,018
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Network RailReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Prysmian Cables & Systems Ltd, Telecom DivisionAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.