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title: "Retail Telecommunications Maintenance Services Extension and Associated Renewal Works"
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# Retail Telecommunications Maintenance Services Extension and Associated Renewal Works

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/retail-telecommunications-maintenance-services-extension-and-associated-renewal-works-ocds-h6vhtk-06d949). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ABELLIO EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED: "Retail Telecommunications Maintenance Services Extension and Associated Renewal Works". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [ABELLIO EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/abellio-east-midlands-limited-coh-09860485)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £534,199 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/retail-telecommunications-maintenance-services-extension-and-associated-renewal-works-ocds-h6vhtk-06d949#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d949`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/retail-telecommunications-maintenance-services-extension-and-associated-renewal-works-ocds-h6vhtk-06d949#tl-md)

## Description
East Midlands Railway intends to directly award a time-limited contract to Hitachi Rail GTS UK Limited for the continued provision of Retail Telecommunications Maintenance Services and associated renewal works across the EMR network.
The services support critical customer-facing systems including Customer Information Systems (CIS), Passenger Announcement (PA) systems, roaming microphones and associated telecommunications infrastructure.
The contract will provide:
Planned preventative maintenance
Corrective and reactive maintenance
24/7 fault support and helpdesk services
Asset management and reporting
Replacement and renewal of identified CIS and PA assets
Installation and commissioning of specified renewal works
The contract also includes:
Display renewals at 10 EMR stations
PAPC replacements at 25 EMR stations
Screen replacements at Newark Castle and Mansfield stations
Burton station roaming microphone installation
The proposed arrangement is limited to 12 months and is required to maintain continuity of service whilst EMR completes and mobilises a competitive procurement for a long-term replacement contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32500000, 48813000, 50000000, 51311000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **HITACHI RAIL GTS UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-89917`
  - Value: £534,199 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 30/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078311-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-17T17:31:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:00:22.161Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06d949