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Awarded United Kingdom Services

MetroWest Firmware Upgrade

Buyer: The West of England Combined Authority

Published
8 September 2026
Estimated value
£676,665
Procedure
Direct award
Lots
1
Notice number
084763-2026
Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-06f445
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Description

Network Rail to deliver essential firmware and platform upgrades to the Smartlock Support Server systems, which currently operate on obsolete and unsupported Windows platforms. These ageing installations present growing risks to reliability, safety assurance, cybersecurity compliance, and long‑term supportability, and cannot accommodate the new signalling functionality required for services in 2028.

Awards

Awarded toAmountDate
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED £676,665 —

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