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Certificate Lifecycle Management Programme Core Services

Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Published
4 November 2025
Estimated value
£800,000
Lots
1
Notice number
070933-2025
Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-059daa
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Description

Network Rail is seeking to engage the market regarding the future procurement of a Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) solution. This project is driven by significant industry changes, including the CA/Browser Forum's decision to reduce the maximum lifespan of public SSL/TLS certificates over the coming years. By 2029, certificates will require renewal as frequently as every 47 days, and domain validation reuse will be limited to just 10 days. These changes are intended to enhance security but will introduce substantial operational overhead, making manual certificate management impractical and automation essential. Network Rail operates across a complex landscape of on-premises, cloud, and supplier-managed environments. A key challenge is the fragmented ownership and lack of central visibility over certificates, particularly those issued and managed by third-party suppliers. This fragmentation increases the risk of outages due to expired or misconfigured certificates and limits Network Rail's ability to monitor, renew, or enforce compliance directly. The CLM project aims to address these challenges by implementing a solution that enables the centralised, automated management of …

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