Official UK procurement notice
Safety-Critical Workforce Planning and Line Blockage System – Hosting, Support and Maintenance Services
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
Network Rail intends to award a contract for the provision of hosting, software licensing, support and maintenance services for an existing safety-critical rail workforce planning and line blockage management system. The system supports Network Rail and its supply chain in the planning and management of safe work activities, including Safe Work Packs, electronic Safe Work Packs and line blockage management, together with associated applications, interfaces, data feeds and management information. The contract will also include provision for optional development, enhancement and integration services which may be commissioned by Network Rail on an as-required basis and are not guaranteed.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNetwork Rail intends to award a contract for the provision of hosting, software licensing, support and maintenance services for an existing safety-critical rail workforce planning and line blockage management system.
The system supports Network Rail and its supply chain in the planning and management of safe work activities, including Safe Work Packs, electronic Safe Work Packs and line blockage management, together with associated applications, interfaces, data feeds and management information.
The contract will provide for the continued operation of the existing service, including hosting, enterprise licensing, application maintenance and technical support, monitoring, incident management, security, resilience, disaster recovery, software updates and ongoing service management. The contract will also include provision for optional development, enhancement and integration services which may be commissioned by Network Rail on an as-required basis and are not guaranteed.
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Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracsis plc27 Nov 2026 – 27 Sept 2034Options: The contract includes the option of additional project work and enhancements relating to the system. | £20,000,000 | 12 Nov 2026standstill to 23 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- 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
- 12 Nov 2026, 11:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Nov 2026, 12:15 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107508- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07ba5cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Tracsis Rail Technology & Services Limited owns and technically controls the proprietary software platform and holds the intellectual property and associated rights necessary to provide the required hosting, licensing, support and maintenance services. These proprietary rights and associated technical control mean that the required services cannot be provided by an alternative supplier. Network Rail has determined that there are no reasonable alternatives capable of meeting the requirement.
- Risks
The services support business-critical operational activities and therefore service availability, resilience, cyber security and continuity of service are key risks to contract performance. These risks will be managed through contractual service levels and KPIs, business continuity and disaster recovery requirements, security obligations, service management arrangements and ongoing contract performance monitoring.
The contract also includes appropriate provisions relating to exit management and service continuity to mitigate the risks associated with transition or expiry of the contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
12 Nov 2026 → 23 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published24h ago12 Nov 2026, 12:15 GMT
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Standstill endsin 10 days23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Nov 2026- Transparency notice published12 Nov 2026, 11:23 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published12 Nov 2026, 12:15 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected27 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Tracsis Rail Technology and Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender