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title: "Southern TCODs (Track Circuit Operating Devices) Maintenance"
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# Southern TCODs (Track Circuit Operating Devices) Maintenance

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/southern-tcods-track-circuit-operating-devices-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-069283). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "Southern TCODs (Track Circuit Operating Devices) Maintenance". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: 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:** [NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/network-rail-infrastructure-limited-coh-02904587)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Railway construction works
- **Delivery Location:** UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069283`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/southern-tcods-track-circuit-operating-devices-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-069283#tl-md)

## Description
The Track Circuit Operating Device - Remote Controlled (T-COD (RC) or ZKL) is a Network Rail approved device that creates a circuit in the track that indicates that the section is occupied by simulating a train, which therefore sets the signals to red and the signallers track circuited section to occupied. This enables planned track work in a Line Blockage to have Additional Protection, in addition to signal protection for works to be carried out safely. A requirement is to ensure that the batteries to operate the device(s) are operable and charged. This does require regular maintenance to ensure that the equipment performs as required.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ, UKK

- **Description:** The Track Circuit Operating Device - Remote Controlled (T-COD (RC) or ZKL) is a Network Rail approved device that creates a circuit in the track that indicates that the section is occupied by simulating a train, which therefore sets the signals to re...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Southern Remote-Controlled T-COD Maintenance (active)
  - Award id: `041569-2026-ecm_51586-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bridgeway Consulting Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181430`
  - Value: £4,887,399 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Southern Remote-Controlled T-COD Maintenance (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,887,399
  - Signed Date: 05/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F041569-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-06T14:32:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:51:46.840Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069283