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title: "Third Line Support for Network Rail (High Speed)"
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# Third Line Support for Network Rail (High Speed)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/third-line-support-for-network-rail-high-speed-ocds-h6vhtk-067e86). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL (HIGH SPEED) LIMITED: "Third Line Support for Network Rail (High Speed)". 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 (HIGH SPEED) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/network-rail-high-speed-limited-gov-ot1244)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** 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
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/third-line-support-for-network-rail-high-speed-ocds-h6vhtk-067e86#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067e86`

## 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/third-line-support-for-network-rail-high-speed-ocds-h6vhtk-067e86#tl-md)

## Description
Network Rail (High Speed) intends to award a contract for Third Line Support to Compagnie des Signaux.  This is an ongoing contract which provides signalling and control systems on the HS1 route, including RCCS and associated proprietary platforms. Services include incident support, fault investigation and recovery, maintenance of development and support environments, diagnostics and repair of critical equipment, obsolescence monitoring, contract and service management, and system specific training. 
The services can only be delivered by the supplier as the sole owner of the system-level intellectual property.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72253200
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **COMPAGNIE DES SIGNAUX**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PBJQ-7674-GQZH`
  - Value: £6,095,211 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 04/06/2026

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **COMPAGNIE DES SIGNAUX**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PBJQ-7674-GQZH`
  - Value: £6,095,211 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,095,211
  - Signed Date: 28/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078597-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-18T13:55:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T02:37:30.836Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067e86