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Published 13 Jul 2026, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NRHS CP4 Control Systems (EMMIS & RCCS) Renewals

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL (HIGH SPEED) LIMITED (Central government)

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£5,500,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to COMPAGNIE DES SIGNAUX

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Network Rail (High Speed) Limited (NRHS) intends to award two associated contracts to Compagnie des Signaux (CSEE) for the renewal of the:

  • Electrical Maintenance Management Information System (EMMIS); and
  • Rail Control and Communication System (RCCS)

The procurement has an estimated aggregate value of £5,500,000 (ex VAT) and comprises:

  • Professional Services Contract – covering development of detailed scope, surveys, investigations, systems engineering, design development, programme definition, risk assessment and production of delivery requirements £500,000 (ex VAT)
  • Delivery Contract – covering the supply, installation, integration, testing, commissioning and handback of the EMMIS and RCCS renewals £5,000,000 (ex VAT)

Both contracts are intended to be awarded to CSEE and are covered by this Transparency Notice.

The EMMIS and RCCS systems are operationally critical systems deployed across the HS1 route and support the safe operation, monitoring and control of railway infrastructure.

The Contract includes:

EMMIS

  • Renewal of obsolete field equipment;
  • Renewal of RTUs, DIOMs, servers and operator workstations;
  • Migration of operational functionality from existing infrastructure;
  • Cyber security enhancements;
  • Testing, integration, commissioning and support arrangements.

RCCS

  • Renewal of servers and operator workstations;
  • Migration of operational and training environments;
  • Renewal of hardware and software components approaching end-of-life;
  • Integration with associated control systems and operational interfaces;
  • Testing, commissioning, training and documentation.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
42961000 Command and control system45234115 Railway signalling works

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
13 Jul 2026, 12:05 BST
Last source update
13 Jul 2026, 12:05 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065557
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c96c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

This approach aligns with the Direct Award Justification under Schedule 5, item 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. Schedule 5, item 5 stipulates that direct award is permitted if the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract:

  • (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
  • (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

NRHS considers that the conditions for a direct award are satisfied because the works, services and supplies can only be supplied by CSEE due to technical reasons and the protection of exclusive rights.

In particular:

  • CSEE designed, developed and implemented the existing EMMIS and RCCS solutions deployed on HS1.
  • The systems contain proprietary software, interfaces, communications protocols and technical architecture owned and controlled by CSEE.
  • Critical system functionality and safety-related integrations rely upon intellectual property and technical knowledge held exclusively by CSEE.
  • Replacement by an alternative supplier would require substantial redesign, revalidation, testing and assurance activities that would create significant operational and safety risks and would not deliver value for money.
  • Market engagement undertaken confirmed the absence of a viable alternative supplier capable of delivering the required outcomes within the required timescales, operational constraints and budget.

Accordingly, NRHS considers that competition is absent for technical reasons and that only CSEE can deliver the required scope.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 13 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    13 Jul 2026, 12:05 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £5,500,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
COMPAGNIE DES SIGNAUX10 Aug 2026 – 31 Dec 2029£5,500,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NETWORK RAIL (HIGH SPEED) LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PPWG-4728-MXTL Waterloo General Offices, London, London, SE1 8SWContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • COMPAGNIE DES SIGNAUXAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBJQ-7674-GQZH 4 Avenue du Canada, Les Ulis, FR, 91940, FRContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender