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Published 2 Feb 2026, 11:13 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Fault Management System Renewal

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,285,811published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 27 Feb 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Nexus Alpha Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Renewal of mission‑critical Tyrell IO, TyrellCheck, and Arrakis software licensing and support services, awarded directly due to exclusive intellectual property ownership.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
72267000 Software maintenance and repair services

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
2 Feb 2026, 11:13 GMT
Last source update
27 Feb 2026, 12:28 GMT
Authority reference
NRSTA41327
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017870
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0613f5 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Direct Award under Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 due to exclusive intellectual property ownership and the absence of any reasonable alternative solution without disproportionate cost or operational risk.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Feb 2026 → 10 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published241 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 12:28 GMT
  2. Standstill ends230 days ago
    10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    2 Feb 2026, 11:13 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 Feb 2026, 12:28 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,285,8111 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Nexus Alpha LtdSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£1,285,81127 Feb 2026standstill to 10 Mar 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNZN-9524-VCQJ Waterloo General Office, London, London, SE1 8SWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Nexus AlphaAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02941132 Streathborne House, Redehall Road, Smallfield, South East, RH6 9QAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender